Stratford-upon-Avon ranked sixth in the UK by TripAdvisor
Shakespeare Country is delighted to announce that Stratford-upon-Avon has been voted the sixth best destination in the UK by the world’s largest travel website, TripAdvisor. The winners of the 2011 Travellers’ Choice Destination Awards were based on the experiences of millions of travellers from around the world.
TripAdvisor asked its users to state where in the world they had visited and whether they liked it or not and received contributions from more than one million people. London topped the chart with Edinburgh and Bath coming second and third.
Emma O’Boyle, TripAdvisor spokeswoman, said that visitors had been attracted by Shakespeare's birthplace, but also by other attractions such as the largest butterfly farm in Europe. She said: "For Stratford to come in at number six and beat a lot of other famous and larger, obvious tourist destinations is a fantastic achievement. It's close to an airport (Birmingham); it's got good road links and is relatively easy to reach by rail. These awards honour the world’s best destinations as decided by those judges that really matter – travellers themselves. Stratford, famous for being the birthplace of Shakespeare, offers a great deal of culture, heritage and beauty and it’s wonderful to see it recognised.”
Stratford-upon-Avon is of course no stranger to winning accolades on the TripAdvisor website. In 2009 it was voted the number one charming small town in the world and was also the only town in the UK featured in the top ten.
Tony Merrygold, Managing Director of Shakespeare Country stated ““This is a great accolade for Stratford-upon-Avon to be voted the sixth most popular place to visit in the UK. TripAdvisor is one of the most popular travel websites in the world. As the reviews are written by real travellers, the accolade is completely impartial and one that I feel is very much deserved for the town.”
TripAdvisor attracts 45 million monthly visitors and makes up the most popular and largest travel community in the world. Featuring real advice from real travellers, the TripAdvisor-branded sites cover hundreds of thousands of hotels and attractions all over the world.
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