The UK’s Most Popular Cultural Destinations

Despite people’s concerns that people are becoming less engaged with culture and the arts, visiting numbers to the UK’s museums and art galleries are on the rise. The Tate Modern alone had 5,868,562 visitors between 2018 and 2019.  With declining public funding for the arts, a lot of responsibility lies on these cultural institutes to keep interest in the arts alive.

The UK’s cultural destinations include some of the world’s most iconic museums, art galleries and art centres. These cultural destinations have significant importance in our society for all kinds of reasons including education, tourism, understanding history and connecting people from different backgrounds.   

Saxton Blades have looked at which cultural destinations in the UK are most popular at the moment and how they have achieved this status. Whether you’re a resident of the UK or are simply interested in the country’s cultural heritage, these are the most popular cultural destinations that you shouldn’t miss out on!