Three North East beauty spots named among 30 every Brit should see in their lifetime

Three North East beauty spots have been named among the 30 sights every Brit should see in their lifetime.

The list, which was topped by Stonehenge and the White Cliffs of Dover, was compiled from Vision Express's #DiscoverMore challenge on Instagram, polling 1,500 Britons on the UK's most stunning sights.

The highest placed in the North East is Hadrian's Wall which comes in at 9th place. The Wall is celebrating its 1900th anniversary this year with the 1900 Festival and depending on when guests visit, they may see battle re-enactments, art exhibitions and bunting displays up at Vindolanda.

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It's quite a gap before the next North East sight on the list, but they're two worth waiting for. The view from the Tyne Bridge comes in 22nd place, followed by Bamburgh Castle in 26th.

View of the Tyne Bridge from the Millennium Bridge at sunset (ncjMedia)

Claire Thorburn, who works at Bamburgh Castle, was delighted to be named a must-see sight. She said: "If you come inside the castle gates and stand on the battlements, it's a sight like nothing else just to experience that history under your feet and look out to sea.

"It's just so magnificent, there's nowhere else like it in the world. It should be number one!"

And while other places on the list, such as overall winner Stonehenge, can often be thronged with tourists, Claire says that even in the summer the castle doesn't get overcrowded. She continued: "It's a huge site across nine acres. So you have always got the space and it's a place where you can get the ultimate selfie... it's so instagrammable!"

Bamburgh Castle, which came 26th in a list of 30 sights for Brits to see in their lifetime (William Watson-Armstrong)

The research also found that 60% of Brits admit there are plenty of world famous British sights they have yet to experience, while another 65% have vowed to see more of Britain this year than they have in 2021.

43% of those polled admit that they sometimes forget how breathtaking the UK can be, while almost half (48%) said that one of the UK is one of the most beautiful places to live in the world.

The full list of 30 UK sights every Brit should see is as follows:

1. Stonehenge, Wiltshire
2. The White Cliffs of Dover, Kent
3. Snowdonia, Wales
4. Ben Nevis, Scotland
5. Lake Windermere, Cumbria
6. St Ives Harbour, Cornwall
7. Cheddar Gorge, Somerset
8. The top of the London Eye
9. Hadrian’s Wall
10. The Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland
11. Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh
12. St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall
13. The Needles, the Isle of Wight
14. Canterbury Cathedral, Kent
15. Durdle Door, Dorset
16. The Royal Pavilion, Brighton
17. Portmeirion, Wales
18. The top of the Brecon Beacons, Wales
19. Whitby Abbey Ruins, Yorkshire
20. Seven Sisters White Cliffs, Sussex
21. Chatsworth House, Bakewell
22. The view of the Tyne Bridge, Newcastle
23. Fingal’s Cave, Scotland
24. The view from the Greenwich Observatory, London
25. Castle Coombe, the Cotswolds
26. Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland
27. Ribblehead Viaduct, the Yorkshire Dales
28. Old Man of Storr, the Isle of Skye
29. The view from Richmond Hill, London
30. Hope Cove, Devon

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