More than two in five top tourist attractions have increased their prices for 2002 by an average of 15%, according to The Good Britain Guide, out today. About half of all hotels, inns, b&bs and restaurants have also raised prices, with the increases averaging 10%.

However, 53% of the 2,168 tourist attractions featured in the guide have held their prices for next year, while 3% actually cut prices for 2002.

About one in four eating places have cut prices by an average of 17%, says the guide, which also features 36 formerly admission-charging attractions which will be allowing visitors in for free in 2002.

English Heritage has increased prices at its admission-charging attractions by about 8%, while Historic Scotland, the Scottish equivalent of English Heritage, has increased charges in nearly half its buildings, by an average of 13%. In comparison, Cadw, the Welsh national heritage body, has increased prices in less than a third of its attractions and by an average of just 8%.

Prices at just over half of National Trust buildings have gone up by an average of 10%, while the National Trust for Scotland has put prices up at about a third of its attractions, but by an average of 20%.

"We believe it is highly likely that price cuts will become more general in the next few months," said the guide's editor, Alisdair Aird. "Hotels, inns, b&bs, restaurants and pubs, already straining to win back customers after the damage done by foot-and-mouth restrictions, will be fighting back against the effects on tourism of the World Trade Centre outrage. However, as always with the holiday industry, all too many establishments are apparently determined to swim against the tide... and have stubbornly raised their prices."

Despite the price rises, Mr Aird said 2002 would be "a vintage year for holidays in Great Britain". Among the new attractions he picked out were Cornwall's National Maritime Museum, Leicester's National Space Science Centre and Glasgow's Science Centre.

The Good Britain Guide: star attractions

· Newcomer of the year award went to the Glasgow Science Centre in Scotland: "great fun in a thrilling building".

· Farm park of the year was Hoo Farm Animal Kingdom at Preston-on-the Weald in Shropshire, which had "plenty of endearing animals".

· Aquarium of the year was The Deep in Hull, Yorkshire - capturing exciting aspects of the oceans.

· The Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Gloucestershire was bird centre of the year - "a huge and fascinating place".

· Zoo of the year was Whipsnade in Bedfordshire - still top for combining conservation with visitor appeal.

· The Eden Project in Cornwall was green attraction of the year - "the plant worlds inside brilliantly combine pure showmanship with intricate detail".

· Garden of the year was Kew Gardens in west London - "a wonderful place that garden lovers can return to again and again".

· Top national museum was the National Space Science Centre in Leicestershire, while the National Gallery in London was best gallery.

· Top family attraction was Longleat in Wiltshire and traditional family outing of the year was Woodlands Leisure Park at Blackawton, Devon.

· The Tower of London took the castle of the year award and Chatsworth in Derbyshire was the top historic house.

· Edinburgh was city of the year, while the top preserved railway was the Severn Valley Railway from Kidderminster in Worcestershire to Bridgnorth in Shropshire.

· The Good Britain Guide 2002 is published by Ebury Press, price £14.99.