The LNER (London North East Railway which was once called Virgin Trains) has commissioned a study to see what are the best views in the UK.
We can see how places were ranked, some surprising, some less so. In first place is Loch Ness in Scotland and no one is surprised, in second place the Lake District in Cumbria is equally predictable.
In third and fourth place two places in London are the London Eye and the Tower of London. This is followed by St Ives Bay in Cornwall, Ingleton in Yorkshire and Snowdonia in Wales in seventh place. Man O’War Beach, Dorset The White Cliffs of Dover Stonehenge, Salisbury Ben Nevis viewed from Lochaber, Scotland followed by
Cheddar Gorge, Somerset
York Minster
Loch Lomond, The Trossachs National Park
Pen y Fan, Brecon Beacons
The Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland
Durdle Door, Dorset
Westminster Bridge, London
Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh
St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall
Peak District viewed from Stanage Edge, Derbyshire
Buttermere, the Lake District
Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire
Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland
Richmond Park, London
The Angel of the North, Gateshead
The Three Sisters, Glencoe Valley
Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight
Eden Valley, Cumbria
Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland