*UNESCO in the UK

The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site is part of a wider family of 62 UNESCO-designated places across the United Kingdom, including 31 World Heritage Sites, 14 Creative Cities, 10 Global Geoparks and seven Biosphere Reserves.

Together, these internationally significant landscapes, historic places, centres of creativity, and hubs of science and innovation showcase the remarkable diversity of the UK’s UNESCO network. Visitors can explore them all through a free illustrated map available to download.

Originally produced by the UK National Commission for UNESCO as part of its Local to Global programme, the map was created with support from the GREAT Campaign and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players. It was updated in 2026 to reflect the continued growth of the UK’s UNESCO network.

UNESCO in the South West

Regionally, eight UNESCO-designated sites across the South West of England meet regularly to share knowledge, good practice and information. These are:

• Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site
• Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site
• North Devon Biosphere
• English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark
• Exeter City of Literature
• Bristol City of Film
• City of Bath and Great Spa Towns of Europe World Heritage Site
• Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites World Heritage Site

World Heritage UK

World Heritage UK (WHUK) was established in 2015 to support networking, advocacy and promotion for the UK’s 35 World Heritage Sites, together with sites on the UK Tentative List progressing towards World Heritage status.

WHUK’s mission is to raise the profile and secure the future of the UK collection of World Heritage Sites by advocating for support, resources and recognition, facilitating learning and networking, and promoting the Sites and their values.