The members of ALVA are the UK's most popular, iconic and important museums, galleries, palaces, castles, cathedrals, zoos, historic houses, heritage sites, gardens and leisure attractions.
The 42 members manage some nearly 2000 tourist sites and welcome over 100 million domestic and overseas visitors each year; some 25% of the visits made annually in the United Kingdom.
To qualify for membership, the attractions must host over a million visitors per year at their singly or centrally-managed sites and be in accord with ALVA’s mission statement and quality standards.
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National Museum of Science & Industry: Science Museum, Silent Disco -
Royal Botanic Gardens: Palm House, Kew -
Pleasure Beach: Infusion -
Glasgow Museums: Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum -
Continuum Group Ltd: Canterbury Tales -
Victoria and Albert Museum: Café -
Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath: Great Bath -
North of England Zoological Society: Chester Zoo, Giraffe Feeding Platform -
Treasure Houses of England: Blenheim Palace
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Latest News
05 Mar 2012
Domestic tourism boost for UK attractions
Ongoing 'staycationing' trend saw UK attractions benefit from improved visitor figures during 2011, according to the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). [more...]
05 Mar 2012
2012 Civic Trust Award winners announced
The National Museum of Scotland (NMS) and Hepworth Wakefield have been included among 52 schemes to be recognised at this year's Civic Trust Awards (CTA) in Edinburgh. [more...]
05 Mar 2012
Kensington Palace set to reopen in London
London's Kensington Palace is to reopen to the public on 26 March following an extensive £12m transformation project undertaken by Historic Royal Palaces (HRP). [more...]
01 Mar 2012
Cultural heritage skills blueprint to be updated
Parts of the Cultural Heritage Blueprint, the document setting out recommendations for the development of the sector's workforce over the next 10 years, are to be updated. [more...]
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05 March 2012
ALVA visitor attraction figures published
05-12 March 2012
Scottish Tourism Week
12 March 2012
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12 March 2012
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