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Top Free Places to Visit in the UK

 Explore Without Spending a Penny

Exploring the UK doesn’t have to cost a fortune. From historic cities and breathtaking countryside to museums, galleries, and coastal paths, there are countless free places to visit across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Whether you’re a local looking for a weekend adventure or a traveler on a budget, these free attractions offer unforgettable experiences without spending a penny.

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Bath, Bristol, Glouc & Somerset 

Bath: Bath City Farm
Gloucestershire: Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail
Bristol: M Shed
Somerset: The Museum of Somerset

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Beds, Bucks, Essex, Herts

Essex: Abberton Reservoir Nature Discovery Park
Essex: Pets’ Corner Farm
Cambridgeshire: Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
Hertfordshire: Natural History Museum at Tring
Buckinghamshire: College Lake BBOWT Nature Reserve
Essex: Danbury Country Park
Cambridgeshire: Milton Country Park

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Berks, Hants, Oxon, Wilts, Dorset, IOW 

Wiltshire: Coate Water Country Park
Dorset: Upton Country Park
Isle of Wight: Appley Park 
Oxfordshire: Banbury Museum

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Birmingham and the West Midlands

Staffordshire: The National Forest
Birmingham: Lickey Hills Country Park
Birmingham: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG)
Birmingham: Lapworth Museum of Geology

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Derbys, Lincs, Notts, Yorkshire 

Lincolnshire The Museum of Lincolnshire Life
Nottingham:Nottingham Contemporary
Rutland: Rutland County Museum
Nottingham: Stonebridge City Farm
York: National Railway Museum
Leeds: Leeds Discovery Centre
Wakefield: National Coal Mining Museum For England

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Devon & Cornwall

Devon: Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Cornwall: Tintagel Castle
Devon: Dartmoor National Park
Devon: Newton Abbot Museum
Devon: The Donkey Sanctuary 

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Edinburgh and Glasgow 

Glasgow: Scotland Street School Museum
Edinburgh: National Museum of Scotland
Nationwide: Dobbies Garden Centre
Glasgow: Kevingrove Art Gallery & Museum
Edinburgh: Museum of Childhood Edinburgh

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Kent, Surrey, Sussex

Surrey: East Surrey Museum
Kent: Ashdown Forest – The Home of Winnie The Pooh
Kent:Maidstone Museum
Surrey: Haslemere Educational Museum
Sussex: Hove Museum of Creativity

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London 

London: The Museum of Childhood
London: Vauxhall City Farm
London: Horniman Museum
London: National History Museum
London: Imperial War Museum
London: Science Museum

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Manchester and the North West

Manchester: Science and Industry Museum
Manchester: Greater Manchester Police Museum
Manchester: The John Rylands Library
Merseyside: Merseyside Maritime Museum
Lancashire: The Bancroft Mill Engine Museum
Lancashire: Harris Museum & Art Gallery

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Norfolk & Suffolk 

Norfolk: The Norfolk Broads
Norfolk: Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum

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Tyne and Tees Valley

Durham: Oriental Museum
Northumberland: Hadrian’s Wall 
Newcastle: Seven Stories National Centre for Children’s Books
Newcastle: Discovery Museum

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