The Azore boasts roads so challenging that they form the basis of the European Rally Championship

Bentley builds more cars than ever but they continue to be crafted and built by people. You can tour the factory at Crewe for just £30; here’s what you can expect to discover.

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.”

What better reward could there be after a day’s driving across the North York Moors than a plate of the finest fish ‘n’ chips the county has to offer?

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.

It’s the darker, grimier underbelly of the Petersen – The Vault – that will make your visit most memorable.

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

On the site of a former Royal Air Force base is the future of motoring’s past.

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.

Palm Springs is a glamorous oasis in the desert and the Parker is the place to stay, finds James Mills. Especially for a roadtrip on the nearby Palms to Pines Scenic Byway.

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

It was largely down to Jeremy Clarkson. He simply couldn’t fit in a GT40, so I was drafted in at the last minute.

Ristorante Montana is quite simply the Ferrari of restaurants. Or maybe that’s the restaurant of Ferrari.

Time has stood still at the Pen-y-Gwryd. Take a seat in the bar, lift your gaze to the ceiling and there are the signatures of explorers including Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay.

Like all good things, it happened by accident. There had been no planning, no alarm set for an oh-my-Lord-o-clock start and no intention of driving into the mountains as the sun peered over the horizon.

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