KENDAL TO KESWICK DRIVE VOTED BRITS’ SECOND BEST ROAD TRIP. Picture: Pixabay Two Lake District drives have featured in Brits’ top 10 road trips. A nationwide study has revealed the UK’s most breathtaking routes to experience by car - with the drive between Kendal and Keswick coming in as Britain’s second most beautiful road trip with 23 percent of the votes, having just been pipped to the post by the Loch Lomond to Glencoe drive (24 percent). The route along the A591 which stretches for 30 miles, takes in stunning scenery including views of Lakeland fells and the banks of Windermere, came second in a poll of 1,500 motorists ahead of the historical Cheddar Gorge (21 percent), Hardknott Pass also in the Lake District (20 percent) and the Snake Pass in the Pennines (17 percent).
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British car owners are spoiled for choice for scenic summer staycation drives, but there is one route that’s more beautiful than them all, according to a poll - the A82 from Loch Lomond to Glencoe.
In a survey conducted to discover the most awe-inspiring routes to experience by car in the UK, it garnered 24 per cent of the vote, ahead of the A591 from Kendal to Keswick in the Lake District (23 per cent) and Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, which came third (21 per cent).
Just missing out on a podium place was Hardknott Pass in the Lake District (fourth, 20 per cent), with Northern Ireland’s Causeway Coastal Route, known for its dramatic scenery and featuring in Game of Thrones, and Snake Pass in the Pennines coming joint fifth (17 per cent).
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One of the waterfall walks to be found in the beautiful Hafren Forest, near Llanidloes
Holidaymakers from the West Midlands are being targeted in a campaign urging people to respect the natural wonders of Wales.
National Resources Wales is urging visitors to respect its open spaces as it prepares for a fresh rush from across the border.
Overcrowding and littering marred last year s easing of lockdown, with authorities resorting to the mass ticketing of cars parked on narrow roads through Snowdonia.