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The four nations

The UK is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Each nation page lists our guides there, its national parks, World Heritage Sites and islands, and what we have not covered yet. For practical differences (health care, bank holidays, banknotes, drink-drive limits) read what differs between the four nations.

Pulteney Bridge and the weir on the River Avon in Bath — Bath

The ruins of Dunnottar Castle on a grassy rock above the North Sea, with a path leading up to it — Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

Rocky cove and green headland seen from the Anglesey Coastal Path — Anglesey

Visitors walking on the basalt columns of the Giant's Causeway beside the sea — Northern Ireland

Choose a nation

England41 guides · 10 national parks · 20 World Heritage Sites
Scotland14 guides · 2 national parks · 7 World Heritage Sites
Wales4 guides · 3 national parks · 4 World Heritage Sites
Northern Ireland1 guide · 0 national parks · 2 World Heritage Sites

Also: places A to Z, counties and council areas, national parks, World Heritage Sites and National Landscapes.

Photo credits

Bath: Andy Li, CC0, source
Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire: Mimihitam, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Anglesey: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Northern Ireland: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits