Warmest welcome is found up North

Yorkshire and Humberside was the area in which travellers expected to find the most helpful locals, according to a survey by Best Western Hotels.

In contrast, London was seen as being by far and away the region with the least helpful people.

After Yorkshire and Humberside, the most hospitable regions were Scotland and north west England, followed by north east England.

Just 2% of the 2,000 polled said Londoners were the most helpful, while 49% rated those living in the UK capital the least helpful.

The next most inhospitable locals were to be found in Wales followed by south east England.

Best Western's Mikhaila Brentnall said: "Northern stereotypes usually involve flat caps, chip shops, Coronation Street and incomprehensible accents.

"However, this survey shows that people across Great Britain view northerners as helpful, warm and welcoming."