United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1984. With 35 inscribed properties, the country is one of the more prominent contributors to the World Heritage List. The majority of its sites are cultural properties, reflecting a strong emphasis on historical and architectural heritage. Some of these properties are shared with neighboring countries, demonstrating cooperation across borders in heritage conservation.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: May 29, 1984
Status: Ratification
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 2001-2005
Total of Mandate Years: 4
Total of Mandates: 1
WHC Electoral Group: I (Western Europe/North America)
World Heritage Sites in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (35)
Cultural: 29 | Natural: 5 | Mixed: 1
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape · Cultural
- Blenheim Palace · Cultural
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church · Cultural
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd · Cultural
- City of Bath · Cultural
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape · Cultural
- Derwent Valley Mills · Cultural
- Dorset and East Devon Coast · Natural
- Durham Castle and Cathedral · Cultural
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire · Cultural (Transboundary)
- Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast · Natural
- Gorham's Cave Complex · Cultural
- Gough and Inaccessible Islands · Natural
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney · Cultural
- Henderson Island · Natural
- Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda · Cultural
- Ironbridge Gorge · Cultural
- Jodrell Bank Observatory · Cultural
- Maritime Greenwich · Cultural
- Moravian Church Settlements · Cultural (Transboundary)
- New Lanark · Cultural
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh · Cultural
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church · Cultural
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal · Cultural
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · Cultural
- Saltaire · Cultural
- St Kilda · Mixed
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites · Cultural
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey · Cultural
- The English Lake District · Cultural
- The Flow Country · Natural
- The Forth Bridge · Cultural
- The Great Spa Towns of Europe · Cultural (Transboundary)
- The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales · Cultural
- Tower of London · Cultural
Map of World Heritage Sites
Tentative World Heritage Sites (5)
- City of York: historic urban core · submitted: September 13, 2023
- Birkenhead Park, the pioneering People’s Park · submitted: September 13, 2023
- East Atlantic Flyway: England East Coast Wetlands · submitted: September 13, 2023
- Little Cayman Marine Parks and Protected Areas · submitted: September 13, 2023
- Mousa, Old Scatness and Jarlshof: the Zenith of Iron Age Shetland · submitted: September 13, 2023
Country Profile United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Official Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Continent: Europe
Subregion: Northern Europe
UNESCO Region: Europe and North America
Capital: London
Population (2024): 69,226,000
Land Area: 241,930 km²
Currency: British pound (GBP)