Cornwall was crowned Best UK Holiday County/Region at last night’s British Travel Awards.

The results came from the largest ever poll of public opinion on the best performing enterprises in leisure travel and tourism. The winners were determined by the number of consumer votes cast.

Malcolm Bell, Chief Executive of Visit Cornwall said: ’It’s great news that Cornwall has won Best UK Holiday Region for 10 out of the last 11 years. This is not only an accolade for Cornwall but more importantly the 50,000 people who work in the Cornish tourism industry and the thousands of businesses that strive so hard to deliver an excellent experience.’

The British Travel Award for Best UK Holiday County has been dominated by Cornwall winning in recent years, they lost out in 2018 but they’re back for 2019 reclaiming the title from surprise 2018 winner Northumberland, which has slipped back to the Silver Award, with the Peak District and Derbyshire awarded Bronze.