LondonBritish museum and Natural Museum progress – but most of the UK Tourist attractions Lightweight are awake behind the pre-craft visitors’ numbers. It is a conclusion from the analysis by Independent Last year numbers from the Association of Leading Attractions of Visitors.
The total number of visitors at 400 attractions have been reduced by 8.8 percent compared to 2019. year – which means that one of 11 tourists remains far away.
English capital has a complete monopoly on the top 10 sights: they are all in or very close London.
British Museum Chapter table, with 6.48 million visitors, which is 4 percent in front of the previous figures. Last year, the Natural Museum was 6.3 million visitors, an increase of one sixth in five years.
In third place, the Windsor large park at 5.67 million.
Dad Modern, The Southbank CenterV & A, the National GallerySomerset houses, London Tower and the scientific museum have completed the top 10.
V & A South Kensington saw its busiest summer since 2018. year, more than a million visitors between July and September – partly thanks to the temporary Taylor Swift Songbook Trail.
Said the director of Alve, Bernard Donoghue Both, he said Independent Tourist podcast: “Let’s celebrate the fact that London is so popular and the obligation of the obligation for the world. But it is a real challenge to go out people from London.
“That is why we work a lot of work with destination management organizations and local economy for visitors to promote them as part of itineraries for abroad.”
The eleventh place takes Scotland National Museum in Edinburgh. The rest of the top 20 is in London or Scottish capital, including Kew Gardens (12.) and Edinburgh Castle (15).
Stonehenge in Wiltshire (21) is the first inapital attraction. The number of visitors to the mysterious masonry circle descend 15 percent compared to 2019. year.
The leading scotland tourist attraction outside Edinburgh is the Museum of Rijeka in Glasgow 24. years. Transportation and social history museum is doing something better than average, which is just 5 percent lower compared to 2019. year. But Kelvingrove art gallery in Glasgow slipped from 25. to 27, with 36 percent slide in visitors compared to preschool numbers.
The head of the museum and collections in Life Glasgow, Jane Rowlands, “in recent years” visitors in the art gallery and the Museum of Kelwinge, attracted exhibitions about Mary Quantin and John Byrne, focusing on changes in the main galleries. “
Mr. Donoghue said that with the average 3.2 percent of the annual growth in the UK attractions there was an “optimism room”.
He said, “If I were an economist, I would say a dispute, but stable growth.
“The cost of living crises are still absolutely with us, so people make real tactical elections very clear about how they spend their free time and their free time.
“It is financially challenging to be the attractions of visitors, but the real shine is that people say:” We still prioritize the days and we continue to prioritize special time with special people in special places, which is in the attractions of visitors.
“They can sacrifice other things like taking a meal or subscription to netflix or anything before they sacrifice one-day trips.”
The highest grade of attractions in the north of Ireland is Titanic Belfast, with 10 percent in the year in the year, which revoked eight places till 35. years.
Wales did not appear as the other three nations in the UK; The National Museum of St. Fagan’s history was a leading attraction, 62. place. He lost one fifth of his presents.
The Great Britain appeal in overseas tourists has been changed two post-Brexit policies:
The director of Alve said, “Not only do we say the world, we have quite came here because we have VAT at 20 percent, we have a plane passenger in various local authorities, but also we also have the only European country without tax.
“We have strong conversations with the government about our international attractiveness as a destination around the world.
“If you would like to receive and run and recover really quickly, you would only do a completely desirable rest of the world as a tourist destination.”
Last month Revenues from overseas tourists will visit visit 9 percent below 2025. Compared to 2019. year.