United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
35
Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List
on the World Heritage List
1
Mandate to the World Heritage Committee
116
State of Conservation Reports
5
International assistance
requests Approved
requests Approved
83,730
International assistance
Total Amount Approved (USD)
Total Amount Approved (USD)
Ratification of the Convention:
Tuesday, 29 May 1984Mandates to the World Heritage Committee1
2001-2005UNESCO
World Heritage
Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List35
on the World Heritage List35
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Cultural29
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (2000)
- Blenheim Palace (1987)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (1988)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (1986)
- City of Bath (1987)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (2006)
- Derwent Valley Mills (2001)
- Durham Castle and Cathedral (1986)
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire (1987, 2005, 2008)
- Gorham's Cave Complex (2016)
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney (1999)
- Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda (2000)
- Ironbridge Gorge (1986)
- Jodrell Bank Observatory (2019)
- Maritime Greenwich (1997)
- Moravian Church Settlements (2015, 2024)
- New Lanark (2001)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (1995)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (1987)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (2009)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2003)
- Saltaire (2001)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (1986)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (1986)
- The English Lake District (2017)
- The Forth Bridge (2015)
- The Great Spa Towns of Europe (2021)
- The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales (2021)
- Tower of London (1988)
Natural5
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (2001)
- Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast (1986)
- Gough and Inaccessible Islands (1995, 2004)
- Henderson Island (1988)
- The Flow Country (2024)
Mixed1
- St Kilda (1986, 2004, 2005)
Sites on the Tentative List5
A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination.More about the Tentative List Process
State of Conservation Reports116
State of conservation of World Heritage properties since 1979 and the threats they have faced in the past, or are currently facing.More about State of Conservation
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church2025
- The English Lake District2025
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape2025
- Derwent Valley Mills2025
- The Great Spa Towns of Europe2025
- Derwent Valley Mills2024
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites2024
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites2023
- The Great Spa Towns of Europe2023
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape2023
- Derwent Valley Mills2023
- Gough and Inaccessible Islands2023
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church2023
- The English Lake District2023
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City2021
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites2021
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape2021
- Gough and Inaccessible Islands2021
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church2021
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape2019
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church2019
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City2019
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites2019
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City2018
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites2018
- Gough and Inaccessible Islands2018
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church2017
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites2017
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape2017
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City2017
- The Forth Bridge2017
- Gough and Inaccessible Islands2016
- Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast2016
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City2016
- New Lanark2016
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape2015
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City2015
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church2015
- New Lanark2014
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church2014
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape2014
- Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast2014
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City2014
- Tower of London2014
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape2013
- Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast2013
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church2013
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City2013
- Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast2012
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape2012
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City2012
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church2012
- Tower of London2012
- Henderson Island2012
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City2011
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh2011
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church2011
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites2011
- Tower of London2011
- Henderson Island2010
- City of Bath2009
- Gough and Inaccessible Islands2009
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City2009
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh2009
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church2009
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites2009
- Tower of London2009
- Tower of London2008
- City of Bath2008
- Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast2008
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney2008
- Henderson Island2008
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City2008
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh2008
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church2008
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites2008
- Dorset and East Devon Coast2007
- Henderson Island2007
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City2007
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church2007
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites2007
- Tower of London2007
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City2006
- Tower of London2006
- Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast2005
- Henderson Island2005
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites2005
- Tower of London2005
- Henderson Island2004
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh2004
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites2004
- Tower of London2004
- Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast2003
- Henderson Island2003
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh2003
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites2003
- Tower of London2003
- Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast2002
- Henderson Island2002
- St Kilda2002
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites2002
- Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast2001
- St Kilda2001
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites2001
- Gough and Inaccessible Islands2000
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites2000
- Gough and Inaccessible Islands1999
- St Kilda1999
- St Kilda1998
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites1998
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire1997
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites1994
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire1993
- City of Bath1992
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire1992
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites1992
The Jurassic Coast celebrates the Earth in 2012
15 September 2012
Huge Settlement Unearthed Near Stonehenge World Heritage Site
13 February 2007
Conference "World Heritage for tomorrow” - ICOMOS/UK
1 December 2012
Meeting on the Historic Urban Landscape Action Plan for Durham World Heritage site, UK
26 Oct 2012 -27 Oct 2012
Lecture “World Heritage and Economic Development”
17 Apr 2012 -17 Apr 2012
International World Heritage Expert Meeting on criterion (vi)
28 Mar 2012 -30 Mar 2012
Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 2007 at Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site
4 May 2007 -6 May 2007
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