Top 10 London Attractions – Paid
Adult Child County in which Local Authority District in Visitor Visitor Estimate/ % Change Admission Admission Name of Attraction attraction located which attraction is located Category 2006 2007 Exact 07-06 Charge Charge 1 Tower of London GREATER LONDON Westminster castle/fort 2084468 2064126 na -1 16.50 9.50 City and County of the City of 2 St Paul's Cathedral GREATER LONDON London place of worship 1623881 1623881 exact 0 9.50 3.50 Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic 3 Gardens) GREATER LONDON Richmond upon Thames garden 1215206 1319917 exact 9 13.00 na 4 Westminster Abbey GREATER LONDON City of Westminster place of worship 1028991 1058362 exact 3 10.00 7.00 5 London Zoo GREATER LONDON City of Westminster nature reserve 883092 1108541 exact 26 15.40 11.90 6 Tower Bridge Exhibition GREATER LONDON Southwark museum/gallery 380961 383000 estimate 1 6.00 3.00 Churchill Museum and Cabinet War 7 Rooms GREATER LONDON City of Westminster museum/gallery 284232 283530 exact 0 11.00 na 8 London Wetland Centre GREATER LONDON Richmond upon Thames nature reserve 196476 223000 exact 13 8.95 4.95 9 Courtauld Institute Gallery GREATER LONDON City of Westminster museum/gallery 111039 130506 exact 18 5.00 na 10 Royal Fusiliers Museum GREATER LONDON Tower Hamlets museum/gallery 100000 100000 estimate 0 na na 11 Museum in Docklands GREATER LONDON Tower Hamlets museum/gallery 99688 93150 estimate -7 5.00 0.00 Houses of Parliament Summer 12 Opening GREATER LONDON City of Westminster other 87294 90200 estimate 3 12.00 5.00 13 Ham House GREATER LONDON Richmond upon Thames historic house 70244 73357 na 4 9.90 5.50 14 BBC Television Centre Tours GREATER LONDON Hammersmith and Fulham other 50000 53000 estimate 6 9.50 7.00 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum & 15 Tour GREATER LONDON Merton museum/gallery 51155 52121 estimate 2 8.50 4.75 16 Eltham Palace GREATER LONDON Greenwich historic house 52793 50455 estimate -4 8.20 4.10 17 Apsley House GREATER LONDON City of Westminster museum/gallery 44234 47613 estimate 8 5.50 2.80 18 Lord's Tour (MCC) GREATER LONDON City of Westminster museum/gallery 42839 45000 estimate 5 10.00 6.00 19 Chislehurst Caves GREATER LONDON Bromley other 43442 38165 exact -12 5.00 3.00 20 Osterley Park House (NT) GREATER LONDON Hounslow historic house 23467 37414 na 59 3.50 1.75
Top 10 London Attractions – Free
County in which Local Authority District in Visitor Visitor Estimate/ % Change Charge for Name of Attraction attraction located which attraction is located Category 2006 2007 Exact 07-06 Admission 1 British Museum GREATER LONDON Camden museum/gallery 4837878 5400062 na 12 Free 2 Tate Modern GREATER LONDON Southwark museum/gallery 4915376 5200000 na 6 Free 3 National Gallery GREATER LONDON Westminster museum/gallery 4562471 4159485 na -9 Free 4 National History Museum GREATER LONDON Kensington and Chelsea museum/gallery 3754496 3652003 na -3 Free 5 Victoria & Albert Museum GREATER LONDON Kensington and Chelsea museum/gallery 2372919 2809900 na 18 Free 6 Science Museum GREATER LONDON Kensington and Chelsea museum/gallery 2440253 2712824 na 11 Free 7 National Portrait Gallery GREATER LONDON City of Westminster museum/gallery 1601448 1607767 estimate 0 Free 8 Tate Britain GREATER LONDON Westminster museum/gallery 1597359 1600000 na 0 Free 9 British Library GREATER LONDON Camden other 1182393 1355425 na 15 Free 11 Old Royal Naval College GREATER LONDON Greenwich historic house 698348 708892 na 2 Free 12 Wallace Collection GREATER LONDON City of Westminster museum/gallery 255427 331535 estimate 30 Free 13 Museum of London GREATER LONDON City of London museum/gallery 394322 331345 estimate -16 Free 14 Royal Hospital Chelsea GREATER LONDON Kensington and Chelsea historic house 250000 250000 estimate 0 Free 15 Southwark Cathedral GREATER LONDON Southwark place of worship 160000 170000 estimate 6 Free 16 Building Centre GREATER LONDON Camden science/technology 120000 130000 exact 8 Free 17 Kenwood House GREATER LONDON Camden historic house 132794 123212 estimate -7 Free 18 R S A GREATER LONDON City of Westminster historic house 86662 100204 estimate 16 Free 19 The Fleming Collection GREATER LONDON City of Westminster museum/gallery 100000 100000 estimate 0 Free 20 Bank of England Museum GREATER LONDON Islington museum/gallery 55606 79035 estimate 42 Free farm/rare breed/ farm 20 Deen City Farm and Riding School GREATER LONDON Merton animals 47000 48000 estimate 2 Free