VisitEngland carries out periodical surveys of the free and paid-entry major tourist attractions in England. Based on the self-completion questionnaires returned, the most visited sites in 2007 and 2008 are listed in the table. VisitEngland does not record revenue figures.
Name Visitors 2007 Xscape Milton Keynes 6,863,733 Blackpool Pleasure Beach 5,500,000 British Museum 5,400,062 Tate Modern 4,915,376 River Lee Country Park 4,515,258 National Gallery 4,159,485 Xscape Castleford 3,742,081 Natural History Museum 3,652,003 Victoria and Albert Museum 2,809,900 Science Museum 2,200,000 2008 British Museum 5,930,000 Tate Modern 4,862,581 National Gallery 4,207,677 Natural History Museum 3,260,731 Science Museum 2,705,677 Sheffield Winter Garden 2,500,000 Victoria and Albert Museum 2,420,815 Grand Pier, Weston-super-mare 2,000,000 National Portrait Gallery 1,843,266 Tate Britain 1,618,309