Ask.com Releases List of Top 25 UK Bank Holiday Destinations
This is a cool list. And a great reason to put out a press release, I might add. Ask.com, one of the top leading search engines on the web, has come up with a list of the top twenty five United Kingdom bank holiday destinations for this weekend.
According to Ask.com, Chester Zoo claims the top spot on the list as Britain’s most searched-for attraction. Also according to Ask.com, Britain’s zoos “can bank on a rush of business this weekend - as families use the Internet to help plan their day-trip outings. They say that nine of the most searched-for Bank Holiday family days out in the UK are zoos.
While London is one of the top search results, five out of the top ten attractions in the United Kingdom are in the capital.
Chester Zoo is obviously an outdoor attraction, and the weather might put a damper on things this weekend. So, Ask.com looked at the top indoor attractions, as well, including the the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum and the Imperial War Museum. Those are high in the list of top searched-for attractions.
It has always been my thought that the number of searches on the web closely resemble the popularity of those terms and topics in real life. So, without further adieu, let’s take a look at the list of Britain’s top 25 bank holiday destinations according to Ask.com:
Listed according to number of specific search requests to Ask.com:
1. Chester Zoo
2. London Zoo
3. Natural History Museum
4. Alton Towers
5. Warwick Castle
6. Science Museum
7. Imperial War Museum
8. Edinburgh Zoo
9. Tate Modern
10. Blackpool Pleasure Beach
11. Whipsnade Zoo
12. Thorpe Park
13. Victoria and Albert Museum
14. Bristol Zoo
15. Eden Project
16. Blackpool Zoo
17. Legoland
18. London Transport Museum
19. Leeds Castle
20. Paignton Zoo
21. Beaulieu Motor Museum
22. Brooklands Museum
23. Howletts Zoo
24. Dudley Zoo
25. Castle Howard
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May 21st 2008
Great list, thanks for sharing. I sure wish I were going there for the weekend. Rain or shine, I would give anything to go visit all of those zoo’s!
May 22nd 2008
Thanks for this list of recreation places to visit in the UK. Of course, I think this year due to higher fuel costs more folks will stay closer to home and will choose “hot spots’ nearest to their homes. I think the castles would be fun to visit. Here from USA we don’t have too many of those on the West Coast anyway, so I would really love to visit all the great castles. Of course, the London Zoo would be on the ticket as well.
May 22nd 2008
Great list, looking forward to visiting the UK for the first time over the summer and will definitely hit a few of these spots up!
May 22nd 2008
Personally, I’d take the Science Museum over the Chester Zoo anytime… I guess people go there because they go with their kids and families, and they want entertainment, not knowledge
May 22nd 2008
So, what’s the fascination with zoos over in the UK? While my family have enjoyed trips to the Toronto zoo at home, I can think of a few other places we’d choose to go before a zoo. The beach, amusement parts, or boating to name just a few.
May 29th 2008
i have been to alton towers and its great. the rides over there are the best i had in my life. specially you should visit alton towers when there is not much crowd, then can enjoy the same ride few times without standing in long queues
Jun 1st 2008
So according to this we Brits spend all our bank holidays at the zoo or a castle. Seriously I’d much rather spend it in a club thank you.