It’s no secret that the UK’s weather can get pretty dreary. We’re literally famous for it. The sun does grace us with its presence now and again, but some areas get to enjoy a lot more of the precious vitamin D than others.
Researchers at Betway recently set out to discover Britain’s sunniest (and not so sunny) spots. London and Reading emerged as the places you’re most likely to catch some rays, but at the other end of the spectrum, Bradford was revealed as the country’s gloomiest city.
The northern city scored a measly 1.7 out of 70 on the ‘sunny scale’, which took into account the average annual temperature, rainfall, wind, daylight hours and proximity to a beach. Blackpool and Aberdeen were named the second and third bleakest areas.
But locals aren’t having it. In response to the research, the Yorkshire tourist board argued that the city’s ‘vitality is hard to ignore’. It pointed out that while Bradford may not be the sunniest of places it has become a cultural beacon. After all, it is the world’s first UNESCO City of Film, a curry capital and has attracted a bunch of touring shows, including ‘Hamilton’ and ‘Van Gogh Live’.
The city has also gathered some TripAdvisor reviews that counter its bleak first impression, with one user saying: ‘I lived there for over 30 years and saw it wax and wane but it is now definitely on the up again!’
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