The public is set to select Britain's Favourite View with new ITV1 series and VisitBritain campaign.

A five-part ITV1 series begins on Sunday, with the series culminating on September 9 with the announcement of "Britain's Favourite View".

The winner from the 61 nominations will be decided by viewers' votes. Each weekly winner will go through to September's final.

Hosted by Trevor McDonald, the series will feature sixteen selections by celebrities, including Clive Anderson explaining why he favours Hadrian's Wall, Sir Ranulph Fiennes scaling the heights of Bath, Meera Syal rediscovering her own Waterloo Sunset and Eddie Irvine taking the driving seat to Strangford Lough, County Down.

You can see the celebrity nominations in the gallery to the left, along with The snuday Times feature on the best views.

Nominations range from architectural marvels to shimmering seas, moorlands, rolling hills, towering castles and contemporary wonders. VisitBritain's tourism campaign aims to inspire Brits to explore and discover their own personal panoramas.

A book, Britain's Favourite View, accompanies the ITV1 series with a foreword by Sir Trevor McDonald. Photographs complement detailed descriptions of the 16 views containing the history and context to bring each location to life.

To see streaming footage of the celebrities and their views, and find out more about the ITV1 series, visit itv.com/view.

To celebrate the release of ITV1’s major new summer series Britain’s Favourite View, VisitBritain has produced a special edition map and dedicated microsite. Order your free Britain’s Favourite View map at www.britainsviews.com.

The Britain's Favourite View book, published by Octopus, is available from bookshops and from www.enjoyenglanddirect.com , priced £16.99.

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