Free things to do in Britain

"Free" here means free general admission. Special exhibitions, tours and events can be ticketed, some venues ask you to book a free slot, and some suggest a donation. Hours and booking rules change, so use each venue's website.

Free things by destination

Nothing verified yet. We hold no verified free places for Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, Anglesey, Birmingham, Blackpool and the Lancashire coast, Brighton & Hove, Canterbury & Kent, Cardiff, Coventry, Devon, Gloucester, Hereford, Ironbridge Gorge, Islay and Jura, Isle of Arran, Isle of Bute, Isles of Scilly, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, Lindisfarne (Holy Island), Llangollen and Pontcysyllte, Lundy, Mull and Iona, Newcastle and Gateshead, Norfolk and the Broads, North Coast 500, Nottingham, Orkney, Portsmouth and Southampton, Salisbury & Stonehenge, Sheffield, Shetland, Shrewsbury, St Andrews and Fife, Stirling and the Trossachs, Stratford & Warwickshire, The New Forest, The Outer Hebrides, The Peak District, The South Downs, Windsor, Worcester or Yorkshire, so there is no free page for them. The Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire guide, Anglesey guide, Birmingham guide, Blackpool and the Lancashire coast guide, Brighton & Hove guide, Canterbury & Kent guide, Cardiff guide, Coventry guide, Devon guide, Gloucester guide, Hereford guide, Ironbridge Gorge guide, Islay and Jura guide, Isle of Arran guide, Isle of Bute guide, Isles of Scilly guide, Leeds guide, Leicester guide, Lincoln guide, Lindisfarne (Holy Island) guide, Llangollen and Pontcysyllte guide, Lundy guide, Mull and Iona guide, Newcastle and Gateshead guide, Norfolk and the Broads guide, North Coast 500 guide, Nottingham guide, Orkney guide, Portsmouth and Southampton guide, Salisbury & Stonehenge guide, Sheffield guide, Shetland guide, Shrewsbury guide, St Andrews and Fife guide, Stirling and the Trossachs guide, Stratford & Warwickshire guide, The New Forest guide, The Outer Hebrides guide, The Peak District guide, The South Downs guide, Windsor guide, Worcester guide and Yorkshire guide still list sights with links to the official sites.

More ways to spend less

For cheap theater tickets, cheap eating and getting around London, see free and cheap London. For walks, see self-guided walks. For ideas away from the crowds, see quieter alternatives.