The maps, which were last published seven years ago, cover the whole of Britain and will show designated beaches and National Park visitor centres for the first time, ideal for those out touring in their camping units.

Nick Giles, Managing Director of Ordnance Survey Leisure, said: “Satnavs and digital mapping are fantastic for getting road users from A to B, but they can be very restrictive when it comes to more leisurely driving and discovering something new. Since we last published OS Road, we have had a constant stream of customers telling us that the beauty of the road map is in laying it out on the table to study and plan with.”

He added: “The maps make you very curious to learn about this country and see more of it. So due to the overwhelming interest to see them return, we decided the time was right to bring these handy glovebox-sized maps back.”

Britain’s A-roads and motorways now account for almost a quarter of our entire road network. Their combined length is 49,674 miles, while the whole network measures in at 215,940 miles. Travelling at an average of 40mph it would take 224 and a half days to drive every road.

OS revived road maps can be bought at the Ordnance Survey shop.