HC Deb 13 November 1989 vol 160 c55W
Mr. Paice

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the top 10 tourist attractions in Cambridgeshire in numbers visiting or attending; and if he will indicate the numbers in each instance for the years 1986, 1987 and 1988.

Mr. Nicholls

Figures for the English and East Anglia tourist boards show the following numbers visiting attractions in Cambridgeshire.

Number of visits
1986
King's College Chapel 1750,000
Imperial War Museum, Duxford 360,000
Fitzwilliam Museum 205,000
Wimpole Home Farm 77,474
Nene Valley Railway 168,489
Wimpole Valley 61,131
Anglesey Abbey 58,937
University Botanic Garden 155,000
Peakirk Wildlife Trust 51,315
Kettle's Yard 40,000
1987
King's College Chapel 1750,000
Imperial War Museum, Duxford 396,000
Fitzwilliam Museum 260,000
Linton Zoo 180,000
Wimpole Home Farm 69,780
Anglesey Abbey 57,191
University Botanic Garden 155,000
Wimple Hall 54,336
Peakirk Wildlife Trust 54,336
Willersmill Fish Farm and Wild Animal Sanctuary 138,000
1988
Kings College Chapel 1750,000
Imperial War Museum, Duxford 376,302
Fitzwilliam Museum 249,000
Wimpole Home Farm 91,529
Linton Zoo 180,000
Nene Valley Railway 168,000
Wimpole Hall 62,281
Anglesey Abbey 61,257
Peakirk Wildlife Trust 55,350
University Botanic Garden 55,000
1 Estimates.

Note: 1986 visitor numbers are not available for Linton Zoo and 1987 figures are not available for Nene Valley Railway.

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