UK UNESCO Sites Map

Want to start exploring the network of UNESCO sites in the UK? Click on the image above to be taken to our interactive map. You can also download a map in one of eight languages.

Programmes

UNESCO is a ‘laboratory of ideas’ and we bring together people from far and wide to deliver UNESCO’s programmes covering Education, Science, Culture, and Communication and Information.

Accreditation

From Patronage to Prizes and Chairs to Partnership there are many ways to be accredited by UNESCO in the UK – not least achieving coveted ‘UNESCO Designation status’. Find out how here.

Biosphere Reserves

UNESCO Biosphere Reserves are all about improving the relationship between people and their local environment, globally. They are sites created by UNESCO that find creative ways for people and nature to thrive together. 

Creative Cities

The UNESCO Global Creative Cities Network is a global network of cities working towards the joint mission of placing creativity and cultural industries at the core of their urban development to make their cities safe, resilient, inclusive and sustainable. 

Global Geoparks

UNESCO Global Geoparks are single, unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of international geological significance are managed with a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development. Geoparks are areas of exceptional geological significance.  

Learning Cities

The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities consists of over 200 cities in 40 countries which are united in their determination to promote lifelong learning and, through it, sustainable development in their cities.

World Heritage sites

World Heritage sites tell the unique story of the UK’s contribution to the world. These sites belong to everyone, and it is everyone’s duty to protect them for future generations.

Memory of the World

The Memory of the World Programme protects the collective memory of the peoples of the world. This archive shows the United Kingdom’s most important memories told through some of its most prized documents, photographs, film, audio, and letters.