LOCATIONS in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire make the list of the top 10 places in the UK and Ireland to watch the sunset.

At the top of the list, produced by Auto Trader, was Durdle Door, on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset.

Stonehenge, in Wiltshire, was second on the list, followed by Beachy Head in East Sussex in third.

Cheddar Gorge, in Somerset, ranked fourth in the list, while Dorset makes the chart again, with Corfe Castle listed in tenth place.

Auto Trader analysed the number of posts on social media sites TikTok and Instagram, as well as Google searches and more, to find the places most revered for their sunset vistas.

Dartmoor, in Devon, ranked top for Instagram posts, with 993,000, while Connemara, in County Galway, Ireland, ranked top for TikTok videos, with 60,200.

Beachy Head was the driest spot to watch a sunset, with just 116 rainy days each year.

“Hiking has significantly increased in popularity over the last few years, with 26.4 million posts about hiking in the UK on TikTok,” an Auto Trader spokesperson said.

“Many travellers are visiting popular outdoor spots to catch a view of beautiful sunsets, TikTok searches for ‘best sunset spots’ have increased by 200% in the last 12 months.”

The top 10 sunset spots in the UK and Ireland:

1. Durdle Door, Dorset
2. Stonehenge, Wiltshire
3. Beachy Head, East Sussex
4. Cheddar Gorge, Somerset
5. Dartmoor, Devon
6. Malvern Hills, Worcestershire
7. Pen y Fan, Brecon Beacon
8. Dunnottar Castle, Aberdeenshire
9. Giant’s Causeway, County Antrim
10. Corfe Castle, Dorset