Revealed: Britain’s finest inland cities and villages

Sep 09, 2023 at 8:53 AM
Revealed: Britain’s finest inland cities and villages

An idyllic, medieval metropolis that is featured in main TV reveals and movies has come out prime in a Which? survey of Britain’s finest inland cities and villages.

Wells in Somerset has been a prime decide for Hollywood producers through the years – with Hot Fuzz, Wolf Hall and Dungeons And Dragons all filmed there.

More than 9,000 Which? members took half within the ballot, and had been requested to rank their experiences based mostly on surroundings, foods and drinks, vacationer points of interest and worth for cash.

With an general rating of 83%, Wells – one of many UK’s smallest cities – secured first place. Participants rated it extremely for its gorgeous structure, together with a well-known cathedral.

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Avebury in Wiltshire narrowly missed out and got here second with a rating of 82%. Not solely is it house to a 5,000-year-old Neolithic stone circle and near Stonehenge, nevertheless it additionally boasts picturesque thatched cottages and a Nineteenth-century pub.

Corfe Castle in Dorset – certainly one of Enid Blyton’s favorite vacation locations – got here third with 80%. It is tied with Port Sunlight on Merseyside, a village that was constructed to accommodate 900 staff in a close-by cleaning soap manufacturing facility.

The top-rated Welsh vacation spot was Llangollen on 79% because of its canal boat cruises, horse-drawn coach journey and delightful surroundings. In Scotland, Melrose emerged victorious with 78%.

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Which? Travel editor Rory Boland stated: “From famed vacationer cities to lesser-known villages, this 12 months’s survey has captured the vary of distinctive locations the UK has to supply.

“While the picturesque South West took the top spots, there are beautiful towns and villages in Scotland, Wales and from across England in the top 10 – meaning there is a fantastic place to visit on your doorstep no matter where you live.”