The UK’s most Instagrammed Locations

Social media is now a key part in travel – not only do people use their channels to find destination inspiration and to discuss potential tips with friends, but also to share their holiday photos. One of the world’s most popular image sharing platforms is Instagram, and now a recent study has revealed the top UK locations and attractions based on uploads to the site.

Instagram locations

The research, which was conducted by travel site Busbud, found that the most Instagrammed cities in the UK included;

  1. Belfast
  2. Birmingham
  3. Bristol
  4. Cardiff
  5. Edinburgh
  6. Glasgow
  7. Leeds
  8. Liverpool
  9. London
  10. Manchester

The project didn’t stop there, and went a step further to find which key attractions users where instagraming in each city. They found that top attractions for each destination were;

  1. Belfast – Cave Hill
  2. Birmingham – Cadbury World
  3. Bristol – Bristol Zoo
  4. Cardiff – Cardiff Bay
  5. Edinburgh – Edinburgh Castle
  6. Glasgow – Loch Lomdond
  7. Leeds – Roundhay Park
  8. Liverpool – Anfield
  9. London – Big Ben
  10. Manchester – Old Trafford

This study proves that the UK is overflowing with amazing cities and attractions just waiting to be explored, so why not take an adventure next weekend and discover some of these places for yourself? Don’t forget, there’s no need to wait until your next summer holiday to share some amazing travel photos, you don’t need to look much further than London.

The most active Instagram communities can be found in;

  1. Edinburgh
  2. Bristol
  3. London
  4. Cardiff
  5. Birmingham
  6. Liverpool
  7. Manchester
  8. Glasgow
  9. Leeds
  10. Belfast

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