Top 11 sights in Great Britain in 2011.

The British Association of the leading attractions figured out the total of the passed 2011 and compiled a list of the most visited UK’s sights & attractions.

1. The British Museum.



The most-visited attraction for the fifth consecutive year was the British Museum, which had 5.84 million visitors last year.

2. The National Gallery, London.



The National Gallery is located on Trafalgar Square in the center of London. It comes off second-best place because of good attendance of 5.25 million people.

3. Tate Modern.



"Tate Modern" is a contemporary art gallery, located in the British capital. This sight has fallen to 3rd place with attendance of about 4.89 million visitors in 200 thousand people less than in 2010.

4. The Natural History Museum



The Natural History Museum in London was visited by 4,87 million of people in 2011.

5. The Science Museum.



The Science Museum takes the fifth position in the top list. More than 300 thousand objects on display, including a huge collection of steam and jet engines, attracted more than 2.9 million tourists.

6. Victoria and Albert Museum.



On the following line among the most visited sights of the UK is Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Museum attracted 2, 8 million tourists in 2011.

7. The Tower of London.



More than 2.55 million people visited The Tower of London, located on the north bank of the River Thames. It is especially pleasant to observe it from a holiday cruiser. It’s a relaxing way of travelling around London, enjoying the London sights on a river cruiser along the Thames. The Tower of London rose from eighth position in 2010 to seventh one.

8. Westminster Abbey.

Westminster Abbey was among the 10 most visited sites in Britain for the first time last year, following huge public interest in the marriage of prince William and Kate Middleton in April, 2011.

The Gothic building with almost 800-year history was visited by 1,9 million domestic and foreign tourists that it’s more than one third of that in previous year.

9. The National Portrait Gallery



The National Portrait Gallery still attracts its tourists which totaling 1.88 million visitors.

10. St Paul's Cathedral.



But St. Paul's Cathedral saw visitor numbers fall four per cent to just fewer than 1.82 million. The main reason was that protesters set up an anti-capitalism camp suggesting the movement "Occupy Wall Street". That’s why the cathedral was closed to visitors in October for the first time since World War II.

11. National Museum of Scotland.

But it is possible to call the main success of year. The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh saw a 141 per cent increase in visitors in 2011, after reopening in July. It welcomed nearly 1.5 million visitors, making it the most visited site outside of London, despite the fact that before July the most of the exhibition spaces was closed.

Dr Gordon Rintoul, director of National Museums Scotland, said: "These results are testimony to our achievement in creating a truly world-class visitor attraction which brings and will continue to bring huge benefits to the country's tourism economy."

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