British Isles

It’s easy to take for granted those things immediately around us, but the truth is that our own backyard. the British Isles, offers attractions to rival holiday destinations anywhere in the world: the dramatic landscapes of the Scottish Highlands and the Dorset coast; beer in a medieval pub and afternoon tea with scones in an elegant café; castles with turrets and churches with dainty spires; Cotswold stone and Shakespeare’s England;  whisky distilleries and micro breweries.

That’s not to mention Stonehenge and Hadrian’s Wall; the Giant’s Causeway and Titanic Belfast; Offa’s Dyke Path and Snowdonia National Park; the Millennium Stadium and Wembley; the British Museum, the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Tate Modern.

We have a rich history and the very best of culture, shops, museums, galleries, restaurants and nature. Visit Britain promotes the country under the strapline ‘Britain is Great’. It’s difficult to argue.

Cambridgeshire & The Fens

Cheshire

Chilterns & Thames Valley

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Cotswolds

Devon (East) and the Jurassic Coast

Dorset

Dumfries and Galloway

Exmoor National Park

Hebrides (Inner)

Hebrides (Outer)

How to Travel Through Kent

Isle of Wight

Norfolk

North and Mid Devon

Northumberland

Orkney

Peak District

Shropshire

Somerset

South Devon & Dartmoor

South Wales

Suffolk

Sussex

Yorkshire (Dales)

Yorkshire (Wolds & North York Moors)

Books on the British Isles

Bradt 52 Wildlife Weekends Guidebook
Bradt A Connemara Journey Travel Literature
Bradt A Summer of British Wildlife Guidebook
Bradt Britain from the Rails Guidebook
Bradt Britain’s Best Small Hills Guidebook
Bradt Britain’s Sacred Places (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Cambridge: Ben le Vay’s Eccentric Cambridge Guidebook
Bradt Cambridgeshire & The Fens (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Camping Road Trips UK Guidebook
Bradt Caving, Canyoning, Coasteering… Guidebook
Bradt Cheshire (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Chilterns & Thames Valley (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Chilterns: The Country of Larks: A Chiltern Journey Travel Literature
Bradt Connemara Mollie Travel Literature
Bradt Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Cotswolds (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Cycling in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Guidebook
Bradt Cycling in East Anglia Guidebook
Bradt Cycling in Northumbria Guidebook
Bradt Cycling in Surrey Guidebook
Bradt Dark Skies of Britain & Ireland Guidebook
Bradt Devon: East Devon & the Jurassic Coast (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Devon: North & Mid Devon (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Devon: South Devon & Dartmoor (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Dog-Friendly Weekends Guidebook
Bradt Dorset (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Durham (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt East Devon & The Jurassic Coast (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Family Wildlife Adventures Guidebook
Bradt Freedom Pass London Guidebook
Bradt Heritage Weekends Guidebook
Bradt Isle of Wight (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Juicy Crones Travel Literature
Bradt Kent (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Norfolk (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Northumberland (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Oxford: Ben le Vay’s Eccentric Oxford Guidebook
Bradt Paddling Britain Guidebook
Bradt Peak District (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Scotland from the Rails Guidebook
Bradt Scotland Highlands & Islands Footprint Guidebook
Bradt Scotland: Dumfries & Galloway (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Scotland: North East Scotland (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Scotland: Orkney Guidebook
Bradt Scotland: Outer Hebrides Guidebook
Bradt Scotland: Skye & the Inner Hebrides Guidebook
Bradt Scotland’s North Highlands (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Shropshire (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Slow Travel Family Breaks Guidebook
Bradt Somerset (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Suffolk (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Sussex (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Bradt Wales: South Wales Guidebook
Bradt Walking the Wharfe Travel Literature
Bradt Wild About Britain Travel Literature
Bradt Wild About Dorset Travel Literature
Bradt Wild Woods Guidebook
Bradt Wilderness Cookbook
Bradt Wilderness Weekends Guidebook
Bradt Yorkshire Dales (Slow Travel) Guidebook

Articles on the British Isles

Epping Forest woods London

Among the trees: Britain’s best woodland experiences

If you go into the woods today, you’re in for an unforgettable experience…

Yorkshire’s food capital: 48 hours in Malton

This is not a place geared to mass tourism, but that is exactly where its attraction lies.

A traditional beachside getaway: 48 hours in Sheringham

Sheringham’s charming coastline, fascinating fishing history and small-town feel make it the perfect place to spend a weekend.

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