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Yorkshire & Humberside Attractions – Paid Top 10 Yorkshire & Humberside Attractions – Paid % Adult Child County in which attraction Local Authority District in Visitor Visitor Estimate/ Change Admission Admission Name of Attraction located which attraction is located Category 2006 2007 Exact 07-06 Charge Charge 1 Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo NORTH YORKSHIRE Ryedale Leisure/theme park 1302195 1310285 estimate 1 20.00 20.00 2 York Minster NORTH YORKSHIRE York place of worship 895000 815000 estimate -9 5.50 0.00 3 Eureka! The Museum for Children WEST YORKSHIRE Calderdale museum/gallery 250364 243576 estimate -3 7.25 7.25 4 Harewood House WEST YORKSHIRE Leeds historic house 221880 242864 exact 9 13.15 8.15 5 RHS Garden Harlow Carr NORTH YORKSHIRE Harrogate garden 193889 218745 estimate 13 6.00 2.20 6 Magna Science Adventure Centre SOUTH YORKSHIRE Rotherham science/technology 155210 133715 exact -14 9.95 7.95 7 Whitby Abbey NORTH YORKSHIRE Scarborough place of worship 114814 125217 exact 9 5.00 2.50 8 Clifford's Tower NORTH YORKSHIRE York castle/fort 122493 116215 exact -5 3.00 1.50 9 Beningbrough Hall & Gardens (NT) NORTH YORKSHIRE Hambleton historic house 98194 104726 na 7 5.30 2.50 10 Skipton Castle NORTH YORKSHIRE Craven castle/fort 88207 93767 na 6 5.60 3.00 11 Yorkshire Air Museum NORTH YORKSHIRE York museum/gallery 77000 80000 estimate 4 5.00 3.00 12 Bronte Parsonage Museum WEST YORKSHIRE Bradford museum/gallery 78851 75673 estimate -4 5.50 2.00 13 Scarborough Castle NORTH YORKSHIRE Scarborough castle/fort 71579 74395 exact 4 4.00 2.00 14 Nostell Priory (NT) WEST YORKSHIRE Wakefield other historic property 57939 70838 na 22 7.00 3.50 15 Brodsworth Hall and Gardens SOUTH YORKSHIRE Doncaster historic house 63330 64944 exact 3 8.50 4.30 Hemsworth Water Park and 16 Playworld WEST YORKSHIRE Wakefield country park 60000 60000 estimate 0 0.00 1.50 17 St Leonard's Farm Park WEST YORKSHIRE Bradford Leisure/theme park 50000 60000 estimate 20 3.95 3.50 18 Nunnington Hall NORTH YORKSHIRE Ryedale historic house 51332 58987 na 15 6.00 3.00 Burnby Hall Gardens and Museum EAST RIDING OF 19 Trust YORKSHIRE East Riding of Yorkshire museum/gallery 56840 58100 estimate 2 4.00 1.80 20 Treasurer's House (NT) NORTH YORKSHIRE York historic house 58237 54938 na -6 5.80 2.90 Top 10 Yorkshire & Humberside Attractions – Free % County in which attraction Local Authority District in Visitor Visitor Estimate/ Change Charge for Name of Attraction located which attraction is located Category 2006 2007 Exact 07-06 Admission 1 Xscape Castleford West Yorkshire Wakefield Leisure/theme park 3476000 3742081 na 8 Free 2 Sheffield Winter Gardens SOUTH YORKSHIRE Sheffield garden 2000000 2200000 na 10 Free 3 Rother Valley Country Park SOUTH YORKSHIRE Rotherham country park 827474 903502 exact 9 Free 4 National Railway Museum Yorkshire YORK museum/gallery 902149 812891 estimate -10 Free 5 Trans Pennine Trail SOUTH YORKSHIRE Barnsley other 700766 700000 na 0 Free 6 Chevin Forest Park WEST YORKSHIRE Leeds country park 500000 500000 estimate 0 Free 7 Thrybergh Country Park SOUTH YORKSHIRE Rotherham country park 350000 300000 estimate -14 Free The Priory Church of St Maryand St 8 Cuthb NORTH YORKSHIRE Craven place of worship 119340 135870 estimate 14 Free 9 Whitby Lifeboat Museum (RNLI) NORTH YORKSHIRE Scarborough museum/gallery 110000 110000 estimate 0 Free 10 Cliffe Castle Museum WEST YORKSHIRE Bradford museum/gallery 57250 86847 exact 52 Free EAST RIDING OF 11 Beverley Minster YORKSHIRE East Riding of Yorkshire place of worship 60000 64000 estimate 7 Free 12 Bradford Industrial Museum & Horses WEST YORKSHIRE Bradford museum/gallery 54490 56459 exact 4 Free 13 Pontefract Museum WEST YORKSHIRE Wakefield museum/gallery 57421 53137 exact -7 Free 14 The Craven Museum & Gallery NORTH YORKSHIRE Craven museum/gallery 46826 50304 exact 7 Free 15 Dewsbury Museum WEST YORKSHIRE Kirklees museum/gallery 33280 37803 exact 14 Free 16 Pontefract Castle WEST YORKSHIRE Wakefield castle/fort 53024 34536 exact -35 Free 17 Ropewalk Contemporary Art and Craft LINCOLNSHIRE North Lincolnshire museum/gallery 25405 33633 exact 32 Free 18 Sheffield Cathedral SOUTH YORKSHIRE Sheffield place of worship 25000 30000 exact 20 Free 19 Wakefield Museum WEST YORKSHIRE Wakefield museum/gallery 34498 28522 exact -17 Free 20 Red House WEST YORKSHIRE Kirklees historic house 24953 25100 exact 1 Free .
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