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)

Isle of Wight

Kent

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

52 Wildlife Weekends Guidebook
Britain’s Sacred Places Guidebook
Call of the Kingfisher
Cambridgeshire & the Fens Guidebook
Camping Road Trips UK Guidebook
Caving, Canyoning, Coasteering… Guidebook
Cheshire (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Chilterns & Thames Valley (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Connemara Journey
Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Cotswolds (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Cycling in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Guidebook
Cycling in East Anglia Guidebook (ebook only)
Cycling in Northumbria Guidebook
Cycling in Surrey Guidebook
Dark Skies of Britain & Ireland Guidebook
Devon: East Devon & the Jurassic Coast (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Devon: North & Mid Devon (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Devon: South Devon & Dartmoor (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Dog-Friendly Weekends Guidebook
Dog-Friendly Weekends: Cotswolds Guidebook
Dog-Friendly Weekends: Scotland Guidebook
Dorset (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Durham (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Family Breaks (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Family Wildlife Adventures Guidebook
Freedom Pass London Guidebook
Heritage Weekends Guidebook
Isle of Man (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Isle of Wight Guidebook
Juicy Crones
Kent (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Muslim Britain & Ireland Guidebook
New Forest (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Norfolk (Slow Travel) Guidebook
North York Moors & Yorkshire Wolds Including York & the Coast (Slow Travel)
Northern Ireland Guidebook
Northumberland (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Paddling Britain Guidebook
Peak District (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Photography Weekends Britain Guidebook
Scotland: Dumfries & Galloway (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Scotland: Historic Weekends Scotland Guidebook
Scotland: North East Scotland (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Scotland: Orkney Guidebook
Scotland: Outer Hebrides Guidebook
Scotland: Shetland Guidebook
Scotland: Skye & the Inner Hebrides Guidebook
Scotland’s North Highlands (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Shropshire (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Somerset (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Suffolk (Slow Travel) Guidebook
Sussex (Slow Travel) Guidebook
The Coast is our Compass (Journey Books)
This Is Not My Land
Wales: South Wales Guidebook
Walking the Wharfe
Wild About Britain
Wild Woods Guidebook
Yorkshire Dales (Slow Travel) Guidebook

Articles on the British Isles

A circular route from Walberswick, Suffolk

This circular walk explores a landscape that has attracted football stars and Impressionist painters alike.

The best beaches in Orkney and the Outer Hebrides

These Scottish island chains are home to some of the most spectacular sands in the UK.

The best paddleboarding routes in England

Our favourite lesser-known SUP spots from around the country.

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