Exeter is the third most beautiful city in the UK

With many families opting for a UK staycation this summer, the experts at Atlas Ceramics wanted to find out the most beautiful locations in the country…

The UK’s Most Beautiful Locations

Rank	City	Percentage of Boutique Hotels	Listed Buildings and monuments (per square km)	No. of Interior Designers (per 100,000 people)	No. of Architects (per 100,000 people)	Beautiful City Score /10
1	Oxford	25.71%	26	49.5	72.6	8.39
2	Worcester	28.57%	22	54.9	48.9	7.98
3	Exeter	28.57%	21	45.8	59.3	7.92
4	Winchester	40.00%	4	59.6	68.3	7.62
5	Chelmsford	40.00%	3	61.3	58.5	7.33
6	London	16.34%	13	54.0	57.3	7.26
7	St Albans	14.29%	5	270.6	265.9	7.14
8	Cambridge	10.34%	21	48.0	78.4	7.08
9	Manchester	11.11%	7	61.4	73.4	7.02
10	Bristol	12.20%	20	43.8	54.5	6.61

Oxford takes the crown as the UK’s most beautiful city, with a score of 8.39/10! The city of dreaming spires takes the top spot thanks to having a whopping 26 listed buildings and monuments per square kilometre, ranking third for the factor. The historic city has 72.6 interior designers per 100,000 people and ranks fifth for its proportion of architects too.

Taking second place is Worcester with a beautiful city score of 7.98/10. This West Midlands city is famous for its medieval cathedral which houses royal tombs, a crypt and cloisters. The city ranks in the top ten for the number of boutique hotels, listed buildings and monuments and interior designers per 100,000 people.

The city of Exeter ranks as the third most beautiful location in the UK. The city takes third place thanks to the city scoring in the top ten for three factors, with its highest rank being for its proportion of listed buildings and monuments. It also ranks in the top twenty for its proportion of interior designers.