The UK's top spot for staycations has just been named and it's just a short drive from Swindon.

Forbes Advisor conducted research to find the best staycation spot in the UK. It scored UK locations based on factors such as the cost of eating out, the average price of a local Airbnb, and transport costs in and around each town or city.

It also analysed the number of attractions per 10,000 people to discover where offers the best experience for a staycation this autumn.

Each of these factors was given a score out of 10 based on the lowest and highest values, where an overall score for each location was given out of 100. The scores were combined to achieve an overall ‘Staycation Score’ out of 100.

The research revealed that the historical city of Oxford offers the best experience, with a Staycation Score of 93.6 out of 100.

Visitors can enjoy a three-course meal for two that costs just £50 on average, Airbnb stays priced at an average of £116 per night, and a wide and varied selection of attractions – with local taxi fares priced at just £1.75 per mile.

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Second place goes to York with its Staycation Score of 92.8. At 32.73, the city offers the highest number of attractions per 10,000 people.

It also scores well for the number of restaurants at 16.58 per 10,000 people. Taxi fares in the city are also relatively modest, costing an average of £2.20 per mile.

With its Staycation Score of 91.4, Cambridge takes third place as a staycation hotspot.

A bottle of beer costs an average of £3.75 in local restaurants, while the £107 daily cost of an Airbnb also stacks up well in terms of affordability. The city also offers 29.51 attractions per 10,000 people.

Guildford, a large town in Surrey, ranks in fourth place, based on its affordability balanced with its wide selection of things to do. It offers 19.47 attractions per 10,000 people as well as the lowest beer prices out of any location in the top 10 at £3.25.

Nottingham takes fifth place with taxi fares sitting low at £1.75 per mile and an overnight stay at an Airbnb priced at an average of £102. It also scored well on the number of attractions, with 17.11 per 10,000 people.

A staycation is a period in which an individual or family stays home and participates in leisure activities within day trip distance of their home and does not require overnight accommodation.