It's grim up north: Poll finds Bradford and Wakefield are the least attractive cities for visitors

 

 

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 6:04 AM on 19th March 2010

 

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Bradford has been dubbed 'dangerous, ugly and boring' by travellers, a poll revealed yesterday.

The city, named the Unesco City of Film, was found to be the place people least wanted to pay a visit.

Fellow West Yorkshire city Wakefield was second, as holidaymakers think it is 'dull and depressing'.

 

'Ugly and boring': Once more famous for the production of wool, Bradford is now thought of as an unattractive city, despite being named UNESCO 'City of Film'

 

Dundee in Scotland was next - for bad weather - followed by Sunderland in Tyne and Wear and Newport, South Wales for its high crime.

Other unattractive cities were St David's in Wales, Wells in Somerset, Ely in Cambridgeshire, Ripon in Yorkshire and Lichfield in Staffordshire.

London led the list of the most-visited cities as well being the city most Britons were planning to visit this year.

The next most-visited cities were Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and York.

 

A spokesman for Travelodge, which ran the poll, said: 'We live in a world of misconceptions, and often don't realise it.

 

'A significant proportion of the images of cities we have in our minds may be biased, out of date and not in tune with reality.'

 

Patricia Yates, director of strategy and communications from the VisitBritain organisation, said: 'This report has highlighted that Britons need to reacquaint themselves with some of the UK's great cities.

'It's a shame that misconceptions and lack of the UK's knowledge of what cities have to offer could stop British travellers from having a great weekend break.'

Jane Glaister, Bradford Council's strategic director for culture, tourism and sport, said: 'Bradford is a great city to visit. It's home to the National Media Museum, the most visited museum outside London and host to the nationally acclaimed Bradford Film Festival.

'Also, Bradford has recently been designated as Unesco City of Film - the only city in the world to achieve this designation.'

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The headline is so misleading.

 

The article is basically saying "None of these places are actually shit"

 

but the headline makes it seem like they are.

 

Terrible journalism.

That's really odd considering the high level of journalism we usually see from The Daily Mail.