
相同之处
The UK has one entry system: see entry requirements. Emergency calls also work the same way everywhere. 999 is the UK's emergency number and 112 reaches the same service; GOV.UK says calls to 999 and to the police non-emergency number 101 are free.2,3,4
不同之处在于各项服务由谁管理。苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰设有权力下放的政府,而英格兰没有自己的权力下放立法机构或政府,由Westminster统一管理。1 对游客而言,实际影响主要体现在医疗、公共假日和少数法律上,详见下文。
医疗服务
The NHS pages for visitors are written for England and say that rules may differ in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.5 For the detail see health and safety. For urgent advice that is not an emergency, the nation matters:
| 国家 | 官方网站怎么说 |
|---|---|
| 英格兰 | NHS 111 is for urgent medical help or advice that is not life-threatening, or if you are unsure which service you need. 999 is for life-threatening emergencies.5 |
| 苏格兰 | NHS 24 says to phone 111 for free if you think you need A&E but it is not life or limb threatening, or if your GP practice, pharmacy or dental practice is closed.6 |
| 威尔士 | NHS 111 Wales offers a symptom checker and out-of-hours guidance, and says a pharmacy is the best place to start for a common ailment. The page we read gave no phone number; use the site.7 |
| 北爱尔兰 | nidirect says visitors will not pay for treatment in an emergency department, and that other treatment may be charged. We did not find an NHS 111 equivalent on the pages we read, so use nidirect and 999 for emergencies.8 |
各地区公共假日
GOV.UK publishes separate bank holiday lists for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Some days, such as Christmas Day, are shared. Others apply to one nation only.9 Dates below come from the same data (our copy in src/data/bank-holidays.json), from Sun, 25 Oct 2026 to Fri, 31 Dec 2027. Confirm on GOV.UK before you plan around a date.
- 这段时期内,苏格兰有英格兰和威尔士没有的假日:St Andrew’s Day, 2nd January。
- 北爱尔兰在此期间设有英格兰和威尔士没有的节日:St Patrick’s Day、Battle of the Boyne(Orangemen’s Day)。
GOV.UK's page does not say which shops, attractions or transport services open on bank holidays. Check each venue.9
英格兰与威尔士
| 日期 | 假日 |
|---|---|
| 周五,2026年12月25日 | 圣诞节 |
| 周一,2026年12月28日 | 节礼日(补假日) |
| 周五,2027年1月1日 | 元旦 |
| 周五,2027年3月26日 | Good Friday |
| 周一,2027年3月29日 | 复活节星期一 |
| 周一,2027年5月3日 | Early May bank holiday |
| 周一,2027年5月31日 | Spring bank holiday |
| 周一,2027年8月30日 | Summer bank holiday |
| 周一,2027年12月27日 | 圣诞节(补休日) |
| 周二,2027年12月28日 | 节礼日(补假日) |
苏格兰
| 日期 | 假日 |
|---|---|
| 周一,2026年11月30日 | St Andrew’s Day |
| 周五,2026年12月25日 | 圣诞节 |
| 周一,2026年12月28日 | 节礼日(补假日) |
| 周五,2027年1月1日 | 元旦 |
| 周一,2027年1月4日 | 1月2日(补休日) |
| 周五,2027年3月26日 | Good Friday |
| 周一,2027年5月3日 | Early May bank holiday |
| 周一,2027年5月31日 | Spring bank holiday |
| 周一,2027年8月2日 | Summer bank holiday |
| 周二,2027年11月30日 | St Andrew’s Day |
| 周一,2027年12月27日 | 圣诞节(补休日) |
| 周二,2027年12月28日 | 节礼日(补假日) |
北爱尔兰
| 日期 | 假日 |
|---|---|
| 周五,2026年12月25日 | 圣诞节 |
| 周一,2026年12月28日 | 节礼日(补假日) |
| 周五,2027年1月1日 | 元旦 |
| 周三,2027年3月17日 | 圣帕特里克节 |
| 周五,2027年3月26日 | Good Friday |
| 周一,2027年3月29日 | 复活节星期一 |
| 周一,2027年5月3日 | Early May bank holiday |
| 周一,2027年5月31日 | Spring bank holiday |
| 周一,2027年7月12日 | 博因河战役(Orangemen’s Day) |
| 周一,2027年8月30日 | Summer bank holiday |
| 周一,2027年12月27日 | 圣诞节(补休日) |
| 周二,2027年12月28日 | 节礼日(补假日) |

标识上的语言
- Wales: road signs in Wales are in Welsh and English, and since 2016 new signs show Welsh first.10
- Scotland: bilingual signs are being introduced in Gaelic-speaking regions of the Highlands and Islands, and some direction signs on the Outer Hebrides are in Gaelic only. Scotland's Scottish Languages Act 2025 names Gaelic and Scots as official languages alongside English.11
- Northern Ireland: many councils use Irish alongside English, and some also use Ulster Scots. Irish signs are contested in some communities.12
酒后驾车
GOV.UK says the drink-drive limits in Scotland are different from the rest of the UK. As the page gives them, the breath limit is 35 microgrammes per 100 ml in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 22 in Scotland; the blood limit is 80 mg per 100 ml, and 50 in Scotland.13 The only safe approach if you are driving is not to drink.
On buying alcohol, GOV.UK says that under 18s may not buy it, with rules for 16 and 17 year olds who are accompanied at a meal. The page names no differences between the nations.14
纸币
Only the Bank of England issues banknotes in England and Wales. In Scotland and Northern Ireland, six banks (three in each) can also issue their own, and by law must hold assets at least equal to the value of the notes they have in circulation.15
Wikipedia says Scottish and Northern Irish notes are not legal tender anywhere, are usually accepted elsewhere in the UK, and are sometimes refused by retailers who are unfamiliar with them.16 We could not read a UK Finance page on this (the address we tried returned 404), and the Bank of England page does not address acceptance. If you are heading to England with Scottish or Northern Irish notes, spend them before you go or ask before you hand one over, and pay by card if a shop declines.

海关与现金
Customs allowances depend on whether you arrive in Great Britain or Northern Ireland.17 The cash declaration threshold is also different in Northern Ireland, and only arrivals from Great Britain into Northern Ireland need a declaration.18 Details are on our entry requirements page.
交通
- Great Britain: National Rail calls itself the official source for trains in Great Britain, with a journey planner and live departures.19 Our getting between regions page links journeys we could source.
- Wales: Transport for Wales sells train tickets and lists bus information.20
- Scotland: ScotRail's website refused automated access, so we have not read it and state nothing from it. Check it for Scottish rail services: scotrail.co.uk (opens in new tab).22
- Northern Ireland: Translink's site is titled Bus and Train NI.21 Check it for timetables.
- 伦敦:Oyster和非接触式支付请参阅我们的交通指南。
按国家划分的指南
These are the destinations we have built so far. Large parts of each nation have no Britlens guide yet: see what we cover and what comes next.
英格兰
- 巴斯
- Birmingham
- Blackpool and the Lancashire coast
- Brighton & Hove
- 布里斯托尔
- 剑桥
- Canterbury & Kent
- 康沃尔
- Coventry
- Devon
- Gloucester
- Hereford
- Ironbridge Gorge
- Isles of Scilly
- Leeds
- Leicester
- Lincoln
- Lindisfarne (Holy Island)
- 利物浦
- 伦敦
- Lundy
- 曼彻斯特
- Newcastle and Gateshead
- Norfolk and the Broads
- Nottingham
- 牛津
- Portsmouth and Southampton
- Salisbury & Stonehenge
- Sheffield
- Shrewsbury
- Stratford & Warwickshire
- 科茨沃尔德
- 侏罗纪海岸
- 湖区
- The New Forest
- 峰区
- The South Downs
- 温莎
- Worcester
- 约克
- Yorkshire
苏格兰
- Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
- 爱丁堡
- 格拉斯哥
- Islay and Jura
- Isle of Arran
- Isle of Bute
- Mull and Iona
- North Coast 500
- Orkney
- Shetland
- St Andrews and Fife
- Stirling and the Trossachs
- The Outer Hebrides
- 苏格兰高地