Castlerigg Stone Circle
A Neolithic stone circle on a hilltop plateau near Keswick, with a 360-degree view of surrounding fells reached in a couple of minutes on foot.
- Drive to it
- Step-free
- 2 min from the car
- View all round
Views without the walk
Mountain views you can drive to, or reach in a few minutes from the car. Each one lists how far it is from the car park, whether the way is step-free, and the places to stay within reach of it.
The Lake District
Hardknott Roman Fort
A ruined Roman fort on a spur above Eskdale, free to visit, with parking beside the site and panoramic valley views.
- Drive to it
- View all round
Stock Ghyll Force
A wooded waterfall dropping around 21 metres in two stages, a short, stepped walk from Ambleside's main street.
- 15 min from the car
Tarn Hows
A National Trust tarn with an accessible path from the car park and views to the Coniston fells and Langdale Pikes.
- Drive to it
- Step-free
- 5 min from the car
- View all round
Eryri (Snowdonia)
Cregennan Lakes
Two National Trust lakes on the slopes of Cadair Idris, reached by car, with views to the estuary and the mountain's cliffs.
- Drive to it
- View all round
Dolbadarn Castle
A ruined 13th-century round tower above Llyn Padarn, a short but steep climb from Llanberis with views along the Llanberis Pass.
- Drive to it
- 10 min from the car
- View all round
Swallow Falls (Rhaeadr Ewynnol)
A 42-metre waterfall on the Afon Llugwy, reached by a short paid path with steps from a car park just off the A5.
- Drive to it
Sychnant Pass
A road pass west of Conwy Mountain, with a car park used as an alternative starting point for walks onto the hillfort summit.
- Drive to it
The Peak District
Curbar Edge
A gritstone edge above the Derwent Valley reached directly from Curbar Gap car park, with views to Chatsworth and Baslow.
- Drive to it
- Faces west
Monsal Head
A viewpoint over Monsal Dale and the Headstone Viaduct, reached directly from a roadside car park.
- Drive to it
- View all round
Surprise View
A roadside viewpoint above Hathersage looking across the Hope Valley to Mam Tor and the Great Ridge.
- Drive to it
- View all round
Winnats Pass
A dramatic limestone gorge on the road west out of Castleton, cut along the edge of a 340-million-year-old reef.
- Drive to it
- View all round
Scotland
Cairngorm Ski Road and Coire Cas
A public road climbing to 635 metres below Cairn Gorm, among the highest points reachable by car in Britain, with views back over Strathspey.
- Drive to it
- Step-free
- 2 min from the car
- View all round
Chanonry Point
The Black Isle spit where the Moray Firth's bottlenose dolphins feed on a rising tide beside Alan Stevenson's 1846 lighthouse, on foot from Rosemarkie.
- Drive to it
Corrieshalloch Gorge
A mile-long, 60-metre-deep gorge crossed by a Victorian suspension bridge, with the 46-metre Falls of Measach seen from a viewing platform.
- Drive to it
- 5 min from the car
Glenfinnan Viaduct Viewpoint
The curving 21-arch railway viaduct made famous by the Jacobite steam train and the Harry Potter films.
- Drive to it
- View all round
The Quiraing
A high mountain pass on Skye's Trotternish ridge, with towers and hidden plateaux visible within minutes of the car park.
- Drive to it
- 5 min from the car
- Faces east
The Study, Glen Coe
A roadside pull-in on the A82 with the classic view of the Three Sisters ridges, one of the most photographed mountain scenes in Scotland.
- Drive to it
- Step-free
- At the car park
- View all round