英国发布热门景点排行榜

The Tower of London topped the list of the most visited "paid for" tourism attractions in England for the ninth year running, Visit Britain announced.

英国旅游局官网近日宣布，伦敦塔连续九年位居英国最受欢迎付费旅游景点榜首。

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.

伦敦塔是联合国教科文组织世界遗产地，2017年游客总量为280万。英格兰北部的切斯特动物园以190万游客量排名第二。

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.

位于伦敦的大英博物馆2017年接纳近600万名游客，连续十年成为该国最受欢迎的免费旅游景点，紧随其后的是同样位于伦敦的泰特现代美术馆，游客量超过550万。

 

Visit Britain's Annual Attractions Survey shows historic properties experienced significant growth in visitor numbers in 2017, up 8% from 2016.

英国旅游局年度景点调查表明，2017年历史遗址的游客量大幅增加，较2016年增加了8%。

Visits to farm attractions also experienced strong growth in 2017, up 5% on the previous year.

2017年，参观农场景点的人数也出现了强劲增长，同比增长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."

英国艺术、遗产和旅游部长迈克尔·埃利斯表示：“我们的世界级景点再一次证明了对英国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."

“无论是像巨石阵那样独特的历史名胜，还是像牛津大学阿什莫尔那样的博物馆，还是像纽卡尔斯盖茨黑德这样的文化中心，我们都有令世界羡慕的景点。”