IN PICTURES: Landmark stops for the London 2012 Olympic torch relay

LONDON 2012 organisers are clearly determined that next year's Olympic torch relay will showcase Britain's postcard landmarks to a watching world.

LONG ROAD: The Olympic torch, set against the backdrop of the Olympic rings, will start its journey in Greece and then spend 70 days travelling around the UK (Getty Images)

From Land's End to John O'Groats, the torch will travel 8,000 miles and pass through 8,000 pairs of hands.

Planes, trains and automobiles, plus chair lifts, zip wires and steam trains will carry the flame on its journey to the Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday July 27th.

Locog have delivered on their accessibility promise, revealing that 95 percent of the population will be within ten miles of the torch relay route.

In addition some of Britain's remotest areas - from the Orkneys in the north to the Channel Islands in the south will host a torch visit.

ATTRACTION: The Giant's Causeway, a World Heritage Site in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption, the torch visits on June 4th

LONDON 2012 CHAIRMAN SEB COE

"I’m delighted that the Olympic torch relay will take the 2012 Games to almost every corner of the UK and that we have achieved our ambition to take the flame to within an hour’s journey of 95% of the population. Now everyone is invited to plan their welcome and find out where they can go to be part of this historic occasion. The Olympic Games are coming to you as the Olympic flame gives our people and places their moment to shine."

FAMOUS: The Old Course at St Andrew's is known as the home of Golf. The town is also where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge famously first met at university. The torch arrives on June 13th.

PICTURESQUE: Loch Ness, a deep freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands. The torch will travel by boat, hoping to avoid its famous and fabled monster, on June 9th.

ANCIENT: Stonehenge, another World Heritage Site, is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire. The torch arrives there on July 12th

DINASAUR ROCK: Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, England. The torch arrives on July 13th

FAMOUS: The Needles is a row of three distinctive stacks of chalk that rise out of the sea off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight, England, close to Alum Bay. The torch will travel on the chair lift that take tourists from the cliff to the beach on July 14th

HISTORIC: It was originally built for Cardinal Wolsey and a favourite of King Henry VIII, Hampton Court Palace will host cycling's time trial at London 2012 and the flame will start its final journey to the Olympic Stadium from there, via the River Thames, on Friday July 27th

FINAL STOP: The Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London. The site of the cauldron remains a closely-guarded secret - but The Orbit tower alongside the 80,000 seater venue looks a favourite (Getty Images)