Top tourist attractions in England

British Museum
Great Russell St., London WC1B 3DG

Every year the VisitEngland web site publishes a list of the most popular visitor attractions in England.

In 2013, the British Museum in London was again the most popular free attraction, and the Tower of London was again the most popular paid attraction.

Attractions in London filled 9 of the top 10 and 15 of the top 20 positions in the list, with Brighton Pier in East Sussex, in sixth, being the most popular outside the London area.

15 of the top 20 in the list were free attractions, with only 5 being paid attractions.

Top 10 tourist attractions in England

1. British Museum, London - 6,701,036
2. National Gallery, London - 6,031,574
3. National History Museum, London - 5,356,884
4. Tate Modern, London - 4,884,939
5. Epping Forest, London - 4,400,000 (estimated)
6. Brighton Pier, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex - 4,000,000 (estimated)
7. Science Museum, London - 3,316,000
8. Victoria and Albert Museum, London - 3,290,500
9. Tower of London, London - 2,894,698
10. St. Paul's Cathedral, London - 2,138,130

Top 10 tourist attractions outside London

1. Brighton Pier, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex - 4,000,000 (estimated)
2. Heaton Park, Manchester - 2,020,000 (estimated)
3. Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo, Ryedale, North Yorkshire - 1,521,901
4. Chester Zoo, Cheshire - 1,413,936
5. Windermere Lake Cruises, Bowness, Cumbria - 1,411,995
6. Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol - 1,300,503
7. Stonehenge, Wiltshire - 1,241,296
8. Cantebury, Kent - 1,001,266
9. Malvern Hills, Worcestershire - 1,000,000
10. Roman Baths, Bath, Somerset - 996,143

Top 10 free tourist attractions in England

1. British Museum, London - 6,701,036
2. National Gallery, London - 6,031,574
3. National History Museum, London - 5,356,884
4. Tate Modern, London - 4,884,939
5. Epping Forest, London - 4,400,000 (estimated)
6. Brighton Pier, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex - 4,000,000 (estimated)
7. Science Museum, London - 3,316,000
8. Victoria and Albert Museum, London - 3,290,500
9. Heaton Park, Manchester - 2,020,000 (estimated)
10. National Portrait Gallery, London - 2,014,636

Top 10 paid tourist attractions in England

1. Tower of London, London - 2,894,698
2. St. Paul's Cathedral, London - 2,138,130
3. Westminster Abbey, London - 2,020,637
4. Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo, Ryedale, North Yorkshire - 1,521,901
5. Chester Zoo, Cheshire - 1,413,936
6. Windermere Lake Cruises, Bowness, Cumbria - 1,411,995
7. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Gardens, London - 1,325,917
8. London Zoo - 1,294,483
9. Stonehenge, Wiltshire - 1,241,296
10. House of Parliament, London - 1,041,000