Other notable criteria in Bristol winning the accolade was the fact that 78% of Americans thought it was near London anyway. The remaining 22% had confused the West Country with fictional show Westworld, hoping for an orgy of violence but left disappointed that the only rage they felt was for spending £5.60 on a hot chocolate and panini to go.

The rising popularity of the area has seen increase in a number of bizarre occurrences reported. One group of males who made the trip from the big smoke were left bewildered after they mistook ‘Temple Meads’ for a craft beer festival that had “taken appreciation of medieval style beverages to biblical levels” - a 'temple of meads' if you will.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s famous architecture is also under threat. The number of photos taken of Clifton Suspension Bridge is so high that flash photography is damaging the structure. It has been calculated that in the next 20 years, the bleaching from flashes will render the bridge completely monochrome. Locals have argued that this is “how the bridge always appeared” in old photos anyway.