Lowry tops the league of Greater Manchester visitor attractions
The Lowry has maintained its position as the most popular attraction in Greater Manchester – with over 870,000 visitors a year.
The arts and entertainment centre leads the visitor 'top ten',
which also includes its neighbour, the Imperial War Museum North,
along with MOSI (the Museum of Science & Industry) and
Manchester Airport's Runway Visitor Park.
The Whitworth Art Gallery has also entered the 'top ten', for the
first time, with over 172,000 visitors.
The top ten visitor attractions in Greater Manchester are as
follows:
|
1 |
The Lowry |
872,641 |
|
2 |
MOSI |
601,106 |
|
3 |
Chill Factore |
450,000 |
|
4 |
Manchester Art Gallery |
378,650 |
|
5 |
Manchester Museum |
346,148 |
|
6 |
Bolton Museum, Aquarium & Archive |
321,569 |
|
7 |
Manchester United FC Museum |
315,713 |
|
8 |
Runway Visitor Park |
300,000 |
|
9 |
Imperial War Museum North |
245,726 |
|
10 |
Whitworth Art Gallery |
172,442 |
Paul Simpson, managing director of Visit Manchester, said: "The
visitor figures show the huge demand there is for places to go and
things to see in the city. The Lowry has long-been a flagship venue
for The Quays - and with the MediaCityUK development very much up
and running, I expect the visitor figures of all the attractions at
The Quays will rise all the more. It's also great that we have
popular attractions right across the city-region - from the Chill
Factore in Trafford to the Museum, Aquarium & Archive in
Bolton."
The National Football Museum looks set to make its mark in 2012,
when the collection re-opens in the city's Urbis building following
its move from Preston. The museum is expected to attract around
350,000 visitors a year.
Tourism generates £5.4bn a year for the Greater Manchester economy
and supports 75,000 full time eqivalent jobs. Visit Manchester is
the tourist board for Greater Manchester and is a division of
Marketing Manchester - the agency charged with promoting the city
on a national and international stage.
ENDS