Which palace reigns supreme as the UK’s top royal residence?
A new study by Norfolk holiday providers Kett Country Cottages has looked at a range of different categories to name the UK’s top royal residence. Kett Country Cottages have pored over the data for things like history, popularity, instagrammability and admission fee to name an overall winner and discovered some interesting facts along the way. Key information about each royal residence has also been used to create a series of stunning illustrated cards which can be used to play a classic game of top trumps.
The top ten royal residences in full are:
- Buckingham Palace
- Windsor Castle
- Kensington Palace
- Sandringham House
- Balmoral Castle
- Highgrove
- Clarence House
- Holyroodhouse
- Anmer Hall
- Hillsborough Castle
During our research we discovered that Buckingham Palace is the most Instagrammable royal residence with more than 1.3 million hashtags and Windsor Castle is the place where The Queen spends the most average nights each year!
Other key facts from the study:
- Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle jointly receive the most Google searches
- Highgrove is the royal residence with the highest admission fee
- Windsor Castle is the oldest inhabited castle in the world
Score a royal flush
The colourful cards showcase ten of the UK’s finest royal residences with beautiful illustrations of the various palaces, castles and stately homes. If you fancy challenging someone to a top trumps game however, tactical play is essential as each of the cards has it’s own strengths and weaknesses. As you would probably expect though Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace are the best cards to hold in your deck!
