Congratulations and
back slapping in Wales today with news that the Gower Peninsula’s
Rhossili has retained its place as Britain’s No.1 beach in the
annual survey by travel website TripAdvisor.
Not only are they
celebrating their national success, but there is international glory
as well, as the beach moved up from tenth to ninth place in the World
survey, being voted the third best in Europe.
The beach was ranked
ahead of places in the Seychelles, South Africa and destinations in
Mexico and Australia. According to the voters, the world's best beach
is Baia do Sancho in Brazil's Fernando de Noronha, an island
archipelago with UNESCO world heritage status.
However TripAdvisor
said Rhossili's ranking proved that people in the UK did not have to
go halfway round the world to find a good beach.
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| Rhossili Beach is still Britain's No.1 |
James Kay, a
spokesman for the company, said: "These awards recognise the
best beaches in the UK and worldwide, according to the travellers
that have visited and given them the highest levels of praise. To
have a Welsh beach named among not only the best in Europe, but the
best in the world, just goes to show how lucky we are in the UK to
have such stunning scenery right on our doorstep."
Swansea councillor
Nick Bradley called the news "fantastic", adding: "The
national and international exposure that this award brought Rhossili
Bay in 2013 was both appropriate for all those involved in its upkeep
and significant in terms of the impact it has had on the tourism
industry locally and nationally."
Edwina Hart for the
Welsh Assembly said: ""It's fantastic news for Wales that
Rhossili has kept its title as the UK's number one beach for the
second year in a row, seeing Rhossili named among the best beaches in
the world can change people's perceptions about Wales and also
instils an enormous amount of pride locally in what we have to offer
as a holiday destination.
"Having this
news just before the Easter holidays is a welcome bonus and hope it
inspires many more people to visit Wales this year."
In the UK poll,
Woolacombe beach in Devon and Porthminster beach in Cornwall came
second and third.
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