Two Cambridgeshire destinations make Britain's Top 50 tourist destinations - but Peterborough misses out
Despite attractions like our city’s stunning Cathedral, an outstanding example of Norman architecture, and Flag Fen, the finest Bronze Age archaeological site in Northern Europe, it loses out to Cambridge, listed at number 20, and Ely, placed at number 38.
A survey of 10,000 holiday-goers has revealed Edinburgh as the top destination for holidaymakers, beating London to the top spot in the table – with 15% of those surveyed saying they’ll be visiting the Scottish capital this summer.
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Hide AdHome to the likes of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the city attracts over 2.15m domestic visitors per year according to recent government figures.
Its airport, meanwhile, is the UK’s sixth busiest, facilitating over 30,000 passengers a day.
1 in 10 participants said that they would be visiting London this summer - asserting its own dominance on the UK’s tourism industry – while Bournemouth, Manchester and Whitby made up the top five.
The North of England is particularly well-represented in the table - with Newcastle (17th), Durham (30th), Barnard Castle (33rd), South Shields (34th) and Northumberland’s Alnwick (42nd) and Berwick (43rd) all featuring in the top 50.
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Hide AdThe Lake District also fared well, thanks to the growing allure of Kendal, Keswick and Penrith.
Five Welsh hotspots also made the list – Cardiff, Abergavenny, Newport, Harlech and Aberystwyth – while Belfast and Bushmills, home of the Giant’s Causeway, represented Northern Ireland.
The Pegasus Marine survey follows a report by The Telegraph, which found that more Brits are enjoying staycations than ever before.
According to data from Visit England, the number of overseas holidays booked by Brits is 16% lower than it was prior to the recession – while staycations increased by 12% between 2008 and 2013.
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Hide AdJonathan Le Roux, co-founder and director of Pegasus Marine Finance, said: “Staycations are clearly a very popular way to holiday currently, and why not?
“Britain is beautiful and in my opinion is hard to beat when the rain’s not falling.
“Whether you’re visiting towns and villages of historical value or enjoying our varied coastline, the UK offers amazing diversity”
Here’s the UK’s top 50:
1. Edinburgh
2. London
3. Bournemouth
4. Manchester
5. Whitby
6. Hastings
7. Blackpool
8. Inverness
9. Stratford-upon-Avon
10. York
11. Skegness
12. Great Yarmouth
13. Portsmouth
14. Nottingham
15. Brighton
16. Liverpool
17. Newcastle
18. Kendal
19. Scarborough
20. Cambridge
21. Glasgow
22. Watford
23. Keswick
24. Leeds
25. Chester
26. Isle of Man
27. Oxford
28. Alton
29. Aberfoyle
30. Durham
31. Cardiff
32. Morecambe
33. Barnard Castle
34. South Shields
35. Christchurch
36. Abergavenny
37. Salford
38. Ely
39. Belfast
40. Stroud
41. Harlech
42. Alnwick
43. Berwick
44. Newport
45. Amesbury
46. Penrith
47. Aberystwyth
48. Whitehaven
49. Bushmills
50. Inveraray