Wet summer hits tourism

The wet summer put a damper on visitor numbers to top tourist attractions with some sites having their worst year ever, according to latest figures.

With the Olympics also affecting tourism, some London attractions hosted 60 per cent fewer visitors during the two weeks of the Games, the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (Alva) said.

Visits to gardens and heritage spots in London were particularly badly hit this summer by the “appalling weather”, with the amount spent during visits also falling.

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Among the attractions that saw a dip in numbers this summer are London Zoo, the Tower of London and Kew Gardens. Overall, Alva member sites in London saw an average decrease in visitor numbers in May-August compared with the same period last year.