英國發布熱門景點排行榜

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

英國旅遊局官網近日宣佈，倫敦塔連續九年位居英國最受歡迎付費旅遊景點榜首。

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.

倫敦塔是聯合國教科文組織世界遺產地，2017年遊客總量爲280萬。英格蘭北部的切斯特動物園以190萬遊客量排名第二。

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.

位於倫敦的大英博物館2017年接納近600萬名遊客，連續十年成爲該國最受歡迎的免費旅遊景點，緊隨其後的是同樣位於倫敦的泰特現代美術館，遊客量超過550萬。

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

英國旅遊局年度景點調查表明，2017年曆史遺址的遊客量大幅增加，較2016年增加了8%。

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

2017年，參觀農場景點的人數也出現了強勁增長，同比增長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."

英國藝術、遺產和旅遊部長邁克爾·埃利斯表示：“我們的世界級景點再一次證明了對英國和海外遊客有巨大的吸引力。”

"Whether it be our unique historic places like Stonehenge, museums like Oxford's Ashmolean Museum, or cultural hubs like NewcastleGateshead, we have attractions that are the envy of the world."

“無論是像巨石陣那樣獨特的歷史名勝，還是像牛津大學阿什莫爾那樣的博物館，還是像紐卡爾斯蓋茨黑德這樣的文化中心，我們都有令世界羨慕的景點。”