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Best places to visit in The United Kingdom

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The 6th most visited country is the United Kingdom. As of 2003, almost 25 million tourists visit the country and over US$17 billion were spent by the tourist while in the country.

The country has 14 national parks. There are 2 parks located in Scotland, 3 in Wales and 9 in England. The national parks sited Scotland namely Cairngorms, and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs. The national parks located in Wales are Brecon Beacons, Pembrokeshire Coast, and Snowdonia. The 9 national parks situated in England are The Broads, Dartmoor, Exmoor, Lake District, New Forest, Northumberland, North York Moors, Peak District and Yorkshire Dales.

The following are the places included on UNESCO World Heritage Sites:

  • Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Blaenavon)
  • Blenheim Palace (near in Oxford )
  • The Castles and Town Walls of King Edward (Gwynedd, North Wales )
  • City of Bath ( England )
  • Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape ( Cornwall and West Devon countries)
  • Derwent Valley Mills (Matlock, Derbyshire)
  • Dorset and East Devon Coast ( England )
  • Durham Castle and Cathedral ( Durham )
  • The Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast ( Antrim , Northern Ireland )
  • Gough Island Wildlife Reserve ( South Atlantic )
  • Hadrian's Wall (boundary between Scotland and England )
  • Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Orkney)
  • Henderson Island (Eastern South Pacific)
  • New Lanark (South Lanark shire, Scotland )
  • Old and New Towns of Edinburgh ( Lothian Region , Scotland )
  • Palace of Westminster ( London )
  • Saltaire (West Yorkshire , England )
  • Studley Royal Park, including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (North Yorkshire, England)
  • Tower of London ( England )