Readers nominated their choices, which were then put in order of merit by a panel of five judges, including the BBC's Jeremy Paxman.

Country Life's Clive Boursnell took pictures of the top five views - judges' comments can be found by putting your cursor on the picture.

Salisbury Cathedral

Buttermere, Lake District

Chesil Bank, Dorset

Three Cliffs Bay, Swansea

Derwentwater, Lake District

Jeremy Paxman (right) was among the judges