AN ENGLISH seaside destination with some of the UK's best beaches has been named one of the world's best places to visit this summer.
Condé Nast has crowned as a in August.
The travel magazine listed the county of Norfolk alongside 29 other must-visit destinations for holidaymakersincludingthe French Riviera and Koh Samui in .
They praised the music festival Houghton, which takes place at Houghton Hall in Norfolk during the summer festival season, as well as its amazing seaside towns.
They also added: “Come for the party but stay for one of the UK’s very bestsummergetaways […] as you stroll Cromer’s charmingly retro pier; spotting grey-seal pups in sand dunes at Horsey and Winterton-on-Sea; hiring out one of the colourful beach huts along Wells-next-the-Sea’s shoreline; and, of course, boating the Broads.“
It isn't the first time it has been put on a top list in recent months.
Last year, – where Norfolk is found – as one of their Best In Travel destinations for 2025.
Recently also naming it a top place to travel this summer, they praised the “arty towns backed onto coastlines studded with beaches” as well as fast train services to London.
in the UK, hitting highs of 17C even in Autumn and is home to Britain’s ‘Great Barrier Reef’.
Also in Norfolk is , often listed as one of the best in the country, along with
If you're keen for more hustle and bustle, head to , the capital city of Norfolk and roam around its colourful marketplace which is set to have a £740k revamp this year.
It is also home to Norwich Castle, which unveiled its £10million renovation last year.
Norfolk is even a dream spot for hunters, with the best discoveries being made in Cromer and Happisburgh.
What is now beaches were once vast plains where there were trees and forestation.
and sea urchins are among some of the wonderful discoveries found in the area.
In 1990, the ancestor of the more recognisable woolly mammoth was discovered, dating back 500,000 years.
The Steppe Mammoth, found at West Runton, was the most complete discovery of a fossil of this particular mammoth in the world.
Fossilised sea urchins amongst other sea creatures dating back to the time of , a whopping 230 million years ago, have also been found in West and East Runton, right beside Cromer.
But it wasn't just mammoths roaming around in North Norfolk.
In 2013, a set of human footprints left by a group of adults and children were uncovered dating back to an astounding 850,000-950,000 years ago.
These footprints, found in Happisburgh, are the earliest evidence of humans coming to Britain.
They have also out-dated any other discovery in Northern relating to early humans and are the oldest evidence of humans outside Africa.
Now, although dinosaurs have never been discovered in Norfolk, other fossilised creatures and ancient bones tell their own story.
But if you are keen to see some dinosaurs, head to the UK’s largest dinosaur-themed adventure park in Lenwade, super close to Norwich.
Or dig a bit deeper and check out Cromer and West Runton beaches where you'll find many fossil hunters searching for bones.
It's not just Norfolk flying the flag for the best places to travel in the UK.
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