Natural landmarks · South East England
Britain's May-blossom walks
Hawthorn, blackthorn, cherry — late spring at peak.
May is the month England is at its most reliably beautiful. Hawthorn (the May-tree itself) blooms in hedgerows the first two weeks of May; blackthorn earlier; cherry across most of southern England. Best walks: any North Downs Way section, the Cotswold Way out of Stanton, the West Highland Way's lower lochs section.
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★ Iconic📷 5Long-distance walking trails · South West England
South West Coast Path
England's longest National Trail — 630 miles around the entire south-west peninsula.
★ Iconic📷 4Long-distance walking trails · Central Scotland
West Highland Way
Scotland's classic 96-mile long-distance walk — Milngavie to Fort William.
★ Iconic📷 10Natural landmarks · South East England
The White Cliffs of Dover
Chalk cliffs facing the narrowest part of the English Channel.
★ Iconic📷 4Natural landmarks · South Wales
Pembrokeshire Coast Path
186-mile National Trail around the entire Pembrokeshire coast — Britain's first coastal trail.
★ Iconic📷 4Long-distance walking trails · North West England
Coast to Coast Walk
Wainwright's 192-mile route from the Lake District to North York Moors coast.
★ Iconic📷 5Natural landmarks · North West England
Windermere
England's largest natural lake — 10.5 miles of Lake District ribbon water.
★ Iconic📷 5Natural landmarks · South West England
Cheddar Gorge
Britain's largest limestone gorge — 137 m deep, with show caves.
★ Iconic📷 10Natural landmarks · South East England
The Ridgeway
Britain's oldest road — 5,000-year-old prehistoric track from Avebury to the Chilterns.
★ Iconic📷 10Natural landmarks · South East England
Beachy Head
Britain's highest sea cliff (162 m) on the Sussex coast.
★ Iconic📷 5Natural landmarks · South West England
Land's End
The most westerly point of mainland England.