The most popular tourist attractions in the UK have become known
The most visited tourist attraction in the UK last year has been revealed, with the number of visitors increasing compared to 2022.
According to the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (Alva), the British Museum was ranked first, with 5.8 million visitors in 2023, up 42 percent year-on-year. The last time the British Museum topped the list was in 2019, Yahoo writes.
Last year's popularity was partly due to the success of the China's Hidden Century exhibition, which ran from May to October.
After the British Museum, the second most visited attraction was the Natural History Museum in West London, which had its best year ever for visits with 5.7 million.
In third place was Windsor Great Park, Berkshire, with 5.5 million visits.
The most visited tourist attractions in the UK in 2023:
- British Museum
- Natural History Museum
- Great Windsor Park
- Tate Modern
- Southbank Center
- V&A South Kensington
- National Gallery
- Museum of science
- Tower of London
- Somerset House.
As TravelWise reported earlier, the top 10 best places to visit in the UK were named.