It’s been around for 5,000 years but Stonehenge proves old is best when it comes to Britain’s finest sights.
The spectacular, prehistoric stone circle on Salisbury Plain is the oldest man-made landmark on a list of places all Brits should see before they die.
It took the top spot, beating the view from Newcastle’s Tyne Bridge and Brighton’s Royal Pavilion, in a bucket list survey. Second in the top 30 were the White Cliffs of Dover followed by Snowdonia, Ben Nevis and Lake Windermere.
Picture-postcard pretty St Ives harbour, The Giant’s Causeway and Hadrian’s Wall, all made the top 10.
Our other favourite sights include Cheddar Gorge, the London Eye, Arthur’s Seat and The Needles.
In the Vision Express survey of 1,500 adults, four in 10 said it was easy to forget how beautiful Britain is. Its optical services director Dan McGhee said: “Our research shows that there are some amazing places right here in the UK to enjoy with your loved ones.”
Top 30 sights
1. Stonehenge, Wiltshire
2. The White Cliffs of Dover, Kent
3. Snowdonia, North Wales
4. Ben Nevis, Scottish Highlands
5. Windermere, Cumbria
6. St Ives Harbour, Cornwall
7. Cheddar Gorge, Somerset
8. The top of the London Eye
9. Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland
10. The Giant’s Causeway, County Intrim, Northern Ireland
11. Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh
12. St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall
13. The Needles, the Isle of Wight
14. Canterbury Cathedral, Kent
15. Durdle Door, Dorset
16. The Royal Pavilion, Brighton
17. Portmeirion, Gwynedd, North Wales
18. Top of the Brecon Beacons, Wales
19. Whitby Abbey Ruins, North Yorkshire
20. Seven Sisters White Cliffs, East Sussex
21. Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Derbyshire
22. View of the Tyne Bridge, Newcastle
23. Fingal’s Cave, Staffa, Inner Hebrides
24. The view from the Greenwich Observatory, South East London
25. Castle Coombe, Cotswolds, Wiltshire
26. Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland
27. Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire
28. Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye, Scotland
29. The view from Richmond Hill, South West London
30. Hope Cove, Devon
