Posts Tagged ‘ Blenheim Palace ’

The change from green to tan in the UK is every bit as pronounced and as attractive as you can see in many other countries.

The opening of the skiing season is early in Alpe d’Huez, light shows are becoming increasingly popular and soon there will be direct flights to the city of the Terracotta Army.

From roses to the Orlando Eye, Adrian takes a glance at some of the news stories you might have missed this week.

From that group of historic houses called the Treasure Houses of England, here are some of the sights they expect to have on offer over the next few months.

Adrian rounds off the week thinking of

This is the name used by Tourism South East to describe the tourism awards that they hand out in their area. It is also a very large area in terms of size, population and the numbers of attractions and businesses.

The figures for what we visited last year have been released by ALVA, the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. Between their 42 members, they are responsible for nearly 1,600 different attractions. But not every attraction is a member and not every member provides figures so there could be more popular places around.
Last year more of us visited their attractions than ever before. The figures were up by nearly 11% over 2009 which may not be that surprising given that 2009 was a year when more of us holidayed at home.
Rather obviously, those that didn’t make an entry charge filled the top 5 positions with the British Museum being the leading attraction in the country with over 5.5 million visits.