Visitor numbers to the North East increase by 6%

Visit England has released summary tables of the most visited attractions across the UK in 2013. Here are the top 20 most visited paid attractions in the North East:

1. Beamish - The Living Museum of the North
2. Cragside House, Gardens and Estate
3. Gibside
4. Wallington House, Gardens & Estate
5. Adventure Valley
6. Bamburgh Castle
7. The Bowes Museum
8. Housesteads Roman Fort
9. Lindisfarne Castle
10. Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens
11. Lindisfarne Priory
12. High Force Waterfall
13. Warkworth Castle
14. WWT Washington Wetland Centre
15. Chesters Roman Fort
16. Eggleston Hall Gardens
17. Dunstanburgh Castle
18. Raby Castle
19. Souter Lighthouse and The Leas
20. Tynemouth Priory and Castle

Read More: Top 20 most visited free attractions in the North East (click here)

Visit England have released summary tables of the most visited attractions across the UK in 2013. Here are the top 20 most visited free attractions in the North East:

1. Durham Cathedral
2. BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
3. Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
4. Laing Art Gallery
5. Locomotion:The National Railway Museum at Shildon
6. Durham World Heritage Site Visitor Centre
7. Castle Eden Dene National Nature Reserve
8. Hexham Abbey
9. Saltholme Wildlife Reserve & Discovery Park
10. The Cathedral Chuch of St. Nicholas
11. Flodden Battlefield
12. Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art
13. Monkwearmouth Station Museum
14. Bill Quay Farm
15. Bessie Surtees House
16. St Michael & All Angels Church
17. Escomb Saxon Church
18. Washington ‘F’ Pit
19. Ankers House & St Mary and St Cuthbert's Church
20. St Mary the Virgin Church

Read More: Top 20 most visited paid attractions in the North East

The North East has seen visitor numbers to local attractions increase by 6% in 2013 compared to 2012.

Visit England have released figures that suggest people are prepared to pay to see England's tourist attractions, with a rise in numbers of people visiting admission-charging sites greater than for those that are free.

The North East saw particularly strong increases in overseas visits to local attractions, with visitor numbers to sites such as Durham Cathedral increasing by +18.7% in 2013 compared to 2012.

REGIONAL BREAKDOWN

Regions and the % change in visitor numbers from 2012 - 2013

• South East +4%
• East Midlands +5%
• North East +6%
• East +4%
• South West +4%
• West Midlands +1%
• Yorkshire / The Humber +4%
• London +8%

To see what the Top 20 most visited free attractions in the North East are, click here.