London - Young Britons are more likely to have seen the Eiffel Tower or the Sydney Opera House than some of the finest historic and architectural gems on their own doorstep.
Three times as many have been to the top of the Empire State Buildingas have visited Bamburgh Castle on the rugged Northumbrian coast.
And they are more likely to have stood on the steps of the Sydney Opera House in Australia or gazed at Italy’s Leaning Tower of Pisa than walked in the footsteps of Roman legions on Hadrian’s Wall.
It takes Buckingham Palace to pip – just – the Eiffel Tower in Paris in the popularity stakes, according toa poll.
The insurer Swiftcover, which surveyed 2 000 drivers aged 18 to 35, said: “Britons are now more likely to visit Africa or Asia than some UK counties. More British drivers have travelled to Africa than visited Argyllshire.”
Buckingham Palace tops thelist of the UK attractions most popular with Britons, with 47 percent of those surveyed having visited.
Fourteen per cent had been to Hadrian’s Wall and eight percent had seen Bamburgh Castle. But it’s a different story when they travel abroad, with far more having taken in the sights in far-flung destinations.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris is the most popular, with 46 percent having visited. Twenty-three percent had travelled to New York to climb the Empire State Building, 22 percent had taken a boat to the nearby Statue of Liberty, and 14 percent had gazed onthe Leaning Tower of Pisa or the Sydney Opera House.
Daily Mail