AND the most photogenic location in Somerset is....drum roll......Exmoor National Park.

 

That's according to Great Western Railway, which has compiled a list of the ten most snapped parts of the county.

Before reading on, see if you can come up with the other nine in the top ten.

Here's the complete list:

  • 1 Exmoor National Park, 271 Instagram photos in the last six months;
  • 2 Cheddar Gorge, 193;
  • 3 Wells Cathedral, 183;
  • 4 Glastonbury Tor, 179;
  • 5 Glastonbury Abbey, 58;
  • 6 Dunster Castle, 56;
  • 7 Brean Down, 53;
  • 8 Bishop's Palace, Wells, 49;
  • 9 Ham Hill, Somerset, 46;
  • 10 Quantock Hills, 44.

GWR sourced the top 50 attractions and areas of interest from Google UK for London and each county and major city in the South West and South Wales.

That was then cross-referenced with photos uploaded to Instagram of the locations in the last six months.

From this, GWR discovered which attractions in Somerset have encouraged people to pull out their smartphones and capture the views.

 

GWR is also excited to announce the launch of #GWRAdventures, a photography competition to find some of the most photogenic locations on their network.

To enter simply take a photo of a beautiful location or destination in London, the South West or South Wales and upload the image to Instagram or Twitter using the #GWRAdventures hashtag and tagging the location.

All qualifying submissions will feature in a gallery and interactive photomap at www.gwr.com/adventures.

Dan Pane, GWR’s head of communication, said: “GWR service some of the most photographic destinations in the UK and we wanted to find out where on our network has people capturing the most photos.

"We also want to encourage people to continue capturing the beauty of our network with a photography competition throughout June and July.”