Natural History Museum tops UK attractions with record-breaking visitor numbers

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London, UK

London's Natural History Museum has been crowned as Britain's most popular tourist attraction in a historic 2025, surpassing the British Museum to claim its top spot. The South Kensington museum welcomed an unprecedented total of over seven million visitors last year and set new records for any single institution across all museums or galleries nationwide.

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The Natural History Museum (NHM) has set a new record as the UK's most visited tourist attraction in 2025, welcoming over 7.1 million visitors.
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Visitor numbers increased by 13% compared to previous years and surpassed all other museums or galleries combined for that year alone.

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Mar 24 (Note: No articles provided with dates after Mar 20)

[Multiple sources on same day] "The Natural History Museum has set a new record as it becomes the UK's most visited tourist attraction, new figures show. The site welcomed over seven million visitors in South Kensington last year." (Mar 20)

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Standard.co.uk Megan Howe 1d ago