A 98-mile trip through Northumberland has been named one of the most beautiful drives in all of the UK.
Researchers based their findings on miles driven through National Parks, along coastlines, and through Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The routes chosen were around 100 miles, can be completed in a day and take three to fours hours to drive. They take into account the need for pit stops and leg stretches and leave plenty of time to take little detours or fit in some sightseeing that suits you.
And the findings here reveal the six routes across the UK identified as the most beautiful in the whole of the UK. The Northumberland trip identified is from Berwick-upon-Tweed to the Kielderhead Nature Reserve via the Northumberland Coast and took researchers three hours and three minutes to drive.
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Along the way it takes in such well known beauty spots as Lindisfarne and Holy Island; Bamburgh Castle; Druridge Bay Nature Reserve; Alnwick Castle and Hindhope Linn.
Researchers at Cottages in Northumberland said: "The 98 mile route that takes you down the Northumberland Coast Area Of National Beauty and inland to Kielder Forest. With 25 miles of coastline to drive and 21 miles through the Northumberland National Park, there is lots of amazing scenery to soak up and interesting places to stop and explore."
Researchers at Cottages in Northumberland said: "The 98-mile route that takes you down the Northumberland Coast Area Of National Beauty and inland to Kielder Forest. With 25 miles of coastline to drive and 21 miles through the Northumberland National Park, there is lots of amazing scenery to soak up and interesting places to stop and explore."
The other routes named were the 113-mile drive from Loch Lomond to Mallaig via Glencoe and Fort William through some of the wildest parts of Scotland’s west coast. Then there was the 99.5-mile drive from Aviemore to Pitlochry via Granton-on-Spey and Braemar which takes in the best of the Scottish Highlands as well as rural Aberdeenshire and the Queen's holiday home.
Closer to the North East was 90-mile drive from Ambleside to Harrogate via Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales which takes in two National Parks and pretty Lake District villages all the way to the Victorian spa town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire.
Another route chosen was the 112 mile route from Dartmoor National Park to Christchurch in the New Forest National Park which, as well as the two national parks, covers three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and 10 miles of coastline.
Finally in Wales is the 98 miles Snowdonia National Park to The Isle of Anglesey loop which takes in 15 miles of National Park, 20 miles of coastline, and Anglesey itself which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
