Discover GB

Great Britain brings together England, Scotland and Wales under one passport, each with a distinct identity. London anchors the whole — a world capital of museums, theatre, markets and multicultural food — while Edinburgh’s castle-topped skyline, Bath’s Georgian crescents and the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District open up a gentler, greener country beyond. Rail and road connections are dense, making a multi-city trip straightforward.

Scotland adds a different register entirely: Highland glens, distillery trails on Speyside, the Isle of Skye’s dramatic ridges, and a festival city in Edinburgh that hosts the world’s biggest arts gathering every August. Wales brings Snowdonia’s peaks, a coastline of sandy bays and a surviving Celtic language still heard in everyday life.

Top places in GB

• London — The British Museum, West End theatre, Borough Market and iconic landmarks across one of Europe’s great walkable capitals.
• Edinburgh — Castle Rock, the Royal Mile and a world-famous August festival set in one of Europe’s most dramatic city skylines.
• Bath — Georgian crescents, the Roman Baths and a compact, walkable UNESCO city in the West Country.
• Manchester — Northern England’s cultural capital — live music, football heritage, the Northern Quarter and the Cottonopolis arts scene.
• York — A medieval walled city: the Minster, the Shambles and Viking heritage in the heart of Yorkshire.