Country Life magazine has done a survey and Devon has come
out as the best place ot live. So come and visit and see why!
It has found out that those living in the county enjoy a better qualityof
life than anywhere else in the country.
The magazine rated each county
on how they performed across 19 categories, including health, schools,
environment, heritage and quality of the local pubs.
This was last surveyed in
2003 when Devon came top again!
Last Week the following was
announced
Travellers’ Choice Beaches Award-winners were determined
based on the quality and quantity of traveller reviews and ratings for beaches
on TripAdvisor gathered over a 12-month period.
Woolacombe Beach in Devon has beaten beaches in Italy, Greece, Thailand and Costa Rica to be named fourth best beach in Europe and thirteenth best in the world in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards for Beaches.
Backed by sandy hills and the Woolacombe Downs, Woolacombe Beach boasts a
three-mile long stretch of golden sand and rolling, unbroken surf which makes
it the ideal hotspot for surfers. The sheer length of the beach means that
there is no shortage of sand to sit down and relax on during the busy summer
months.Woolacombe Beach in Devon has beaten beaches in Italy, Greece, Thailand and Costa Rica to be named fourth best beach in Europe and thirteenth best in the world in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards for Beaches.
TripAdvisor’s Traveller Choice Beaches Awards winners:
Top 10 beaches in the UK1. Woolacombe Beach, Woolacombe, Devon
2. Weymouth Beach, Weymouth, Dorset
3. Rhossili Bay, Rhossili, Swansea
4. St. Brelade’s Bay Beach, St. Brelade, Jersey
5. Porthminster Beach, St Ives, Cornwall
6. Perranporth Beach, Perranporth, Cornwall
7. Fistral Beach, Newquay, Cornwall
8. Luskentyre, Isle of Harris
9. Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth, Dorset
10. Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset
Top 10 beaches in Europe
1. Rabbit Beach, Lampedusa, Italy
2. Playa de Ses Illetes, Formentera, Spain
3. Elafonissi Beach, Elafonissi, Greece
4. Woolacombe Beach, Woolacombe, Devon, United Kingdom
5. Iztuzu Beach, Dalyan, Turkey
6. Fig Tree Bay, Protaras, Cyprus
7. Cala Rossa, Favignana, Italy
8. Weymouth Beach, Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
9. Eggremni Beach, Lefkada Greece
10. Playa de Bolonia, Tarifa, Spain
11.Rhossili Bay, Rhossili, Swansea, Wales
14.St. Brelade’s Bay Beach, St Brelade, Jersey
18. Porthminster Beach, St Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Top 10 beaches in the world
1. Baia do Sancho, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
2. Grace Bay, Providenciales
3. Rabbit Beach, Lampedusa, Italy
4. Playa Paraiso Beach, Cayo Largo, Caribbean
5. Playa de Ses Illetes, Formentera, Spain
6. Anse Lazio, Praslin Island, Seychelles
7. White Beach, Boracay, Philippines
8. Flamenco Beach, Culebra, Caribbean
9. Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Australia
10. Elafonissi Beach, Elafonissi, Greece
13.Woolacombe Beach, Woolacombe, Devon, United Kingdom
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