Category
Battlefields & battle sites
Britain's registered battlefields — Bosworth, Naseby, Marston Moor, Culloden, Hastings, Sedgemoor, Bannockburn — the places where English and Scottish history was decided.
178 places in this category.
Battlefields & battle sites by region
- 54 battlefields battle sites in Scottish Highlands
- 21 battlefields battle sites in Scottish Islands
- 15 battlefields battle sites in South East England
- 15 battlefields battle sites in Central Scotland
- 11 battlefields battle sites in London
- 8 battlefields battle sites in South West England
- 8 battlefields battle sites in South Wales
- 7 battlefields battle sites in North Wales
- 6 battlefields battle sites in East of England
- 6 battlefields battle sites in West Midlands
All battlefields & battle sites
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · London
Cable Street Mural
Cable Street Mural — Public artwork (mural) by Dave Binnington Savage;Paul Butler;Ray Walker;Desmond Rochfort.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · London
Lord Dowding
Lord Dowding — Public artwork (statue).
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · London
William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Younger is a place of interest in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · London
Hundred Pound Bridge Wood
Hundred Pound Bridge Wood in England London, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · London
Northmoor Hill Wood
Northmoor Hill Wood in England London, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · London
Nelson's Ship in a Bottle
Nelson's Ship in a Bottle in England London, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · London
Sharks!
Sharks! in England London, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · London
Square the Block
Square the Block in England London, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · London
33, watchtower
33, watchtower in England London, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · London
Angels of the Heavenly Host
Angels of the Heavenly Host in England London, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · London
Wrapper by Jacqueline Poncelet, Edgware Road tube station
Wrapper by Jacqueline Poncelet, Edgware Road tube station in England London, United Kingdom.
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📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · South East England
Hurricane
Hurricane — Public artwork (sculpture).
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · South East England
Burnham Beeches
Burnham Beeches in England South East, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · South East England
Kingley Vale
Kingley Vale in England South East, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · South East England
Flight Pond Wood
Flight Pond Wood in England South East, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · South East England
Hurst Wood
Hurst Wood in England South East, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · South East England
Westerham Wood
Westerham Wood in England South East, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · South East England
Peake Wood
Peake Wood in England South East, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · South East England
Angling Spring Wood
Angling Spring Wood in England South East, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · South East England
Friston Forest
Friston Forest in England South East, United Kingdom.
Battlefields & battle sites · South East England
Cranbourne Chase
Cranbourne Chase in England South East, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · South East England
Jacob's Wood
Jacob's Wood in England South East, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · South East England
Railway Wood
Railway Wood in England South East, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · South East England
Kenilworth Wood
Kenilworth Wood in England South East, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · South East England
Basingbourne Wood
Basingbourne Wood in England South East, United Kingdom.
📷 5Battlefields & battle sites · South East England
Fingermaze
Fingermaze in England South East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · South West England
New Forest
New Forest in England South West, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · South West England
Wistman's Wood
Wistman's Wood in England South West, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · South West England
Cardinham Woods
Cardinham Woods in England South West, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · South West England
West Woods
West Woods in England South West, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · South West England
Kingswood
Kingswood in England South West, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · South West England
Levalsa Meor
Levalsa Meor in England South West, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · South West England
Tutshill Wood
Tutshill Wood in England South West, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · South West England
Gallos
Gallos in England South West, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · East of England
Hayley Wood
Hayley Wood in England East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · East of England
Holkham Meals
Holkham Meals in England East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · East of England
Winding Wood
Winding Wood in England East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · East of England
Langley Wood
Langley Wood in England East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · East of England
Morkery Wood
Morkery Wood in England East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · East of England
Little Haw Wood
Little Haw Wood in England East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · East Midlands
Kelham Hills
Kelham Hills in England East Midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · East Midlands
Naseby Field
Naseby Field is the location of the Battle of Naseby, a cardinal battle of the English Civil War which resulted in a disastrous royalist defeat. It is located roughly twenty miles north of Northampton
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📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · West Midlands
Bronze Cannon
Bronze Cannon — Public artwork (sculpture) by Andrew Burton.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · West Midlands
James Watt's Mad Machine
James Watt's Mad Machine in England West Midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · West Midlands
Sot's Hole gate
Sot's Hole gate in England West Midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · West Midlands
The Windswept Pages
The Windswept Pages in England West Midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · West Midlands
"Then revel in gladness..."
"Then revel in gladness..." in England West Midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · West Midlands
Astle Gates
Astle Gates in England West Midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · Yorkshire & the Humber
Mulgrave Woods
Mulgrave Woods in England Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · Yorkshire & the Humber
Saw Wood
Saw Wood in England Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Battlefields & battle sites · Yorkshire & the Humber
Wykeham Forest
Wykeham Forest in England Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Battlefields & battle sites · Yorkshire & the Humber
Langdale Forest
Langdale Forest in England Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · North West England
Burns Quarry Wood
Burns Quarry Wood in England North West, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · North West England
Such Hey Wood
Such Hey Wood in England North West, United Kingdom.
Battlefields & battle sites · North West England
Bamse's Wood
Bamse's Wood in England North West, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · North East England
Culloden Tower
Culloden Tower in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · North East England
Wall
Wall in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · North East England
Devil's Water
Devil's Water in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · North East England
Chathill
Chathill in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · Scottish Highlands
Royal Forest
Royal Forest in Scotland Highlands, United Kingdom.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many battlefields & battle sites are in this guide?
- We currently list 178 battlefields & battle sites across the United Kingdom — every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.
- Are these places free to visit?
- Many places in the guide are free to enter — almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.
- Where does the data come from?
- Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls — everything is fetched at build time and committed.
- How often is this updated?
- A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.