Britain for students and young travellers on a budget

Free museums and galleries we have checked, by destination

From our free-entry guide, checked against each venue's own website.

• London

  13 places checked

• Glasgow

  9 places checked

• Manchester

  7 places checked

• Wales

  6 places checked

• Edinburgh

  5 places checked

• The Jurassic Coast

  5 places checked

• Bristol

  4 places checked

• Oxford

  4 places checked

• Cambridge

  3 places checked

• Cornwall

  3 places checked

• Liverpool

  3 places checked

• Northern Ireland

  3 places checked

• The Cotswolds

  2 places checked

• The Lake District

  2 places checked

• Bath

  1 place checked

• The Scottish Highlands

  1 place checked

• York

  1 place checked

Walkable areas: many sights close together

Sights listed per square kilometre in our data (minimum 8 sights).

• Old Town & Royal Mile, Edinburgh

  16 sights listed within 0.55 km of its centre (16.8 per sq km)

• The Shambles and Stonegate, York

  13 sights listed within 0.5 km of its centre (16.6 per sq km)

• North Laine & the Royal Pavilion, Brighton & Hove

  16 sights listed within 0.6 km of its centre (14.1 per sq km)

• Brindleyplace & the Canals, Birmingham

  15 sights listed within 0.6 km of its centre (13.3 per sq km)

• The Cathedrals & Hope Street, Liverpool

  15 sights listed within 0.6 km of its centre (13.3 per sq km)

• Abbey & Roman Baths, Bath

  12 sights listed within 0.55 km of its centre (12.6 per sq km)

Suggested routes from our itineraries

Editorial judgement

The first is tagged 'Students and book lovers' in our itinerary data; the second 'Weekend breaks' and 'Museum lovers', with many free museums.

• Oxford, Cambridge and London

  5 days · Steady pace · London, Oxford, Cambridge

  The two great university towns, bracketed by London at each end.

  3 of 21 stops reported step-free · 1 flagged family-friendly (flags exist for London only). Suits: Students and book lovers, Families with older children, First-time visitors.

• Manchester and York

  4 days · Relaxed pace · Manchester, York

  A northern city of canals, cotton mills and music, then a medieval walled city.

  0 of 15 stops reported step-free · 0 flagged family-friendly (flags exist for London only). Suits: Museum lovers, Rail fans, Weekend breaks.