Researchers from the Serviced Apartment Company (SACO) found that 22.9% of the 1,500 adults surveyed said lunch in a quiet Cotswolds pub was their 'happy place'.
In second place, was eating ice cream on Brighton beach with 22% of people voting for this because even the great British weather can’t dampen spirits.
Fish and chips
Brits' top 10 'happy places':
- Pub lunch in the Cotswolds
- Eating ice cream on Brighton beach
- Walking/hiking in the Lake District
- Admiring the white sandy beaches of the Hebrides
- Walking in the Peak District
- Eating fish and chips in Padstow
- Enjoying a cream tea in the Isles of Scilly
- Visiting the Roman baths
- Enjoying a pastry in St Ives
- Open top bus ride in London
One fifth (20.1%) of Brits chose hiking in the Lake District as their favourite ideal and 18.2% said admiring the white sandy beaches of the Hebrides.
In fifth place was walking in the Peak District with 17.7% and nothing says a holiday by the sea like enjoying a portion of fish and chips with 17% of Brits wanting to be eating theirs in Padstow.
A traditional cream tea in the Isles of Scilly hit the spot with 16.5% of respondents naming it as their happy place.
Staycation adventure
Some 16% of Brits chose visiting the Roman baths in the city of Bath and then in ninth place, a proper Cornish pasty in St Ives was 15.5% of those surveyed happy places.
In 10th position was taking an open-top bus ride in the capital with 15% of Brits stating this as their choice during a staycation.