Discover United Kingdom

15 regions, 62,840 sights.

Historic towns, mighty castles, dramatic landscapes and special places to visit – there is plenty to discover in United Kingdom.

Stonehenge
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62,840
Regions
15
Places
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Castles
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2,219 places

Castles

Palaces
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62 places

Palaces

Churches & abbeys
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3,089 places

Churches & abbeys

Thermal spas
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1 places

Thermal spas

0 places

Food & wine

United Kingdom by region

England
Stefan Kühn CC BY-SA 3.0

44,423 places

England

Stonehenge · Tower of London · Windsor Castle

Schottland
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8,548 places

Schottland

Edinburgh Castle · Stirling Castle · Linlithgow Palace

Wales
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5,363 places

Wales

Conwy Castle · Beaumaris Castle · Cardiff Castle

Northern Ireland
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882 places

Northern Ireland

Carrickfergus Castle · Dunluce Castle · Ulster American Folk Park

190 places

Herefordshire

185 places

Northumberland

177 places

Shropshire

148 places

Shetland Islands

99 places

The Vale of Glamorgan

97 places

King's Lynn and West Norfolk

94 places

Madron

75 places

Huntingdonshire

68 places

East Kerrier Rural District

65 places

Orkney Islands

52 places

Rutland

Cities

London
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2,359 places

London

City of Westminster
Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK CC BY 2.0

470 places

City of Westminster

413 places

Seven Mile Beach

Somerset
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198 places

Somerset

Leeds
Stephen Richards CC BY-SA 2.0

158 places

Leeds

Cardiff
Tevfik Teker CC BY 3.0

146 places

Cardiff

Liverpool
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146 places

Liverpool

Edinburgh
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137 places

Edinburgh

Sights in United Kingdom

Stonehenge
Stefan Kühn CC BY-SA 3.0

Stonehenge

Stonehenge stands on Salisbury Plain near Amesbury, a vast open grassland where the wind moves freely across the chalk downs.

Edinburgh Castle
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Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle stands on Castle Rock, a volcanic crag in the heart of Scotland’s capital.

Conwy Castle
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Conwy Castle

Conwy Castle stands on a rocky ridge above the town of Conwy in North Wales, overlooking the River Conwy.

Carrickfergus Castle
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Carrickfergus Castle

Carrickfergus Castle stands on a rocky promontory on the northern shore of Belfast Lough in County Antrim.

Centre for Alternative Technology
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Centre for Alternative Technology

The Centre for Alternative Technology sits on a seven-acre site in a disused slate quarry near Machynlleth, Powys.

Frequently asked questions about United Kingdom

How many sights are there in United Kingdom?

UbiBene lists 62,840 sights and places to visit in United Kingdom, spread across 15 regions.

Which regions have the most places to visit?

Most of them are in England, Schottland, and Wales.

What are the best-known sights in United Kingdom?

The best known include Stonehenge, Edinburgh Castle, Conwy Castle, Carrickfergus Castle, and Centre for Alternative Technology.