York tops poll of favourite small cities (From York Press)
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York tops poll of favourite small cities
8:27am Thursday 7th April 2011 in News
YORK has topped a poll of favourite small cities and towns in Great Britain.
The city took top spot in a survey conducted for travel publisher Rough Guide. Whitby was seventh.
York beat off competition from other hugely popular destinations including Bath, Brighton, Chester and St Ives, which made up the remainder of the top five.
The poll, conducted by YouGov, asked about 2,000 adults to name their favourite small town or city and they said York’s history, architecture and people added to the general great feel to the city.
A Rough Guides spokeswoman said the survey was conducted to highlight the huge number of destinations that hold an appeal for tourists outside Britain’s main cities.
John Yeomans, chairman of the Visit York tourism partnership, said: “York truly is the jewel in the Yorkshire crown.”
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sheps lad
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12:03pm Thu 7 Apr 11
Having spent my 3 score years and 10 here I am of the opinion that as locals we do not always appreciate what we have. e.g. I was turned 50 before I went to the top of the Minster!
Phantom1974
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1:24pm Thu 7 Apr 11
Woody Mellor
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2:26pm Thu 7 Apr 11
Ignatius Lumpopo says...
10:07am Thu 7 Apr 11