Cumbria - Top 20 Visitor Attractions

Have you ever wondered what the top 20 visitor attractions in Cumbria and the Lake District are?

Here they are ranked by number of visits in 2009

1. Windermere Lake Cruises in South Lakeland

2. Rheged in Eden

3. Ullswater Steamers in Eden

4. Whinlatter Forest Park & Visitor Centre in Allerdale

5. Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery in Carlisle

6. Grizedale Forest Park and Visitor Centre in South Lakeland

7. Carlisle Cathedral in Carlisle

8. Lake District Visitor Centre Brockhole in South Lakeland

9. Hill Top (the home of Beatrix Potter) in South Lakeland

10. Sizergh Castle in South Lakeland

11. Cumberland Pencil Museum in Allerdale

12. Muncaster in Copeland

13. The Dock Museum in Barrow

14. The Beacon in Copland with 71,602 visitors

15. Holker Hall and Gardens in South Lakeland

16. Carlisle Castle in Carlisle

17. Beatrix Potter Gallery in South Lakeland

18. Trotters World of Animals in Allerdale

19. Homes of Football in South Lakeland

20. Cartmel Priory in South Lakeland

Source: Cumbria Tourism – Visitor Attractions Monitor