Travel To Stratford, UK
Stratford-upon-Avon in the UK is famous for being the birthplace of Shakespeare, and the town is a popular travel destination for its winning combination of culture, heritage and beauty. The town is recognized among the top destinations in the UK according to the travel website TripAdvisor, which ranks it sixth overall in the country. London tops the list, followed by Edinburgh, Bath, Cambridge and Oxford.
Tourism to Stratford brings in big revenues for the midlands region, with nearly 5 million trips to the district in 2009 generating around 335 million pounds for the local economy and supporting over 8,000 jobs. The rankings on TripAdvisor are based on votes of actual travelers for their favorite and most visited destinations. Rounding out the top ten on the list were the cities of York, Inverness, St. Andrews and Liverpool.
