VisitBritain and Google are excited to announce the winners of the online poll in which the British public voted for the first tourist attractions to be photographed by the Street View Trike. After receiving over 10,000 suggestions for locations we opened the top 16 landmarks up for voting. Over 35,000 votes were cast showing the British public's passion for their local landmarks.
The top 6 most voted for locations, plus a special 'wildcard' location, will get a visit from the trike over the summer and the images it collects will later appear in Street View on Google Maps (fingers crossed for good cycling weather).
The 'wildcard', chosen by VisitBritain, is Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland and was selected because it represents a hidden gem.
“With over 5,000 years of history, Stonehenge continues to be one of the country's most recognised historic monuments, attracting more than 890,000 visitors a year. We’re delighted that it will be part of Google Street View, and can’t think of a better way to bring history and heritage right up to date with the latest technology. The question mark over Stonehenge's origins and purpose continues to fascinate people in the UK, and our hope is that its appearance on Google Street View will help encourage people to visit themselves, and decide whether Stonehenge was a place of sun worship, a sacred burial site, or something different altogether!”
Congrats to all the winners! Now it's down to our super fit tryclists to get cracking and photograph these places so everyone can admire the country's heritage and start planning their next weekend away.
