2019 Headline results
The results from this survey are reported annually, providing an overview of the visitor attraction sector.
The full report on the 2019 is available here: 2019 Trends Report (PDF, 6.5MB)
Please get in touch if you require an accessible version of the report. Due to file size we are currently unable to upload to this page.
The survey is carried out through a mix of online and postal interviewing. This approach means we're unable to verify results provided by individual attractions beyond a very basic 'sense check'. Read more about our methodology (PDF, 487KB).
Survey users should also be aware that the lists of English attractions included in the report only feature those that choose to participate and make their results public.
The Annual Survey of Visits to Visitor Attractions is an official statistic and is produced in adherence with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (2009). You can find out more about what this means by visiting Official Statistics.
If you have any queries about the survey, get in touch. Results of the survey are published according to our release timetable.
| RANK | Most visited PAID attractions | Most visited FREE attractions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Name of attraction |
Number of Visitors in 2019 |
Name of attraction |
Number of Visitors in 2019 |
|
1 |
Tower of London |
2,984,499 |
British Museum |
6,239,983 |
|
2 |
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
2,316,699 |
Tate Modern |
6,098,340 |
|
3 |
Chester Zoo |
2,086,785 |
The National Gallery |
6,011,007 |
|
4 |
St Paul's Cathedral |
1,716,417 |
Natural History Museum (South Kensington) |
5,423,932 |
|
5 |
Windermere Lake Cruises, Bowness |
1,613,785 |
Brighton Pier |
4,901,221 |
|
6 |
Stonehenge |
1,604,248 |
V&A (South Kensington) |
3,992,198 |
|
7 |
Westminster Abbey |
1,574,401 |
Science Museum |
3,301,975 |
|
8 |
Roman Baths |
1,325,085 |
Somerset House |
2,841,772 |
|
9 |
Old Royal Naval College |
1,264,683 |
Tate Britain |
1,808,637 |
|
10 |
Royal Academy of Arts |
1,248,882 |
National Portrait Gallery, London |
1,619,694 |
|
11 |
Canterbury Cathedral |
1,241,030 |
British Library |
1,534,860 |
|
12 |
RHS Garden Wisley |
1,236,434 |
The Abbey Gardens and Abbey Ruins |
1,228,564 |
|
13 |
ZSL London Zoo |
1,157,076 |
Imperial War Museum London |
1,073,936 |
|
14 |
National Museum Royal Navy |
1,122,072 |
MAC Birmingham |
993,108 |
|
15 |
Hampton Court Palace |
1,072,823 |
Museum of Liverpool |
956,918 |
|
16 |
Houses of Parliament |
1,063,501 |
Horniman Museum and Gardens |
952,954 |
|
17 |
Longleat Safari & Adventure Park |
1,011,314 |
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology |
930,669 |
|
18 |
Eden Project |
1,010,095 |
Serpentine Gallery |
880,677 |
|
19 |
Blenheim Palace |
984,913 |
Merseyside Maritime Museum |
836,980 |
|
20 |
Tower Bridge Exhibition |
889,338 |
Oxford University Museum of Natural History |
792,282 |
