The United Kingdom is blessed with so many wonderful attractions to visit – for both locals and visitors alike. Thanks to the nation’s fascinating history, iconic monarchy, and geographic location, there exists a great variety of things to see and do – from ancient castles to world-famous museums and exciting theme parks. But out of the UK’s highest-rated attractions, which are the most accessible? This is an important question to answer with many people who require the use of stairlifts at home just as eager to visit these wonderful attractions. This piece attempts to answer this question.

TripAdvisor’s 30 best-rated UK attractions have been entered into a unique ranking system that takes into account various different existing data points pertaining to accessibility – such as the existence of disabled toilets and whether guide dogs are welcome. Creating a scoring system, these iconic attractions have been sorted from most accessible to least accessible, giving potential visitors a helping hand in deciding which locations are right for them.

Below there is an interactive map that takes you across the UK, stopping at each of the attractions, where you can see the rankings in full and all the pertinent details of their accessibility, as well as a little info about each location.

Revealed: the most accessible top attractions in the UK

The most accessible attractions in the UK:

Stonehenge

Titanic Belfast

National Railway Museum

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Hyde Park

Royal Yacht Britannia

St Paul's Cathedral

Chester Zoo

V&A

Royal Albert Dock Liverpool

Tower Bridge

Warwick Castle

Alton Towers

Blackpool Pleasure Beach

What is most reassuring from the final rankings is that the attractions which came out on top fall around the entire UK, stretching from Wiltshire to Northern Ireland to York and then Glasgow. It’s wonderful that the most accessible attractions are not all based in London and reach far and wide across the nation. As many will know, disability and limited mobility don’t just affect those who live in areas more adapted for their needs, it exists everywhere and so it’s fantastic to see that attractions everywhere have adapted.

Something that is also quite surprising is that a lot of the attractions in the top 10 are more historic, including Stonehenge, Royal Yacht Britannia and the V&A. Many people may make the mistake of associating historic attractions with poor mobility configurations, but this is a misconception. Nowadays, there has been plenty of work put into ensuring all of the most amazing and intriguing places around the UK can be enjoyed by all.

Methodology

Looking at the 30 best-rated attractions in the UK according to TripAdvisor, we combined multiple variables and datasets in order to determine the most accessible attraction in the UK. The variables used for this were: Accessible toilets, universal access, guide dogs, mobility aids on offer, motorised scooters, on-site disabled parking, carer concessions, Euan's Guide ranking*.

To score a point in each category, the information must be easily accessible on the attraction's site. If it is not, it has been marked 'unclear'. The attractions were then ranked based on their total scores**.

All data can be found here.

Sources: TripAdvisor, Euan’s Guide, Individual Attractions’ Websites.

*Euan’s Guide rankings are out of five so a maximum of 5 points were available.

**Total scores were calculated by percentage of the attractions’ maximum possible score.

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