The magazine curates its own list annually, distinct from the ancient or new seven wonders of the world.
Its intention is to showcase new places of awe for modern travellers beyond traditional lists and this year Bradford’s National Nature Reserve has featured.
David Campbell, Interim Countryside and Rights of Way Manager at Bradford Council, was involved in its creation.
When he found out the area had been selected by Conde Nast Traveller, he was “stunned” he says.
“I know how wonderful the NNR sites are and how wonderful Bradford’s countryside moorlands and river valleys and woodlands are, but to be put alongside Banff National Park in Canada and some mediaeval Italian towns and ancient Algerian Roman sites is quite stunning.
“I didn’t expect we would be put alongside places like that.”
The NNR was deliberately created on the fringes of the urban and the rural to encourage the people of Bradford to get out and about in nature, he says.
“We wanted the residents of Bradford to have the opportunity to experience wonderful habitats, wonderful countryside and some exciting engagement with wildlife along the way.”
He says the beauty of the park is the variety of landscapes on offer, from ancient woodlands to lowland bogs and heather-lined moors.
“We have nature sitting alongside the industrial revolution, the heavy industry that used to exist in Bradford and the rest of the West Yorkshire.
“It’s lovely to see those kind of crossovers and see how nature takes over and integrates itself among all the industry that still goes on,” he says.