My Department does not maintain central records of the most popular tourist attractions in the UK.
However VisitBritain and its sector partners have over the last seven years carried out periodical surveys of regional attractions across Britain.
The 10 most popular tourist attractions for England are listed in the table and the publicly supported attractions are indicated by *.
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 1 Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool Pleasure Beach 2 British Museum* National Gallery* Tate Modern* Albert Dock Albert Dock British Museum* Tate Modern* 3 National Gallery* British Museum* British Museum* British Museum* National Gallery* National Gallery* British Museum* 4 Albert Dock British Airways London Eye National Gallery* National Gallery* British Museum* Tate Modern* National Gallery* 5 Tate Modern* Tate Modern* British Airways London Eye Tate Modern* Tate Modern* BA London Eye Natural History Museum* 6 British Airways London Eye Tower of London Natural History Museum* British Airways London Eye British Airways London Eye Natural History Museum* Science Museum* 7 Tower of London Eastbourne Pier Science Museum* Science Museum* Natural History Museum* Science Museum* Victoria and Albert Museum* 8 Pleasureland Theme Park Pleasureland Theme Park Victoria and Albert Museum* Natural History Museum* Xscape Castleford Tower of London Tower of London 9 Natural History Museum* Natural History Museum* Pleasureland Theme Park Victoria and Albert Museum* Science Museum* Victoria and Albert Museum* St Paul's Cathedral 10 Victoria and Albert Museum* Victoria and Albert Museum* Tower of London Pleasureland Theme Park Victoria and Albert Museum* Tate Britain* National Portrait Gallery*