A PICTURESQUE Cotswold town has been named as one of the most welcoming places in the UK according to a major online travel agency.

Bourton-on-the-Water featured on the top 20 list of the most welcoming places in the UK, ranking eighteenth.

The destinations were sorted by the total share of Traveller Review Awards 2023 recipients when compared to the total number of eligible properties in that city (accommodation only).

Destinations also had to have an above-average number of winners to be included on this list (500 award recipients or higher for cities) and were curated for geographic spread.

The top spot was awarded to Kirkwall, a town in Orkney, Scotland, with second place being awarded to Newcastle.

  1. Kirkwall
  2. Newcastle
  3. Newry
  4. Enniskillen
  5. Pitlochry
  6. Ballycastle
  7. Glastonbury
  8. Stamford
  9. Frome
  10. Douglas
  11. Cleethorpes
  12. Glencoe
  13. Newbury
  14. Portree
  15. Dunfermline
  16. Bushmills
  17. Ironbridge
  18. Bourton on the Water
  19. Fort William
  20. Stirling

 

Bourton-on-the-Water has always been popular for tourists when visiting the Cotswolds and is known for the Cotswold Motoring Museum and Toy Collection, Birdland and The Model Village.

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