It seemed like a good idea. Drive from London to the northernmost point in Europe. In a convertible. With the roof down. In February.

You know you’re about to experience something special when you see a road sign that reads “Not advised for learner drivers, very large vehicles or caravans.”

Locals call it The Snake, and, if all the crash videos on YouTube are anything to go by, then this road certainly can bite.

On a good day this 14-mile stretch of sinewy Thomas Telford-engineered tarmac affords glorious views of the Pennines.

If it’s real adventure you’re seeking, then avoid the Lasseter Highway and do as the locals do. ‘Go bush’ in a 4x4.

You can literally drop a pin on a map of Wales at random and find an amazing driving road

In Corsica the post is never late. To cross from one side of the 3,350-square-mile island, which is one vast mountain range, you have to conquer the wildest roads in Europe.

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have a lot to answer for. Before Top Gear visited Romania, the Transfagarasan Highway was near enough a secret.

For the past 27 years, the island state of Tasmania has given itself over as playground to a rally quite unlike any other.

The are few places in the world where you can legally and safely exceed 200mph. Nardo is one of them.

This is one of the greatest mountain roads in Europe, and whether you’re cranking your pedals or pressing them to the metal, it’s one for the bucket list.

When the winter sports crowd (and the economists) have gone then Davos becomes a destination for drivers.

Top Gear once called the Stelvio Pass the world’s best road. So, if you’ve got a passion for four wheels or two, a pilgrimage is obligatory.

If there’s a surefire way to fall for New England in the fall, it’s a drive down the Kancamagus Highway.

There's a good reason Britain's car magazines and YouTubers head to Wales so often. The Black Mountain Pass over the Brecon Beacons ticks all the necessary boxes.

The engineers who blasted this road out of the Austrian mountainside clearly loved to drive.

Bond fans will recognise this from the movie Goldfinger, where 007 runs Tilly Masterson off the road.

No sooner have you changed up to third than you have to brake again

For telegenic twists and turns this road is hard to beat.

Whether you take days or weeks to drive it Iceland’s Route One will be seared on your memory forever.