Explore Britain by nation and region
Browse the UK three ways — by nation (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland), by travel region, or by the kind of trip you want. Pick a nation or region to frame the map and filter the pins.
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The four nations of the UK — tap one to frame the map and narrow the regions below.
Browse by region
Tap a region to frame the map, highlight its areas and filter the pins — tap again or “All regions” to reset.
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The eighteen travel regions
VisitBritain's own regional grid — nine English regions, four Scottish, four Welsh, and Northern Ireland.
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London One of the world's great cities, and a country's worth of things to do -
South East England Windsor, Oxford, cathedral cities and the white cliffs -
South West England Stonehenge, Georgian Bath, Jurassic cliffs and the Cornish coast -
East of England Cambridge, the Broads, big skies and a quiet coast -
East Midlands The Peak District, Sherwood Forest and stately-home country -
West Midlands Shakespeare's town, Ironbridge and Birmingham's canals -
Yorkshire & The Humber Two national parks, a walled medieval city and the Brontë moors -
North West England The Lake District, the Beatles' Liverpool and Manchester's music -
North East England Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland's castles and empty beaches -
Central Scotland Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling and Loch Lomond -
Scottish Highlands & Islands Skye, the Cairngorms, the North Coast 500 and the northern isles -
North East Scotland Aberdeen's granite, Royal Deeside and the Speyside whisky trail -
Southern Scotland The Borders, Burns country and the Galloway dark skies -
North Wales Eryri (Snowdonia), a ring of castles and the adventure capital -
Mid Wales Empty hills, dark skies and the book town -
West Wales Pembrokeshire's coast path, beaches and Britain's smallest city -
South Wales Cardiff, the Gower and waterfall country -
Northern Ireland The Giant's Causeway, the Causeway Coastal Route and Belfast
Eleven ways to travel
VisitBritain's experience themes — curated cuts across the whole map.
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History & Heritage Stone circles, Roman walls, castles and cathedrals -
Outdoors & Nature Fifteen national parks, three coast paths and a lot of weather -
Arts & Culture Free national museums, the West End and the world's biggest arts festival -
Food & Drink Whisky, the pub, the Sunday roast and a lot of Michelin stars -
Royalty Palaces, castles, crown jewels and the Changing of the Guard -
Film & TV Standing where Harry Potter, Outlander and Bridgerton were shot -
Adventure & Sport Zip lines in slate quarries, surf on two coasts, and the home of the game -
Music & Festivals Glastonbury, the Fringe, Highland Games and the Beatles' city -
Relaxation & Wellbeing Thermal spas, dark skies, forest bathing and very slow walks -
Shopping Department stores, arcades, vintage markets and Harris Tweed -
Sustainability Travelling Britain by train, on foot and by ferry
Photography credits
Every sourced image below is a free-licence photograph of the actual place, from Wikimedia Commons. 70 images.
- Titanic Belfast — Titanic Belfast side view.jpg · Prioryman · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gas Street Basin canals, Birmingham — Birmingham - panoramio (32).jpg · Tanya Dedyukhina · CC BY 3.0
- Brighton Palace Pier — Palace Pier, Brighton (NHLE Code 1381700) (September 2018).JPG · Hassocks5489 · CC0
- Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol — Clifton supension bridge from the Bristol side.JPG · Rodw · CC BY-SA 3.0
- King's College Chapel, Cambridge — Cambridge - King's College - Front court.jpg · Jean-Christophe BENOIST · CC BY 3.0
- Cardiff Castle — Cardiff Castle (15367156864).jpg · Mario Sánchez Prada from Staines, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow — Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum - exterior.jpg · Stinglehammer · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leeds Corn Exchange / Victoria Quarter — Corn Exchange - geograph.org.uk - 7977763.jpg · Anthony Foster · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool — The Albert Dock from room 438 of the Premier Inn - Definitely a Room With A View - panoramio.jpg · ianpudsey · CC BY 3.0
- Manchester Town Hall / Castlefield — Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square..jpg · Samuel Vincent · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gateshead Millennium Bridge and the Tyne — Newcastle-upon-Tyne-bridges-and-skyline cropped.jpg · JimmyGuano · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Radcliffe Camera, Oxford — Radcliffe Camera Oxford 2018 04.jpg · Julian Herzog (Website) · CC BY 4.0
- York Minster — York cathedral september 2024.jpg · Choinowski · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wimbledon Championships, London — Centre court 2006.JPG · Clavecin · Public domain
- The British Museum Great Court, London — South portico, Great Court, British Museum.jpg · https://www.flickr.com/photos/bryansjs · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Glenfinnan Viaduct, Lochaber — Jacobite on Glenfinnan Viaduct 4 20211024.jpg · Daniel Kraft · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Borough Market, London — Borough Market - geograph.org.uk - 5162814.jpg · Peter Trimming · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Glastonbury Festival — The pyramid stage during Glastonbury Festival 2019 02.jpg · Rodw · CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Great Bath, Roman Baths, Bath — Great Bath Roman Baths Bath England dllu.jpg · Daniel Lu (User:dllu) · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Buckingham Palace, London — Buckingham Palace from gardens, London, UK - Diliff.jpg · Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Burlington Arcade, London — Burlington Arcade at Christmas 2024-11-13.jpg · Matt Brown · CC BY 2.0
- Ribblehead Viaduct, Settle-Carlisle line — Ribblehead-viaduct.jpg · Acediscovery · CC BY 4.0
- Pen y Fan, Bannau Brycheiniog — View of Pen-y-fan from the common.jpg · CSHubank · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Loch Morlich and the Cairngorms — Loch Morlich & Cairngorm Mountain (27500235578).jpg · Mike McBey · CC BY 2.0
- The Dark Hedges, County Antrim — Dark hedges 2023-05-26 2.jpg · Z thomas · CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Chester Rows / city walls — View up Bridge Street to St Peters.JPG · Worm That Turned · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Haytor, Dartmoor — Haytor from the south - geograph.org.uk - 5347805.jpg · Michael Garlick · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Durham Cathedral — Durham MMB 02 Cathedral.jpg · mattbuck (category) · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yr Wyddfa / Snowdon — Yr Wyddfa towards Llyn Llydaw Crib Goch 2019 01.jpg · Julian Herzog (Website) · CC BY 4.0
- Galloway Forest Park — The top of Loch Trool (6600313437).jpg · Andrew Bowden from London, United Kingdon · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Giant's Causeway basalt columns — Giant's Causeway Antrim Küste Nordirland@20160529 01.jpg · Hajotthu · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rhossili Bay and Worm's Head, Gower — Gower Peninsula - geograph.org.uk - 7452533.jpg · Julie Houldsworth · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Islay distillery — Lagavulin Distillery - geograph.org.uk - 2325444.jpg · Euan Nelson · CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Old Man of Storr, Skye — Isle of Skye - Old Man of Storr - 2020 - by Sanshiro Kubota.jpg · Sanshiro KUBOTA from London, UK · CC BY 2.0
- The Needles, Isle of Wight — Needles isle of wight.jpg · Kmtextor · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Durdle Door, Dorset — Durdle Door from above.jpg · Thetam · CC BY-SA 4.0
- The White Cliffs of Dover — Cliff top path above the White Cliffs of Dover - geograph.org.uk - 2859377.jpg · Marathon · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Loch Lomond — Loch Lomond panosphere 20211022.jpg · Daniel Kraft · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Slieve Donard and the Mourne Mountains — Slieve Donard, County Down, August 2010.JPG · Ardfern · CC BY-SA 3.0
- New Forest ponies — New Forest heath and horses.JPG · Troxx · CC BY 2.5
- Bealach na Bà, Applecross — Across Loch Kishorn - Flickr - Graham Grinner Lewis.jpg · Graham Lewis · CC BY 2.0
- Conwy Castle and the walled town — Conwy Castle and car park from Town Walls - geograph.org.uk - 1723358.jpg · David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Roseberry Topping, North York Moors — Roseberry Topping - geograph.org.uk - 7857723.jpg · Ralph Greig · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Hadrian's Wall at Steel Rigg — Hadrians Wall, Northumberland National Park, England.jpg · Hansheap · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mam Tor / Stanage Edge, Peak District — Peaky Winders (210241619).jpeg · Durand D Souza · CC BY 3.0
- Barafundle Bay, Pembrokeshire — Barafundle Bay - geograph.org.uk - 3204062.jpg · Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Balmoral Castle, Royal Deeside — Balmoral Castle 3 20211026.jpg · Daniel Kraft · CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Eildon Hills / Scott's View — 'Scott's View' from Bemersyde Hill to the Eildons - geograph.org.uk - 4275698.jpg · Ben Brooksbank · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Glen Coe — Glencoe-068.JPG · Myriam Thyes · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Seven Sisters cliffs, South Downs — Seven Sisters 4.jpg · kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stonehenge — Stonehenge2007 07 30.jpg · garethwiscombe · CC BY 2.0
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre / Shakespeare's Birthplace — Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon (side view) - DSC08945.JPG · Rept0n1x · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norfolk Broads windmill — Hunsett Windmill (C.1860) , River Ant , Norfolk Broads , August 2005 - panoramio.jpg · originalpickaxe · CC BY 3.0
- Windsor Castle — Windsor Castle at Sunset - Nov 2006.jpg · Diliff · CC BY 2.5
- Malham Cove, Yorkshire Dales — Malham Cove.jpg · No machine-readable author provided. Dbenbenn assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Mourne Wall, Mourne Mountains, County Down — Mourne Wall, Mournes, Co Down (Content Pool asset TI7358E) · Richard Watson · Ireland's Content Pool licence (tourism promotion of Ireland only; credit required; all usages; licence expires 2027-10-23)
- Conwy Castle, Wales — Z wycieczki w Conwy - Walia - panoramio - dzidek.jpg · dzidek · CC BY 3.0
- Chatsworth House, Derbyshire — Flickr - Duncan~ - Chatsworth House restored.jpg · Duncan Harris from Nottingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
- Ely Cathedral — Ely Cathedral - geograph.org.uk - 4200018.jpg · Peter Trimming · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Elan Valley reservoirs, Powys — The Caban Coch reservoir from the dam - geograph.org.uk - 5162886.jpg · Derek Voller · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland — Bamburgh MMB 55 Bamburgh Castle.jpg · mattbuck (category) · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dunnottar Castle, Aberdeenshire — Dunnottar Castle dt 2017 02.jpg · Dirtsc · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caernarfon Castle — Aber y Seiont ger Castell Caernarfon - Seiont Estuary near Castell Caernarfon SSSI, Wales 39.jpg · Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Giant's Causeway at sunset, County Antrim — Giants Causeway, sunset, Co Antrim (Content Pool asset TI72ZG7) · Rob Durston · Ireland's Content Pool licence (tourism promotion of Ireland only; credit required; no paid advertising; licence expires 2027-10-23)
- Canterbury Cathedral — Canterbury Cathedral from the west end.jpg · Kreuzau · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tintern Abbey, Wye Valley — Tintern Abbey and Courtyard.jpg · Saffron Blaze · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Melrose Abbey, Scottish Borders — Melrose Abbey panorama seen from the south.jpg · Ymblanter · CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Iron Bridge, Ironbridge Gorge — Iron Bridge roadway facing north, February 2019.jpg · Tk420 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire — St Davids Cathedral Sept2018.jpg · Niki.L · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Whitby Abbey — Whitby Abbey 1.jpg · Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0