Most visited free attractions in Wales

The number of visits to the most popular free tourist attractions in Wales increased in 2021 over the previous year, after dropping in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2021, Barry Island Pleasure Park was the country's most visited free attraction, with roughly 1.25 million visits. Another two parks, Tir Prince Fun Park and Pembrey Country Park, followed on the ranking that year, with around one million and 804.5 thousand visits, respectively.

Most visited free attractions in Wales from 2019 to 2021 (in 1,000 visits)

Characteristic	2019	2020	2021
Barry Island Pleasure Park	-	-	1,250
Tir Prince Fun Park	1,000	-	1,000
Pembrey Country Park	611.1	405.4	804.5
Newborough Nature Reserve	485.5	342.7	559.9
Walkers on Snowdon	587.9	329.3	544.5
Gwydir Forest Park	371.7	208.4	408.5
Wepre Country Park	-	-	400
Stackpole Nature Reserve	256.7	129.8	390.5
Margam Country Park	-	-	305.7
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct	410	275.3	285.4

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Release date

August 2022

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Region

United Kingdom (Wales)

Survey time period

2019 to 2021*

Number of respondents

323 attractions*

Special properties

visitor attractions are ranked based on the highest number of visits in 2021

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

*The number of surveyed attractions was as follows: 2019 = 299; 2020 = 260; 2021 = 323.

Figures have been rounded. Blank spaces indicate non-available data.
Figures for the following attractions are estimates: Barry Island Pleasure Park, Tir Prince Fun Park, Newborough Nature Reserve, Gwydir Forest Park, Stackpole Nature Reserve, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.

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