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St Fagans National Museum of History. The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) report for 2023 lists the following eight free-admission Welsh attractions in order of the number of visits (the first figure is visitor numbers the second, the attraction's UK ranking): [33] St Fagans National Museum of History (594,990) (61)
There are 35 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories. [2] The UNESCO list contains one designated site in both England and Scotland (the Frontiers of the Roman Empire) plus eighteen exclusively in England, six in Scotland, four in Wales, two in Northern Ireland, and one in each of the overseas territories of Bermuda, Gibraltar, the Pitcairn ...
The Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (named after the then larger Gwynedd county) was the first site designated exclusively within Wales and alongside the other six sites in the United Kingdom first designated in 1986. [3] Whereas the Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales is Wales's newest site designated on 28 July 2021. [4]
The Valley Gardens at Windsor Great Park Natural History Museum, London British Museum, London This article lists the most-visited attractions in the United Kingdom , including art galleries , gardens , zoos , theatres , libraries and museums .
Tourism plays a significant part in the economic life of England. In 2018, the United Kingdom as a whole was the world's 10th most visited country for tourists, [2] and 17 of the United Kingdom's 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites fall within England. [3] VisitEngland is the official tourist board for England.
Wales was divided into counties and shires, emulating how England was governed, with three new shires created in the north-west: Caernarfon, Merioneth and Anglesey. [ 12 ] As part of this scheme, in 1283 Edward ordered the construction of new castles and walled towns across the occupied territories, in part to encourage substantial migration to ...
Wales is connected to the rest of the United Kingdom (its principal tourist market) by road, rail and domestic flights. The M4 Motorway connects South and West Wales with Southern England and London. The A55 road is the principal route linking North Wales with North West England.
Many of the sites in Wales are cared for by Cadw, the Welsh government's historic environment service. The four castles of Beaumaris , Caernarfon , Conwy , and Harlech together make up the Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd World Heritage Site , considered to be the "finest examples of late 13th century and early 14th century ...