{"id":112386,"date":"2025-05-18T18:45:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T18:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/112386\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T18:45:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T18:45:20","slug":"surprising-top-trending-travel-destination-in-scotland-and-its-not-edinburgh-or-glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/112386\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprising top trending travel destination in Scotland – and it’s not Edinburgh or Glasgow"},"content":{"rendered":"

MORE than half of Brits are set to travel more this summer than last, according to stats from travel experts at TripAdvisor.<\/p>\n

And four in five people are planning a holiday<\/a> over the next three months with Gen Z and millennials most likely to travel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The waterfront has had a massive revamp\"Dundee,<\/a><\/p>\n

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There’s plenty of culture to enjoy<\/p>\n

But some of the top trending destinations could come as a surprise.<\/p>\n

Over a third of Scots are planning to visit a new destination this summer<\/a>. <\/p>\n

This year\u2019s fastest-growing destinations list is dominated by coastal towns.<\/p>\n

And coming in top place in Scotland<\/a> is not popular spots like Glasgow or Edinburgh<\/a> – but Dundee.<\/p>\n

The city has undergone an extensive waterfront regeneration and the addition of the V&A Museum to the banks of the River Tay has spruced up the city of discovery considerably.<\/p>\n

But, according to TripAdvisor<\/a>, it hasn’t gone to Dundonians’ heads. They say: “With plenty of wit and character, the locals are some of the friendliest in the UK.”<\/p>\n

There’s also loads to do from learning about science<\/a> to visiting historic ships or enjoying the theatres, arts centres, coffee shops and cool bars, as well as walking routes around the city.<\/p>\n

Coming in first place across the UK for trending destinations is the village of\u00a0Seaview, on the Isle of Wight<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Known as one of the island\u2019s more upmarket communities it is frequented by politicians and celebs during the summer months.<\/p>\n

It’s packed with quirky shops, restaurants<\/a> and pubs and has a nearby award-winning distillery, its own nature reserve and a fantastic playpark.<\/p>\n

Scotland\u2019s Hidden Gem: Codona\u2019s Named Best Family Day Out at Entertainment Awards<\/p>\n

In second place is\u00a0Ingoldmells in Lincolnshire<\/a> which is a paradise for families<\/a> with plenty of holiday parks and caravan sites to choose from.<\/p>\n

Around one third of Brits are planning longer-haul travel this summer, with destinations like Thailand<\/a>, Tanzania and Brazil<\/a> trending.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TOP TRENDING UK SPOTS<\/p>\n

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HERE’s the top 10 fastest growing destinations for 2025:<\/p>\n

Seaview, Isle of Wight<\/p>\n

Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire<\/p>\n

Bamburgh, Northumberland<\/p>\n

Hunstanton, Norfolk<\/p>\n

Dundee, Scotland<\/p>\n

Coventry, West Midlands<\/p>\n

Newby Bridge, Cumbria<\/p>\n

Lytham St Anne’s, Lancashire<\/p>\n

Bassenthwaite, Cumbria<\/p>\n

Llangollen, North Wales<\/p>\n

Guzeloba in T\u00fcrkiye is the number one fastest growing destination. It’s a stunning coastal spot, famous for its sandy beaches<\/a>, ideal places for swimming<\/a> and breathtaking sea views. <\/p>\n

This is followed by\u00a0Kendwa, on Zanzibar Island, at number two and\u00a0Kata Beach, in Thailand’s Phuket, in third place.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Phuket was among the top long-haul destinationsCredit: GETTY\"Aerial<\/a><\/p>\n

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Looking southeast over Dundee\u2019s city centre and the Tay Road Bridge to FifeCredit: Getty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MORE than half of Brits are set to travel more this summer than last, according to stats from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112387,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,299,918,4884,18460,712,50986,18461,14299,731,1014,21291,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-112386","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-europe","11":"tag-glasgow","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-holiday-hacks","14":"tag-scotland","15":"tag-section-travelcity","16":"tag-staycation-tips-and-ideas","17":"tag-summer","18":"tag-thailand","19":"tag-travel-advice","20":"tag-travel-deals","21":"tag-uk","22":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114530322226731957","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}