the tatty tarmac site overlooks the golden sands at rhossili in south wales , voted the uk 's number one beach , the third best in europe , and 9th best in the world by tripadvisor .
now the rundown parking spot has been snapped up by the heritage organisation which normally looks after the uk 's best buildings and landscapes .
national trust manager paul boland defended spending the hefty sum to buy the car park from private landowners with the aim of improving it .