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Trace the United Kingdom on a Map by Guessing Cities

Can you name the settlements along or close to the geographical and political borders of the United Kingdom? Good luck have fun!
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Cities can be at most 15km (9.3mi) from the coast/border
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Last updated: August 16, 2025
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North-easternmost point of Great Britain, named after a Dutchman
John o' Groats
Capital of the Highlands located close to Loch Ness
Inverness
Largest fishing port in the UK, nicknamed 'The Blue Toon'
Peterhead
Major Scottish city famous for its granite architecture
Aberdeen
A notable 'declaration' was made in this town which once won a football match 36-0
Arbroath
City on the Firth of Tay, where Rockstar Games was founded
Dundee
Home of golf and location of the third oldest British university
St Andrews
City where Robert the Bruce and many other monarchs are buried
Dunfermline
Scottish capital that hosts a popular fringe festival every year
Edinburgh
English town which changed between England and Scotland 13 times
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Small town famous for its castle inhabited by the Percy family
Alnwick
Geordie speaking city that is historically industrial
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Former coal mining and shipbuilding city in Tyne and Wear
Sunderland
Largest town in North Yorkshire, located on the River Tees
Middlesbrough
'Dracula' is partially set in this town which built the HMS Endeavour
Whitby
Seaside resort town allegedly founded by a Viking raider
Scarborough
Major city upon a river that flows into the Humber estuary
Kingston upon Hull
'Gloomy' town which was the largest fishing port in the world
Grimsby
Small town known for its beach and amusements, such as Butlins
Skegness
Town in Norfolk whose name partially comes from its surrender to King Henry VIII
King's Lynn
Resort town famous for its crabs, which are a main source of income
Cromer
Touristic town located at the end of the river that it is named after
Great Yarmouth
County town of Suffolk dating back to the Romans
Ipswich
Oldest town in Britain, officially becoming a city in 2022
Colchester
City on the Thames, home to one of London's six main airports
Southend-on-Sea
Town in Kent with many beaches and the Dreamland amusement park
Margate
Closest English settlement to France, famous for its chalk cliffs
Dover
Port town connected to France via the Channel Tunnel
Folkestone
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Seaside town in East Sussex with Victorian architecture
Eastbourne
Two coastal towns which merged into a single city in 1997
Brighton and Hove
Historically shipbuilding city from where the Titanic departed
Southampton
Despite its large population, this resort town isn't officially a city
Bournemouth
Town in Dorset from where the Black Plague entered Great Britain
Weymouth
County town of Devon home to a notable research university
Exeter
Port city where the Mayflower and the Pilgrims onboard it left from
Plymouth
Minor town which according to an 1879 opera, has pirates
Penzance
Small Cornish town named after a local saint
St Ives
Populous city on the River Avon, credited for the first chocolate bar
Bristol
Former major coal exporter with an extremely common name
Newport
Welsh capital located on the mouth of the River Severn
Cardiff
Birthplace of Dylan Thomas, nicknamed 'Copperopolis' during the Industrial Revolution
Swansea
University town at the mouth of the River Ystwyth
Aberystwyth
Cathedral city connected to Anglesey by bridge
Bangor
Scouse speaking port city where Anfield football stadium is located
Liverpool
Large town known for its beaches and for its tower
Blackpool
Historic city which shares its name with a royal house
Lancaster
Shipbuilding town not far from Lake District
Barrow-in-Furness
Scottish town nicknamed the 'Queen of the South'
Dumfries
Town on the Firth of Clyde, associated with Robert Burns
Ayr
Key port town located at the mouth of the River Clyde
Greenock
Highland town not far from Ben Nevis
Fort William
City in Northern Ireland with defensive walls that were never breached
Derry/Londonderry
Northern Irish capital where C.S. Lewis and the Titanic are from
Belfast
Saint Patrick is said to have planted a tree in this city
Newry
Small city and ecclesiastical capital for two Irish Christian denominations
Armagh
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5 Comments
Maxibon
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Level 73
Jul 18, 2025
Thank you for playing this quiz!

This is one of the three quizzes being released today as a part of my 100k plays celebration.

Notes/Credits

• Source of the thumbnail image.

• Technically London Southend Airport is not fully in the city of Southend-on-Sea, though a good portion of it is.

• Colchester is perhaps not the oldest town, though several sources (such as this) state that it is.

• It isn't fully confirmed that the Black Plague entered England through Weymouth, though many sources say that it is

• Saint Ia was born in Ireland, though I call her local (Cornwall) since she lived a sizeable portion of her life in Cornwall.

toowise
+2
Level 81
Jul 18, 2025
Brilliant, some easy, some hard, have the first nomination of many on me!
Gademotsili99
+2
Level 61
Jul 18, 2025
Really hard but beautiful quiz! Nommed
Deuteronomius
+2
Level 69
Jul 18, 2025
Very nice series
Maxibon
+1
Level 73
Jul 18, 2025
Thank you!
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