How many memorials & monuments are in this guide?

We currently list 2,005 memorials & monuments across the United Kingdom — every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.

Are these places free to visit?

Many places in the guide are free to enter — almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.

Where does the data come from?

Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls — everything is fetched at build time and committed.

How often is this updated?

A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.

Memorials & monuments

War memorials, civic monuments, and the country's public memory in stone and bronze.

2,005 places in this category.

Memorials & monuments by region

All memorials & monuments

Memorials & monuments · East Midlands

Memorials & monuments · East of England

392nd Bomb Group Memorial

392nd Bomb Group Memorial is a memorial in the United Kingdom.

↗ geograph.org.uk

Memorials & monuments · East of England

Memorials & monuments · North West England

Accrington War Memorial

Accrington War Memorial — War memorial, dating to 1922.

↗ historicengland.org.uk

Memorials & monuments · South West England

Admiral Hood Monument

Admiral Hood Monument is a memorial in the United Kingdom.

↗ pmsa.org.uk

Memorials & monuments · Scottish Lowlands

Admiral Lord Collingwood Monument

Admiral Lord Collingwood Monument is a memorial in the United Kingdom.

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Memorials & monuments · London

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Frequently asked questions

How many memorials & monuments are in this guide?: We currently list 2,005 memorials & monuments across the United Kingdom — every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.
Are these places free to visit?: Many places in the guide are free to enter — almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.
Where does the data come from?: Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls — everything is fetched at build time and committed.
How often is this updated?: A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.