While many countries might claim to have the most scenic drives in the world, from the Pacific Coast Highway in Calfornia, Amalfi Coast in Italy and the Ruta 40 in Argentina, most of those destinations are simply out of reach for those based in the UK.

But for those looking for beautiful journeys closer to home, a new list might just be providing some instantly Instagrammable drives.

Performance car brand Abarth has put together list of 20 most picturesque drives in the British Isles and cross referenced them with hashtag mentions on Instagram to provide the ultimate list of breathtaking routes.

Those based in England might have a bit of a journey to get to the top two spots in Abarth’s list, however with the Wild Atlantic Way claiming a stunning 1,570,313 hashtags and the Ring of Kerry also claiming 222,293 it might just be worth catching that ferry across the Irish Sea.

Scotland’s North Coast 500 is third on the list (141,529 hashtags), England’s Chedder Gorge (84,162) comes fourth, with the Elan Valley in Wales (53,204) claims fifth spot.

England and Wales claimed 16 spots in the top 20, with some breathtaking scenery to take in no matter what car you are driving.

he British Isles has some of the most spectacular and beautiful scenery to be experienced and especially so right from the driving seat. From sweeping mountain passes, through peaks and valleys to dramatic coastlines, the UK and Ireland has it all on offer,” said Greg Taylor, Fiat and Abarth UK Managing Director.

“Abarth cars thrive on these sorts of roads so we wanted to put a list together of the routes that we know would will thrill drivers and car enthusiasts, not only covering the most exciting roads, but also the most visually show stopping drives. Clearly, they’re also great places to capture spectacular pictures of an Abarth against a backdrop that would rival anywhere in the world.”

Abarth’s Top Twenty UK and Ireland Roads

	Driving Road Name	Country, county or region	Number of hashtags
1	Wild Atlantic Way	Ireland	1,570,313
2	Ring of Kerry	Ireland, Iveragh Peninsula in southwest and County Kerry	222,293
3	North Coast 500	Scotland, North Coast	141,529
4	Cheddar Gorge	England, Somerset	84,162
5	Elan Valley	Wales, Powys in mid-Wales	53,204
6	Snake Pass	England, Derbyshire	17,752
7	Cat and Fiddle	England, spans Buxton, Derbyshire, and Macclesfield, Cheshire	11,597
8	Hardknott Pass	England, Cumbria	10,699
9	Bealach na Bà also known as ‘Pass of the Cattle’	Scotland, Applecross	10,499
10	Horseshoe Pass	Wales, Denbighshire, north-east Wales	9,922
11	Great West Way	England, Wiltshire	7,736
12	Llanberis Pass	Wales, Gwynedd	4,843
13	EVO Triangle	Wales, Conwy and Denbighshire	4,735
14	Aberaeron (A478) ‘Preseli Mountains’	Wales, Ceredigion	4,646
15	Atlantic Highway	England, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall	3,322
16	Woodhead Pass	England, Derbyshire	2,562
17	Buttertubs Pass	England, Yorkshire Dales	2,307
18	Mourne Coastal Route	Northern Ireland, coast of County Down between Belfast and Newry	1,995
19	Gospel Pass	Wales, Vale of Ewyas	1,543
20	Black Mountain Pass	Wales, Vale of Ewyas	1,383

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