8:36am Monday 23rd March 2009
By Marc Meneaud
Saltaire was today rated as one of the top-ten best British holiday destinations to visit during the recession.
The model Victorian village features alongside Bowness-on-Windermere in the Lake District, the Cotswolds and London’s Kew Gardens in the best of British list compiled by Which? magazine.
Authors of the report described the UNESCO World Heritage Site as a “beautiful and well-preserved Victorian industrial village.”
The findings by the Future Foundation, were released to celebrate British Tourism Week, which starts today. A Which? spokesman said: “With the pound struggling against the currencies in many countries where we traditionally take our holidays and the UK in recession, rather than go without a holiday, indications are that more of us are making the choice to holiday at home this summer.
“Research confirms these decisions and indicates that there is a general trend towards taking more of our holidays in the UK, particularly short breaks.”
Day-trippers were yesterday out in force to enjoy Saltaire.
Gill Garner and her husband Mike, 66, were taking a stroll along the canal towpath. Mrs Garner, 63, of Drighlington, said: “We decided to holiday in England this year, firstly because of the state of the pound but also because we feel we should support our country and put money back into the economy.”
The Deputy Lord Mayor of Bradford, Shipley Green Party Councillor Hawarun Hussain, said it was “fantastic” Saltaire village had been included in the list.
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