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« on: March 20, 2026, 06:55:07 »
from Association of Leading Visitor Attractions - my graphic from their figure for attractions in the South West



Here is the "base data" for the South West, showing national ranking number in the first column
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25 Stonehenge 1253405
32 Roman Baths and Pump Room 1034160
47 Longleat 790533
48 Moors Valley (Forestry England) 787620
59 Eden Project 679076
71 Westonbirt - The National Arboretum Forestry England 617032
87 Forestry England Haldon 496758
109 Stourhead 415208
111 St Michael's Mount 403711
116 Kingston Lacy 398634
117 Tyntesfield 398389
129 Forestry England Beechenhurst 341958
141 Tintagel Castle 303096
144 Forestry England Forest of Dean Cycle Centre 291038
159 WWT Slimbridge 263731
165 Salisbury Cathedral with Magna Carta 252513
170 Dyrham 250885
171 RHS Garden Rosemoor 250884
172 Lacock 248511
177 Forestry England Cardinham 242044
179 Corfe Castle 239483
182 Killerton 234588
187 Tate St Ives 224652
193 The Tank Museum 219792
195 Trelissick 217048
204 Forestry England Mallards Pike 200970
206 Lanhydrock 193401
213 Cheddar Gorge and Caves 177167
217 Dunster 164667
219 Forestry England Symonds Yat 160940
224 Saltram 147638
233 Brunel's SS Great Britain 131056
269 Fleet Air Arm Museum 80338
273 Pendennis Castle 76568

UK▸ (United Kingdom) tops - No. 1 is the Natural History Museum with 7.1 million visitors and second is the British Museum with 6.4 million.

Base data mirrored for members at https://www.firstgreatwestern.info/mirror/alva2025.pdf
BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) article at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70n09pz4y1o
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« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2026, 20:00:32 »
Over the years, I have visited many of those attractions, with happy memories.

If I may, without breaching any Coffee Shop forum advertising rules, add a flag here for Tyntesfield?  It's my local National Trust property, on the south facing hillside overlooking Nailsea and Backwell.  It's fortune was made in the Victorian era, from - of all things - seagull poo.  No, really!

From the National Trust, see https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/bath-bristol/tyntesfield/history-of-tyntesfield
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