Natural History Museum named most visited indoor UK attraction again

The London museum had 4,654,608 guests final yr, greater than three million above the earlier yr’s determine of 1,571,413, a report by the Affiliation of Main Customer Points of interest (Alva) discovered.

Nonetheless, the South Kensington museum’s scores have been affected in 2021 because it was closed for 5 months because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Pure Historical past Museum’s director Doug Gurr mentioned: “We’re thrilled to have change into the UK’s hottest indoor attraction for a second yr operating.

“It’s testomony to our modern and galvanizing public programme of occasions and exhibitions, which included Our Damaged Planet: How We Bought Right here and Methods to Repair it, Dippy Returns and Wildlife Photographer of the 12 months, in addition to the dedication of our customer expertise staff who work so laborious to make sure guests have an excellent day trip.”

The October half-term interval was the busiest week for the museum, with 139,798 guests.

Among the many well-liked points of interest which drew in crowds was the return of Dippy the Dinosaur following a four-year tour of the UK.

The 85ft-long (26m) plaster forged of a diplodocus skeleton, which was first placed on show within the London museum in 1905, was seen by 1,060,813 guests when it got here again as a part of a brand new set up from late Could 2022 to January 2023.

The Our Damaged Planet: How We Bought Right here and Methods to Repair It show, which engaged audiences with the planetary emergency, was additionally seen by 1.2 million guests throughout its run from Could 2021 to August 2022.

The favored Wildlife Photographer of the 12 months exhibition additionally garnered 148,671 guests.

Director of public programmes on the museum Alex Burch mentioned: “Guests are going to be in for a deal with but once more this yr with the chance to come back face to toe with one of many largest recognized creatures to ever roam the earth in Titanosaur: Life because the Largest Dinosaur, which opens later this month.

“We’re dedicated to making sure nature and science is accessible to all and persevering with to work intently with our native communities.

“We are going to construct on our outreach work, which final yr engaged 1,500 native youngsters and younger folks in a variety of actions, corresponding to our devoted winter neighborhood area, profession inspiration occasions and skills-building initiatives.”

The British Museum was the second hottest indoor attraction with 4,097,253 guests, whereas Tate Fashionable got here third because it clocked in 3,883,160 guests.

Windsor Nice Park, which is the inexperienced area past the citadel and the one Royal Park owned and managed by The Crown Property, was the preferred out of doors attraction because it was visited by 5,636,844 folks, based on Alva.

It was a rise of greater than 200,000 on the earlier yr, which noticed 5,400,000 folks visiting the grounds.