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Explore UNESCO World Heritage Sites

UNESCO World Heritage Sites connected to walking routes, trails, and destinations across the UK and Europe.

Briançon UNESCO World Heritage Site

Cultural

France

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Briançon UNESCO World Heritage Site – Mountain Fortifications of Vauban

High-altitude fortifications, ramparts, and mountain passes define a fortified alpine town in the Hautes-Alpes, shaped by seventeenth-century military engineering, strategic geography, and control of transalpine routes.

Lake District UNESCO World Heritage Site

Cultural Landscape

England

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Lake District UNESCO World Heritage Site – Mountains, Lakes, and a Cultural Landscape

Mountain fells, glacial lakes, valleys, and farmed uplands form a cultural landscape in Cumbria shaped by geology, pastoral traditions, and centuries of human interaction with the land.

Saltaire UNESCO World Heritage Site

Cultural

England

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Saltaire UNESCO World Heritage Site – Model Industry, Housing, and Urban Planning

Stone mills, planned streets, workers’ housing, and public buildings form a nineteenth-century industrial village in West Yorkshire, shaped by textile production, social reform, and coherent urban design.

Hadrian’s Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site

Mixed

England

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Hadrian’s Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site – Rome’s Northern Frontier Across Britain

Stone ramparts, forts, milecastles, and frontier landscapes span northern England, marking the line of Rome’s northern boundary across moorland, valleys, and river crossings shaped by military control and terrain.

Tower of London UNESCO World Heritage Site

Cultural

England

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Tower of London UNESCO World Heritage Site – Fortress, Palace, and River Stronghold

A fortified complex beside the River Thames in central London, defined by Norman stonework, royal architecture, and layers of power, defence, and ceremony shaped over nearly a thousand years.

Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd UNESCO World Heritage Site

Cultural

Wales

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Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd UNESCO World Heritage Site – Medieval Fortresses and Planned Towns

Stone castles, walled towns, and coastal strongholds define a medieval landscape in Gwynedd shaped by thirteenth-century conquest, military architecture, and planned urban form along Wales’s north coast.

St Kilda UNESCO World Heritage Site

Mixed

Scotland

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St Kilda UNESCO World Heritage Site – Remote Islands of Nature and Human Endurance

Isolated Atlantic islands west of the Outer Hebrides, defined by towering sea cliffs, vast seabird colonies, and the remains of a resilient island community shaped by isolation, weather, and time.

Skellig Michael UNESCO World Heritage Site

Cultural

Ireland

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Skellig Michael UNESCO World Heritage Site – Monastic Stone, Atlantic Isolation, and Sea Cliffs

A remote rocky island off Ireland’s south-west coast, defined by steep Atlantic cliffs and a remarkably preserved early medieval monastic settlement shaped by isolation, devotion, and the sea.

Burren & Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark

Natural

Ireland

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The Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO World Heritage Site – Limestone Uplands and Atlantic Cliffs

Limestone pavements, rare flora, and sheer Atlantic cliffs define a western Irish landscape shaped by geology, ocean exposure, and long human presence along the edge of County Clare.

City of Bath UNESCO World Heritage Site

Cultural

England

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City of Bath UNESCO World Heritage Site – Roman Origins and Georgian Cityscape

Roman baths, Georgian streets, crescents, and surrounding hills form a planned historic city shaped by hot springs, classical architecture, and eighteenth-century urban design.

Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated UNESCO World Heritage Site

Cultural

England

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Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site – Prehistoric Monuments Across the Chalklands of Wessex

Chalk downland, ancient avenues, stone circles, and ceremonial landscapes define a prehistoric landscape in Wiltshire shaped by monument building, ritual movement, and human presence over thousands of years.

Cornwall & West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site

Cultural

England

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Cornwall & West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site – An Industrial Landscape Shaped by Tin and Copper

Engine houses, mine shafts, ports, and inland valleys form an industrial landscape across Cornwall and West Devon, shaped by centuries of tin and copper mining and its global influence.

Jurassic Coast UNESCO World Heritage Site

Natural

England

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Jurassic Coast UNESCO World Heritage Site – A Coast Shaped by Deep Time

Fossil-rich cliffs, sweeping beaches, and clifftop paths line England’s south coast, revealing 185 million years of geological change shaped by erosion, collapse, and the sea.

Giant’s Causeway UNESCO World Heritage Site

Natural

Northern Ireland

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Giant’s Causeway UNESCO World Heritage Site – Basalt Coast and Atlantic Geology

Basalt columns, coastal paths, and Atlantic cliffs line Northern Ireland’s north coast, forming a volcanic landscape shaped by ancient lava flows and long ocean exposure.