AWLWANDERLUST READER TRAVEL AWARDS 2020
wanderlust.co.uk April 2020 79⊳
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RANKINGS
1 Scottish Highlands 98.33
2 Brighton 96.67
3 New Forest 95.22
4 Edinburgh 94.55
= 5 South Downs 94.00
= 5 York 94.00
7 Cornwall 93.66
8 Northumberland 92.86
9 Lake District 92.00
10 Peak District 91.43TOP UK DESTINATION
Scottish
Highlands
Congratulations to the bonnie Scottish
Highlands for taking top UK spot again- with an even higher satisfaction rating
than last year. From Fort William in the
west, around to John O’ Groats, down to
Inverness and sneaking in some of the
Cairngorms, this is an area of drama and
diversity – no wonder it ticks so many
boxes. And with 2020 named ‘Scotland’s
Year of Coasts and Waters’, this is the time
to embrace the Highlands’ delightful damp
patches, from Sutherland’s beaches to
whale-watching in the Pentland Firth to
monster-spotting in Loch Ness.
Brighton didn’t even feature in the top
ten in 2019; now the East Sussex city has
bagged second place, maybe because it
combines sea air, an independent spirit,
starling murmurations and – bang on
trend – is also the vegan capital of the
country. Personally, we don’t want to
choose between any of these entries.
The only option? A north-south odyssey
between your favourite two, stopping
at all the others en route.