Picked on scenery alone Scotland’s North Coast 500 has been voted the most picturesque road trip in the UK in a survey of 2,000 drivers.

The study for Fiat put the 500-mile round trip from inverness in first place for scenery, followed by Kendal to Keswick in the Lake District and Cheddar Gorge in Somerset.

St Ives to St Just in Cornwall took fourth place, with Snake Pass in the Peak District rounding out the top five. Filling the final five spots were the A169 and A170 in Yorkshire, Cheltenham to Stratford in the Cotswolds. the A82 towards Loch Ness, the A39 from Minehead to Barnstape and the Black Mountain Pass in Wales.

According to the survey 78 per cent of drivers questioned said they prefer to take the scenic route to their destination – The Longer Way, as we say at Detour.

To find out more about these routes just click the highlighted text or visit Fiat Scenic Drives.