No place like home

Your Challenge

Instead of travelling abroad on holiday this year, consider booking a UK staycation instead.

We can often associate holidays with travelling abroad, but this doesn’t have to be the case. Instead, we can make the most of the amazing sights the UK has to offer, by taking a ‘staycation’.

The UK has a wonderful range of habitats and ecosystems, as well as a lot of interesting historical towns, cities and villages. We have mountains, rivers, seas, valleys, castles, and cliffs – and different languages, customs and cultures from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland!

There are so many incredible adventures to be found, including:

Riding the perfect wave in the middle of Snowdonia.
Going whale watching in the Hebrides.
Visiting the Forest of Dean’s natural beauty.

You never know, something magical might be right on your doorstep.

To help make your holiday even more sustainable, you can choose public transport to travel to your destination, and choose low-carbon activities such as nature walks. While on holiday, support local communities by visiting museums, galleries, and small, independent businesses.

Why you're doing this

A return flight from London to Madrid can generate 460kg of CO₂emissions.^[1]The average pre-pandemic footprint of a user of the WWF carbon footprint calculator was 4.14 tonnes CO₂emissions.^[2]This means a return flight can account for at least 10% of your footprint. Although travelling abroad helps us broaden our horizons by experiencing new cultures, history and sights, we can limit the environmental impact by travelling abroad less often and instead making the most of the UK.

How you'll make a difference

By choosing a staycation, you can reduce greenhouse gas emissions being released into the atmosphere and lower your impact on climate change.

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