From Cornwall to the Northumberland coast, and from the Sussex downs to the Shropshire hills, there are numerous areas of natural beauty across most regions of England, and each offering a great opportunity to appreciate the unspoiled, less developed side of the English countryside.
The following is a list of some of the classified Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) located in England, and further information where available:
England AONB's
To be added...High Weald, Isles of Scilly, North Pennines, Norfolk Coast, North Wessex Downs, Suffolk Coast and Heaths, Surrey Hills.
Other AONBs in England
- For Dorset AONB see Dorset county guide and for Cornwall AONB areas see the Cornwall county guide.
- East Hampshire and Sussex Downs 'areas of outstanding natural beauty' now fall within the South Downs National Park borders.
- The North Downs fall within two AONB's: Surrey Hills and Kent Downs