Places to explore in Europe — United Kingdom
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United Kingdom · 162 guides
- Abridge
- Acton
- Acton Shropshire
- Addington
- Aley Green
- Alphamstone
- Ambleside
- Ansty
- Ansty Dorset
- Ansty Warwickshire
- Ansty Wiltshire
- Ashen
- Ashurst
- Ashurst Hampshire
- Ashurst Kent
- Askett
- Aston Clinton
- Astrope
- Aunsby
- Bagber
- Balcombe
- Ballintoy
- Barkston
- Barnston
- Barnston Essex
- Bartlow
- Bath
Bath, a city in Somerset, England, is renowned for its Roman-built baths and UNESCO World Heritage Site status, offering a blend of history, culture, and natural beauty.
- Beacon End
- Beauchamp Roding
- Bepton
- Berkley
- Betws-y-Coed
Explore Betws-y-Coed, a wooded Welsh village where the Conwy, Llugwy and Lledr meet, shaped by historic roads, rail travel and Eryri’s mountain landscape.
- Bibury
- Biggin Hill
- Bletchley
- Bourton-on-the-Water
- Bovington Camp
- Bower House Tye
- Branston
- Branston Leicestershire
- Branston Staffordshire
- Brauncewell
- Brent Eleigh
- Bridge Street
- Brixton Deverill
- Brogborough
- Broomfield
- Broughton
- Broughton
- Broxbourne
- Brundon
- Buckland
- Buxton
Explore Buxton, England’s highest market town, known for geothermal water, Georgian spa architecture, Poole’s Cavern and the nearby Peak District.
- Caernarfon
Visit Caernarfon, a royal town on the Menai Strait, with Roman Segontium, imposing medieval walls and Edward I’s castle within a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Caldecott
- Cam
- Camber
- Camberley
- Camberwell
- Camborne
- Cambridge
- Cambridge
- Cambuslang
- Camelford
- Camelon
- Campbeltown
- Canterbury
Canterbury, a city in Kent, England, is renowned for its rich history, architectural landmarks, and cultural significance, attracting visitors with its historical sites…
- Capel
- Capel Kent
- Carlton
- Carlton Bedfordshire
- Carlton Cambridgeshire
- Carlton Leicestershire
- Carlton Scroop
- Carlton Suffolk
- Castle Camps
- Castle Combe
- Caythorpe
- Chappel
- Chelwood Gate
- Chester
Chester, a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, is the most populous settlement in Cheshire West and Chester, known for its historic architecture and preserved city…
- Chesterton
- Chiddingstone Causeway
- Chignal Smealey
- Child Okeford
- Chipping Campden
- Clifton Campville
- Clifton Maybank
- Coldharbour
- Coleby
- Collingham
- Collingham Nottinghamshire
- Conwy
Explore Conwy, a walled market town in North Wales, where Edward I’s medieval castle and town walls rise beside the River Conwy in a UNESCO site.
- Copthorne
- Corton Denham
- Cowplain
- Cudham
- Dartmouth
- Dedham
- Denton
- Drayton Parslow
- Durham
Explore Durham, a cathedral city on a bend of the River Wear, with its UNESCO-listed cathedral and castle, medieval history and university heritage.
- Easthorpe
- Easton
- Easton Hampshire
- Easton Lincolnshire
- Easton Suffolk
- Ely
Explore Ely, a cathedral city on the highest ground in the Fens, shaped by the Great Ouse, medieval farming, eel traditions and centuries of wetland drainage.
- Eversholt
- Exeter
Explore Exeter, Devon’s historic city on the River Exe, with a medieval cathedral, Roman origins, notable Tudor and Georgian architecture and riverside walks.
- Falmouth
- Feering
- Foggathorpe
- Fordstreet
- Fort William
- Fryerning
- Glastonbury
- Glatton
- Graianrhyd
- Great Casterton
- Hambleton
- Hambleton Rutland
- Hamerton
- Hanslope
- Haworth
- Hay-on-Wye
Discover Hay-on-Wye, the Welsh “town of books” beside the River Wye, with more than twenty bookshops, an annual literary festival and national park scenery.
- Inveraray
- Keswick
- Ketton
- Knaresborough
- Laneast
- Lavenham
- Lerwick
- Lincoln
Explore Lincoln, from Roman Lindum Colonia and Brayford Pool to its Norman castle and Gothic cathedral, once the world’s tallest building for over two centuries.
- London Borough of Camden
- Longdon upon Tern
- Ludlow
- Matlock Bath
Visit Matlock Bath, a historic Derbyshire spa village in England’s narrow Derwent valley, with riverside walks, High Tor and the Heights of Abraham.
- Morecambe
- Norwich
Explore Norwich, a cathedral city on the Wensum with medieval lanes, Elm Hill, Dragon Hall, the Guildhall, Norwich Castle and UNESCO City of Literature status.
- Oban
- Pitlochry
- Portree
- Queen Camel
- Roxburgh
- Ruardean
- Rye
- Salisbury
Explore Salisbury, a cathedral city in England shaped by three rivers, with medieval streets, nearby Old Sarum and Stonehenge eight miles to the northwest.
- Shaftesbury
- Shrewsbury
- Staithes
- Stratford-upon-Avon
Explore Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s Warwickshire birthplace, with riverside walks, medieval roots and performances by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- Tenby
Discover Tenby, a walled seaside town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with sandy beaches, a colourful harbour, coastal paths and boats to Caldey Island.
- Tobermory
- Totnes
- Truro
Visit Truro, Cornwall’s cathedral city and administrative centre, shaped by tin trade, a historic port and streets surrounding its Gothic Revival cathedral.
- Upper Camster
- Wells
- Weston Turville
- Whitby
- Winchester
Discover Winchester, Hampshire’s cathedral city on the River Itchen, with Roman origins, Anglo-Saxon history and access to the South Downs in southern England.
- York
Explore York at the meeting of the Ouse and Foss, with its minster, castle and city walls, Roman Eboracum, Viking Jórvík and medieval trading history.