{"id":952516,"date":"2026-05-11T11:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/952516\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:43:18","slug":"strawberry-field-named-as-one-of-the-top-tourist-destinations-on-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/952516\/","title":{"rendered":"Strawberry Field named as one of the top tourist destinations on the planet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Salvation Army\u2019s Strawberry Field Liverpool centre has been awarded a Tripadvisor Traveller\u2019s Choice award for 2026, placing it in the top 10% of things to do worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Strawberry Field is one of Liverpool\u2019s most loved attractions, offering a rich history to explore alongside beautiful gardens and peaceful surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>The Traveller\u2019s Choice distinction recognises the most loved and highest rated experiences and attractions around the world, based on millions of Tripadvisor reviews and ratings from the world\u2019s largest travel guidance platform, and its global community.<\/p>\n<p>Real-life traveller insights are collected over a 12-month period and used to determine the winners of these awards, confirming that Strawberry Field has made a real, positive impression on its visitors over the past year, amassing hundreds of five-star reviews on the platform.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A-woman-stands-and-looks-at-the-John-Lennon-photomosaic-in-the-Strawberry-Field-exhibition-scaled-e1.jpeg\" alt=\"Credit: Strawberry Field \/ Influential\" class=\"wp-image-239229\"\/>Credit: Strawberry Field \/ Influential<\/p>\n<p>Home to an interactive exhibition, garden, caf\u00e9 and gift shop, visitors can explore the place that inspired The Beatles hit song \u2018Strawberry Fields Forever\u2019. Every pound spent at Strawberry Field funds the Salvation Army\u2019s work within the community, supporting young adults facing barriers to employment into paid work and brighter futures.<\/p>\n<p>Major Michelle Lovegrove-Huggins, Mission Director at Strawberry Field, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to be awarded Traveller\u2019s Choice 2026 by Tripadvisor, and grateful to our visitors who have taken the time to review us. Strawberry Field prides itself on offering visitors a warm welcome and a unique, memorable visit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis award is a recognition of the dedication each member of staff has for visitor experience and for imparting the message of community, positivity, and love that Strawberry Field is founded on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A-view-of-the-old-Victorian-house-with-the-new-Strawberry-Field-building-1-scaled-e1778497388243.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Strawberry Field \/ Influential\" class=\"wp-image-239230\"\/>Credit: Strawberry Field \/ Influential<\/p>\n<p>Tripadvisor\u2019s Traveller\u2019s Choice awards have been awarding the best experiences and destinations globally since 2002, recognising commitment to hospitality excellence.<\/p>\n<p>The site helped Liverpool take the third-place spot in Tripadvisor\u2019s 2026 Traveller\u2019s Choice: Top UK Destinations, just behind London and Edinburgh, making it the highest-ranked non-capital city in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Strawberry Field, click <a href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r02\/___https:\/\/www.strawberryfield.salvationarmy.org.uk\/___.YXAxZTppbmZsdWVudGlhbC1lMGJiYzRkMDpjOm9mZmljZTM2NV9lbWFpbHNfYXR0YWNobWVudDo1NTNlYmU4OTk3NTViZDYxMjZmY2JhYmFjZDg3NDQ1OTo3OmFkYjM6OWE0ZmRhMDE0MzIwYjlhMGIxNWY3MDZiZTRhOGYzMDI3NGM2OThjNjRiM2FhMDU0MDE2NTNmZjI0NDk4NWE4MTpwOlQ6Rg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe historic site was also recently awarded a prestigious VisitEngland accreditation, read more <a href=\"https:\/\/theguideliverpool.com\/strawberry-field-awarded-prestigious-visitengland-accreditation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out what\u2019s good up North on our new platform, The Northern Guide.<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>\nFrom the best hotels, beauty spots, days out, food and more up North \u2013 visit<a href=\"https:\/\/thenorthernguide.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0thenorthernguide.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow The Northern Guide on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thenorthernguideuk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Salvation Army\u2019s Strawberry Field Liverpool centre has been awarded a Tripadvisor Traveller\u2019s Choice award for 2026, placing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":952517,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[41836,748,2766,12232,393,390,4884,179,269,151464,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-952516","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-beatles","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-culture","11":"tag-days-out","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-family","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-liverpool","16":"tag-music","17":"tag-strawberry-field","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116555771241048445","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952516","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=952516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/952517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=952516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=952516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=952516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}