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Visitor numbers at a museum in Winchcombe, UK, have trebled following the small attraction’s acquisition of a meteorite that crashed into a driveway of the market town in 2021.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Jan 2023
Visitor numbers at a museum in Winchcombe, UK, have trebled following the small attraction’s acquisition of a meteorite that crashed into a driveway of the market town in 2021.
The meteorite was the first to be discovered in the UK since 1991 and has seen attendance at the museum surge.
Pre-pandemic, attendance was around 1,000-2,000 people per year. Now that attendance has risen up to 5,000-6,000.
The museum has described the meteorite as a “massive gift”, with the local school also integrating it into their science curriculum.
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