Shetland
The excellent Fetlar Interpretive Centre has photos, audio recordings and videos on the island and its history. You'll find it 4.5 miles from the ferry,…
Must-see attractions in The United Kingdom
Outer Hebrides
This small community museum, housed in the local school, has lots of info on the Lewis chess pieces (discovered nearby in 1831) and on other historic…
Kent
Situated 1.2 miles from Wealden, this famous Kent winery runs tours for the public, which naturally include a tasting session. Booking ahead is advised as…
St Ives
Stretched out beneath Tate St Ives is the sandy beach of Porthmeor, a good choice for swimmers and novice surfers thanks to its gentle swells. There's a…
Inverness Museum & Art Gallery
Inverness
Inverness Museum & Art Gallery has wildlife dioramas, geological displays, period rooms with historic weapons, Pictish stones and exhibitions of…
Clifton Suspension Bridge Visitor Centre
Bristol
Engaging displays chart the story of Bristol's eye-popping suspension bridge, built by the innovative Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Isle of Man
Built as a church around 1200, the building was converted in 1570 to a boys' grammar school. The building was extensively restored in 2016 and 2017 and is…
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Military buffs will enjoy the three floors of this museum, which pays tribute to Richmond's famous Yorkshire infantry regiment, formed in 1688. The medal…
Dorset
An atmospheric, creaking, grinding, 14th-century working watermill. Cafes, art galleries, a jewellery workshop and microbrewery sit alongside.
Richmond, Kew & Hampton Court
This gallery in Kew Gardens displays the botanical paintings of Marianne North, an indomitable traveller who roamed the continents from 1871 to 1885,…
Kensington & Hyde Park
This illustrious museum is closed for rebuilding and redevelopment until July 2020. Till then, a part of the museum collection can be explored digitally…
St Ives
The most impressive of the town beaches, with an attractive arc of soft golden sand that's usually sheltered from the wind by the cliffs. It inevitably…
Northwest England
Built in 1862 and opening a year later, the most famous of Blackpool's three Victorian piers once charged a penny for admission; its plethora of…
Norfolk
An elegant Jacobean mansion boasting a fine Georgian interior, a splendid facade, an orangery and gorgeous walled gardens. It’s 2 miles southwest of…
County Antrim
South of the harbour, this combined visitor centre/museum details the fascinating history, culture and ecology of Rathlin Island, and can give advice on…
Liverpool
The southernmost of 'Three Graces', the trio of Edwardian buildings at Pier Head, the Port of Liverpool building was completed in 1907. Its dome mimics St…
South Cornwall
From the town centre, the Esplanade leads down to this little cove and the remains of the small Tudor fort of St Catherine's Castle.
The Cairngorms
A small museum that chronicles the history of the town and its relationship to Clan Grant; also houses a tourist information point.
Isle of Wight
A crenellated 19th-century navigational aid that marks the island's southernmost point. Tours climb the 90-odd steps up to the lantern room, revealing…
Shetland
This gloriously white sandy beach is backed by dunes and is Shetland's finest strand. Near it, Spiggie loch is an important bird reserve and also draws…
Derry (Londonderry)
Derry's contemporary art gallery provides a showcase for emerging artists in Northern Ireland and stages changing exhibitions of contemporary art from…
Isle of Man
A four-tiered hill that is one of the island's most distinctive landmarks, Tynwald Hill is where, on July 5, the annual open-air meeting of the parliament…
Orkney
Right at Sanday's northeastern tip, this is a major prehistoric funerary complex with over 500 graves from the Bronze Age as well as burial cairns and…
Kent
Located 2.5 miles south of Tenterden on the B2082, this award-winning vineyard produces some of Kent’s best wine and bubbly. Tours should be booked well…
Richmond, Kew & Hampton Court
In the Arboretum, the fascinating Treetop Walkway first takes you underground and then 18m up in the air into the tree canopy.
Skye
A converted farm steading overlooking the sea houses Skye's second distillery, opened in 2017. There's a visitor centre and cafe; tours are best booked in…
Guernsey
Overlooking the Grand Havre Bay on Guernsey's north coast, this fully restored 18th-century tower features displays on the island's Napoleonic-era…
Exmoor National Park
This sweet museum's collections include chilling pictures of Lynmouth's devastating 1952 flash flood, which claimed 34 lives. It occupies the town's…
Yorkshire Dales National Park
On Thursdays from May to October, a local farmer gives demonstrations of working sheepdogs, held in a field 800m north of Hawes on the minor road towards…
Bristol
Hidden away down the side of the Central Library, hunt out the 2011 Banksy stencil that states 'you don't need planning permission to build castles in the…
Isle of Wight
Charles I was imprisoned here before his execution in 1649. Today you can clamber the sturdy ramparts and play bowls on the very green the doomed monarch…
Peak District
Vivid displays on the Eyam plague are the centrepiece of the engaging town museum, alongside exhibits on the village's history of lead mining and silk…
Wiltshire
A 50m-high folly with wonderful views. It's part of the National Trust property Stourhead, some 8 miles south of Frome.
Bristol
It may be tiny (under a square mile), but Leigh Woods squeezes a lot into a small space: ancient trees, snaking walking trails and corking Avon Gorge…
South Cornwall
A couple of miles west of Fowey, this is the area's largest and busiest beach. Sailing lessons, windsurfing and stand-up paddleboarding are all available.
Nottingham
Behind its lace-patterned concrete facade, Nottingham Contemporary holds edgy, design-driven exhibitions of paintings, prints, photography and sculpture.
Chester
Built on the site of an older Saxon church in 1075, it's been a peaceful ruin since 1581. It includes the remains of a Norman choir and medieval chapels.
The Midlands & the Marches
Dating from c 900, St Nicholas is Leicester's oldest place of worship, and incorporates tiles and masonry from Leicester's Roman baths. Hours can vary.
Isle of Man
Port Erin's small Railway Museum reveals the history of steam railway on the island. There are guided tours on Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings.
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
This squat, early-19th-century stone prison has gender-segregated cells where drunk sailors and slatterns were once locked up for 'wanton mischief'.
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