St Davids Cathedral
St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom Christianity
National shrine of St David and one of Wales’s foremost Christian pilgrimage destinations.
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St Winefride’s Well and Chapel
Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom Christianity
One of Britain’s best-known holy wells, with a continuous pilgrimage and healing tradition associated with St Winefride.
Shrine Church of Saint Melangell
Pennant Melangell, Llangynog, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom Christianity
Remote Welsh shrine preserving the reconstructed medieval shrine of St Melangell and a long pilgrimage tradition.
Princes Road Synagogue
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom Judaism
Grade I listed Victorian “cathedral synagogue” recognised by Historic England as one of Europe’s finest.
New West End Synagogue
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Judaism
Grade I listed Victorian synagogue in Bayswater, one of England’s most architecturally important Jewish places of worship.
Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Buddhism
Major Theravada Buddhist monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition and an international centre for meditation and monastic practice.
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick
Smethwick, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom Sikhism
Historic Sikh institution in Smethwick, established in 1961 and nationally significant in the development of Sikh community life in Britain.
Bevis Marks Synagogue
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Judaism
Britain’s oldest synagogue in continuous use and one of the most important Jewish heritage sites in Europe.
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall
Southall, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Sikhism
One of Britain’s largest and most prominent Sikh gurdwaras, serving Southall and pilgrims and visitors from beyond London.
Cambridge Central Mosque
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom Islam
Major contemporary mosque known for environmentally focused design and its role as a regional Islamic centre.
Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple of UK
Tividale, Oldbury, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom Hinduism
One of Britain’s largest Hindu temple complexes and a major Venkateswara pilgrimage and festival destination.
London Central Mosque
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Islam
Nationally prominent central London mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre beside Regent’s Park.