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These are the landmarks Brits plan to visit this summer


Arthur’s Seat is among the UK landmarks we want to see this summer, post-lockdown (Picture: Getty Images)

A silver lining of lockdown is that it’s given us a renewed appreciation for the joys of travel a little closer to home.

With flights still limited, many of us are planning to use up our annual leave with staycations around the UK rather than venturing further afield.

We’ve looked at the most popular staycation destinations for people’s lockdown plans, but now a new survey gets more specific, asking which landmarks people want to visit this summer.

Research from Jury’s Inn and Leonardo Hotels found that 63% of us are planning to holiday in the UK, with 38% plan to visit famous parts of the country we haven’t seen before.

So which landmarks make our must-see list?

A lot of green and blue spaces, in short.

The Lake District comes in second place (Picture: Getty Images)



The top UK landmarks people plan to visit this summer post-lockdown:

  1. Padstow, Cornwall
  2. The Lake District
  3. Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh
  4. The Yorkshire Dales
  5. The Rock (Cornwall)
  6. Snowdonia
  7. Jersey
  8. Stonehenge, Wiltshire
  9. Port Isaac, Cornwall
  10. Hadrian’s Wall
  11. Loch Ness, Scotland
  12. London Eye
  13. Durdle Door
  14. Peak District
  15. Ben Nevis
  16. Blackpool Tower
  17. Tower of London
  18. Brighton Beach
  19. The Scottish Highlands
  20. Brighton Pier
  21. The Eden Project, Cornwall
  22. Land’s End, Cornwall
  23. Guernsey
  24. Edinburgh Castle
  25. The Jurassic Coast, Devon to Dorset
  26. The Roman Baths, Bath
  27. Cheddar Gorge and Caves, Somerset
  28. Salcombe
  29. Dawlish Beach, Exeter
  30. The Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland

Staycations around the UK were given the green light back in June, with Boris saying people would be free ‘to stay overnight in self-contained accommodation’, including hotels, bed and breakfasts and camp sites, from July 4.

There are some caveats to be aware of before you go ahead and book your getaway, though.

Shared facilities must be kept clean, it must be possible to maintain social distancing while you’re away, and more than two households shouldn’t go away together.

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