Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

‘precious landscapes whose distinctive character and natural beauty are so outstanding that it is in the nation's interest to safeguard them.’

Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (www.aonb.org.uk/wba/naaonb/naaonbpreview.nsf/Web%20Default%20Frameset?OpenFrameSet&Frame=Main&Src=%2Fwba%2Fnaaonb%2Fnaaonbpreview.nsf%2F%24LU.WebHomePage%2F%24first!OpenDocument%26AutoFramed) (AONB) landscapes range from rugged coastline to water meadows, and there are 40 in England and Wales (35 in England, 4 in Wales and 1 which straddles the border) and 9 in Northern Ireland.

If it is natural beauty you seek, areas of outstanding natural beauty are bound to please.