In this Top Ten of iconic landmarks, the children awarded Edinburgh Castle 4th place and Buckingham Palace in 5th with the Tower of London coming 6th. The only natural landmark to make this Top Ten was The White Cliffs of Dover which was voted 7th and the Angel of the North was voted 8th. The last two positions were given to Blackpool Tower and St Paul’s Cathedral.

‘Staycations’ have been extremely popular this year what with the recession and the unstable position of sterling against the euro and dollar and this has resulted in more families taking trips to see local landmarks in the UK. It has also provided children with the opportunity to visit these iconic landmarks and find out what makes Great Britain so great!