英國旅游局官網(wǎng)近日宣布,倫敦塔連續(xù)九年位居英國最受歡迎付費旅游景點榜首。
The tower, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, had 2.8 million visitors in 2017, with Chester Zoo in northern England in second place with 1.9 million visitors.
倫敦塔是聯(lián)合國教科文組織世界遺產(chǎn)地,2017年游客總量為280萬。英格蘭北部的切斯特動物園以190萬游客量排名第二。
The British Museum in London was the most visited "free" attraction in England in 2017 for the 10th consecutive year with nearly 6 million visitors, and the Tate Modern, also in London, came a close second with more than 5.5 million visitors.
位于倫敦的大英博物館2017年接納近600萬名游客,連續(xù)十年成為該國最受歡迎的免費旅游景點,緊隨其后的是同樣位于倫敦的泰特現(xiàn)代美術(shù)館,游客量超過550萬。
Visit Britain's Annual Attractions Survey shows historic properties experienced significant growth in visitor numbers in 2017, up 8% from 2016.
英國旅游局年度景點調(diào)查表明,2017年歷史遺址的游客量大幅增加,較2016年增加了8%。
Visits to farm attractions also experienced strong growth in 2017, up 5% on the previous year.
2017年,參觀農(nóng)場景點的人數(shù)也出現(xiàn)了強勁增長,同比增長5%。
Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism Michael Ellis said: "Our world-class attractions have once more proven to be a huge draw for both UK and overseas visitors."
英國藝術(shù)、遺產(chǎn)和旅游部長邁克爾·埃利斯表示:“我們的世界級景點再一次證明了對英國和海外游客有巨大的吸引力。”
"Whether it be our unique historic places like Stonehenge, museums like Oxford's Ashmolean Museum, or cultural hubs like Newcastle Gateshead, we have attractions that are the envy of the world."
“無論是像巨石陣那樣獨特的歷史名勝,還是像牛津大學(xué)阿什莫爾那樣的博物館,還是像紐卡爾斯蓋茨黑德這樣的文化中心,我們都有令世界羨慕的景點。”