Lonely Planet names north Wales as top destination for 2017
Each year travel specialist Lonely Planet names the top 10 cities, countries and regions from around the world. The only destination in the UK to be selected for Best in Travel 2017 is north Wales. Having taken a post-industrial landscape and re-invented it for the tourist industry, Wales now hosts a number of world-class attractions. These include high-speed zip lining, inland surfing and underground trampolining in a 176-year-old disused slate mine.
Wales has enjoyed two record-breaking years with visitor numbers crossing the 10 million mark for the first time in 2014, and a record spend from visitors in 2015. Wales is looking to sustain this with a raised profile courtesy of a successful UEFA Euro 2016 tournament and the success of the 2016 Year of Adventure tourism campaign.
Alongside World Heritage Sites such as Conwy and Caernarfon Castles, north Wales is home to some of the best walking and cycling in Britain, as well as a range of industry-leading attractions, all set against the spectacular backdrop of the Snowdonia mountains.
Earlier this month, Sosban & The Old Butcher's near Anglesey became Wales’ fifth restaurant with a Michelin Star and Palé Hall in Snowdonia has recently re-opened, having undergone a complete renovation.
Bear Grylls, official adventure ambassador for Wales, commented, “The beautiful, rugged and wild terrain of North Wales lends itself to so many activities and adventures, and I was thrilled to find out it’s been recognised in this way. The Bear Grylls Survival Academy is based on the beautiful Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales, an area very close to my heart and a place that’s guaranteed to challenge even the most intrepid adventurers!”
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