Discover the UNESCO sites in the UK

From expansive mountain ranges and stunning coastlines to vibrant cities and rural landscapes – the UK’s UNESCO sites are destinations of world-class natural and cultural heritage.

Which will you discover next?

The UK National Commission supports the UK’s contribution to UNESCO and brings the benefits of UNESCO to the UK. By raising awareness of the world’s most special places, we encourage more people to discover the UK’s extraordinary culture, nature and heritage.

UNESCO sites in the British Isles include 29 World Heritage Sites, 13 Creative Cities, nine Global Geoparks and seven Biosphere Reserves. They are all shown on this illustrated map, designed by Tom Woolley.

This map was produced by the UK National Commission for UNESCO as part of “Local to Global”, and was made possible by the GREAT Campaign and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players.

Map help

Opens and closes the navigation sidebar. You can see a list of all locations available in the map and jump directly to any of them. You can also search for them, and click on the categories to show/hide them in the map.

[Only available when the map is zoomed in] Resets the zoom of the map.

Switches to full screen mode, where the map will take the entire screen for a more comfortable navigation. Use the same button (or the ESC key of the keyboard) to close the full screen mode.

Zoom in (+) and out (-) of the map. You can also use the wheel of the mouse or pinching with 2 fingers to achieve the same effect.

When clicking on each location there are links to each UNESCO site’s website if you would like to find out more about them. For further information on the UK National Commission for UNESCO please email: [email protected]

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Discover the UK’s UNESCO Sites interactive map, 2023.

Map illustrated by Tom Woolley. Interactive map and page designed and developed by BlowUp.

The map was produced by the UK National Commission for UNESCO as part of its Local to Global project, made possible with the GREAT Campaign and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks to National Lottery players.

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