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UNESCO World Heritage

World Heritage Sites — the thirty-three places UNESCO judges to be of outstanding universal value.

38 places in this category.

Antonine Wall

UNESCO World Heritage · Central Scotland

Antonine Wall

Antonine Wall — defensive fortification in Roman Britain.

Bath

UNESCO World Heritage · South East England

Bath

Bath — city in Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

Beckhampton Avenue

UNESCO World Heritage · South East England

Beckhampton Avenue

Beckhampton Avenue — former avenue of stones in Wiltshire, England.

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape

UNESCO World Heritage · South Wales

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape — World Heritage Site in Blaenavon, south-east Wales.

Blenheim Palace

UNESCO World Heritage · West Midlands

Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace — country house near Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

borders of the Roman Empire

UNESCO World Heritage · Scottish Lowlands

borders of the Roman Empire

borders of the Roman Empire — world heritage site (limes in Germany and UK).

Buildings and architecture of Bath

UNESCO World Heritage · South East England

Buildings and architecture of Bath

Buildings and architecture of Bath — aspect of the city in Somerset, England.

Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church

UNESCO World Heritage · South East England

Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church

Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church — World Heritage site in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK.

Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd

UNESCO World Heritage · North Wales

Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd

Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd — World Heritage site in the United Kingdom.

Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape

UNESCO World Heritage · South West England

Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape

Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape — World Heritage Site in southwest England.

Derwent Valley Mills

UNESCO World Heritage · East Midlands

Derwent Valley Mills

Derwent Valley Mills — World Heritage Site, where water-powered cotton-spinning mills were first built in the UK.

Durham Castle and Cathedral

UNESCO World Heritage · Scottish Lowlands

Durham Castle and Cathedral

Durham Castle and Cathedral — World Heritage site in Durham, County Durham, England, UK.

Flow Country

UNESCO World Heritage · Scottish Highlands

Flow Country

Flow Country — Tentative World Heritage site in Highland, Scotland, UK.

Forth Bridge

UNESCO World Heritage · Central Scotland

Forth Bridge

Forth Bridge — railway bridge in eastern Scotland.

Fountains Abbey

UNESCO World Heritage · Yorkshire & the Humber

Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey — ruined Cistercian abbey in Yorkshire, England, UK.

Giant's Causeway

UNESCO World Heritage · Northern Ireland

Giant's Causeway

Giant's Causeway — rock formation on the Antrim coast of Northern Ireland.

Hadrian's Wall

UNESCO World Heritage · Scottish Lowlands

Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall — defensive fortification in Roman Britain.

Heart of Neolithic Orkney

UNESCO World Heritage · Scottish Islands

Heart of Neolithic Orkney

Heart of Neolithic Orkney — World Heritage site in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

Ironbridge Gorge

UNESCO World Heritage · West Midlands

Ironbridge Gorge

Ironbridge Gorge — canyon in The Gorge, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England, UK.

Jodrell Bank Observatory

UNESCO World Heritage · West Midlands

Jodrell Bank Observatory

Jodrell Bank Observatory — astronomical observatory in Cheshire, England, UK.

Jurassic Coast

UNESCO World Heritage · South West England

Jurassic Coast

Jurassic Coast — World Heritage Site in England.

Kew Gardens

UNESCO World Heritage · London

Kew Gardens

Kew Gardens — botanical garden and world's largest collection of living plants in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Maritime Greenwich

UNESCO World Heritage · London

Maritime Greenwich

Maritime Greenwich — World Heritage site in the United Kingdom.

Moravian Church Settlements

UNESCO World Heritage · Northern Ireland

Moravian Church Settlements

Moravian Church Settlements — World Heritage Site in Denmark, Germany, USA and the UK.

New Lanark

UNESCO World Heritage · Central Scotland

New Lanark

New Lanark — village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.

Old and New Towns of Edinburgh

UNESCO World Heritage · Central Scotland

Old and New Towns of Edinburgh

Old and New Towns of Edinburgh — group of structures or buildings in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's Church

UNESCO World Heritage · London

Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's Church

Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's Church — UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

UNESCO World Heritage · North Wales

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct — navigable aqueduct in Wales.

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal

UNESCO World Heritage · North Wales

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal — World Heritage site in Weston Rhyn, Shropshire, England, UK.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

UNESCO World Heritage · London

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — government botanical research institute in the UK.

Saltaire

UNESCO World Heritage · Yorkshire & the Humber

Saltaire

Saltaire — Victorian model village located in Shipley, City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England, UK.

St Kilda

UNESCO World Heritage · Scottish Highlands

St Kilda

St Kilda — archipelago in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Stonehenge

UNESCO World Heritage · South East England

Stonehenge

Stonehenge — Neolithic henge monument in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.

Stonehenge Cursus

UNESCO World Heritage · South East England

Stonehenge Cursus

Stonehenge Cursus — Neolithic cursus monument.

Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites

UNESCO World Heritage · South East England

Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites

Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites — World Heritage site in Wiltshire, England.

Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey

UNESCO World Heritage · Yorkshire & the Humber

Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey

Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey — group of structures in North Yorkshire, England, UK.

The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales

UNESCO World Heritage · North Wales

The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales

The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales — UK World Heritage Site from July 2021.

Tower of London

UNESCO World Heritage · London

Tower of London

Tower of London — castle in central London, United Kingdom.