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Visits to Visitor Attractions 2006

 

The tables below detail attractions with the greatest number of visits in 2006 which responded to the Visits to Visitor Attractions Survey 2006, and which agreed to the publication of their individual visits figures. Just over 350 visitor attractions in the South East region provided visits figures for 2006.

 

Top Ten Attractions Charging Admission

AttractionsVisits 
Canterbury Cathedral, Kent1,047,380e
West Wittering Beach, West Sussex1,000,000e
Windsor Castle, Berkshire986,575 
Wisley Garden, Surrey683,851 
Spinnaker Tower, Hampshire530,590 
Marwell Zoological Park, Hampshire510,955 
Hop Farm Country Park, Kent500,000e
Royal Victoria Country Park, Hampshire500,000e
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Hampshire449,933 
Wakehurst Place, West Sussex433,187 

Top Ten Free Attractions

 
AttractionsVisits 
Flamingo Family Fun Park, Hastings1,000,000 
Willen Lake and Park, Milton Keynes1,000,000e
De La Warr Pavilion, Rother500,000e
Harbour Park Family Entertainment, West Sussex440,000

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Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxfordshire320,000e
Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Hampshire297,923 
Tilgate Park & Nature Centre, West Sussex280,000 
Ventnor Botanic Garden, IOW277,168 
Beckhurst Class, Glass Studio, East Sussex250,000e
Itchen Valley Country Park, Hampshire225,915 

Source: Visits to Visitor Attractions 2006, VisitBritain.

Note: e = estimate