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United Kingdom travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit United Kingdom: travel advice level, plug type G, 230V, emergency 112, currency GBP.

📷 London · Ilya Grigorik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No UK advice page

⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalLondon
CurrencyGBP
LanguagesEnglish
Calling code+44
Emergency numbers112 · 999
Plug typesType G
Voltage230 V
Driving sideLeft
Population67M
Type G

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📷 Photos

Cmglee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Ratchet8865 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
James Petts · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Adam de Colone · Public domain · Commons
Barly.. · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
grumpylumixuser · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
acediscovery · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
The wub · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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