List of primary destinations on the United Kingdom road network
Primary destinations are locations that appear on route confirmation signs in the United Kingdom. Most are important settlements or conurbations, but some are bridges and tunnels, or even villages that are important junctions, e.g. Scotch Corner or Crianlarich.
In 1994, previous lists for destinations in Great Britain were superseded when English, Scottish and Welsh destinations were prescribed in Appendix C of Local Transport Note 1/94: The Design and Use of Directional Informatory Signs, published by the then Department of Transport. A revised list for England was published in 2009 and updated in 2010. The 1994 list had 333 entries for England. When the 2010 list was compiled, 15 entries were removed and 16 added, giving a total of 334 entries. In December 2011, following a consultation, the Department for Transport announced that it would add Birmingham Airport, East Midlands Airport, Luton Airport, Thamesport and Port of Tilbury; and, in response to local feedback, that it would also add Colne and Minehead and ratify the removal of Stone.
The list for Northern Ireland destinations has always been maintained separately from those for Great Britain. Since devolution under the Scotland Act 1998 and the Government of Wales Act 1998, transport matters and hence responsibility for maintaining lists of primary destinations have been devolved to the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales and their respective governments.
Some maps show primary destinations in a different colour or font size to other places. However, these sometimes include places which are not on the official lists.
Signage
Primary destinations in Greater London, other than Heathrow Airport and London, will generally only be signed within the M25 motorway..
List of primary destinations
Great Britain
The entries for England in this list were compiled from the 2010 list and 2011 amendments, while those for Scotland and Wales were compiled from the 1994 list.| Region | Ceremonial county | Destination |
| East of England | Bedfordshire | Bedford |
| East of England | Bedfordshire | Dunstable |
| East of England | Bedfordshire | Luton |
| East of England | Bedfordshire | Luton Airport |
| South East England | Berkshire | Bracknell |
| South East England | Berkshire | Hungerford |
| South East England | Berkshire | Maidenhead |
| South East England | Berkshire | Newbury |
| South East England | Berkshire | Reading |
| South East England | Berkshire | Slough |
| South West England | Bristol | Avonmouth |
| South West England | Bristol | Bristol |
| South East England | Buckinghamshire | Amersham |
| South East England | Buckinghamshire | Aylesbury |
| South East England | Buckinghamshire | Beaconsfield |
| South East England | Buckinghamshire | High Wycombe |
| South East England | Buckinghamshire | Milton Keynes |
| East of England | Cambridgeshire | Cambridge |
| East of England | Cambridgeshire | Ely |
| East of England | Cambridgeshire | Huntingdon |
| East of England | Cambridgeshire | Peterborough |
| East of England | Cambridgeshire | Wisbech |
| North West England | Cheshire | Chester |
| North West England | Cheshire | Congleton |
| North West England | Cheshire | Crewe |
| North West England | Cheshire | Ellesmere Port |
| North West England | Cheshire | Macclesfield |
| North West England | Cheshire | Nantwich |
| North West England | Cheshire | Northwich |
| North West England | Cheshire | Runcorn |
| North West England | Cheshire | Warrington |
| North West England | Cheshire | Widnes |
| South West England | Cornwall | Bodmin |
| South West England | Cornwall | Bude |
| South West England | Cornwall | Falmouth |
| South West England | Cornwall | Helston |
| South West England | Cornwall | Launceston |
| South West England | Cornwall | Liskeard |
| South West England | Cornwall | Newquay |
| South West England | Cornwall | Penzance |
| South West England | Cornwall | Redruth |
| South West England | Cornwall | St Austell |
| South West England | Cornwall | Truro |
| South West England | Cornwall | Wadebridge |
| North West England | Cumbria | Barrow-in-Furness |
| North West England | Cumbria | Brough |
| North West England | Cumbria | Carlisle |
| North West England | Cumbria | Kendal |
| North West England | Cumbria | Keswick |
| North West England | Cumbria | Kirkby Lonsdale |
| North West England | Cumbria | Penrith |
| North West England | Cumbria | Whitehaven |
| North West England | Cumbria | Windermere |
| East Midlands | Derbyshire | Ashbourne |
| East Midlands | Derbyshire | Buxton |
| East Midlands | Derbyshire | Chesterfield |
| East Midlands | Derbyshire | Derby |
| East Midlands | Derbyshire | Matlock |
| South West England | Devon | Barnstaple |
| South West England | Devon | Bideford |
| South West England | Devon | Exeter |
| South West England | Devon | Exmouth |
| South West England | Devon | Honiton |
| South West England | Devon | Okehampton |
| South West England | Devon | Paignton |
| South West England | Devon | Plymouth |
| South West England | Devon | Tavistock |
| South West England | Devon | Torquay |
| South West England | Dorset | Blandford |
| South West England | Dorset | Bournemouth |
| South West England | Dorset | Dorchester |
| South West England | Dorset | Poole |
| South West England | Dorset | Shaftesbury |
| South West England | Dorset | Weymouth |
| North East England | County Durham | Bishop Auckland |
| North East England | County Durham | Consett |
| North East England | County Durham | Darlington |
| North East England | County Durham | Durham |
| North East England | County Durham | Hartlepool |
| North East England | County Durham | Stockton |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | East Riding of Yorkshire | Bridlington |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | East Riding of Yorkshire | Goole |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | East Riding of Yorkshire | Hull |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire | Humber Bridge |
| South East England | East Sussex | Brighton |
| South East England | East Sussex | Eastbourne |
| South East England | East Sussex | Hastings |
| South East England | East Sussex | Lewes |
| South East England | East Sussex | Newhaven |
| South East England | East Sussex | Uckfield |
| East of England | Essex | Basildon |
| East of England | Essex | Chelmsford |
| East of England | Essex | Clacton |
| East of England | Essex | Colchester |
| East of England | Essex | Dartford Crossing |
| East of England | Essex | Harlow |
| East of England | Essex | Harwich |
| East of England | Essex | Port of Tilbury |
| East of England | Essex | Southend |
| East of England | Essex | Stansted Airport |
| East of England | Essex | Tilbury |
| South West England | Gloucestershire | Cheltenham |
| South West England | Gloucestershire | Cirencester |
| South West England | Gloucestershire | Gloucester |
| Greater London | Greater London | Heathrow Airport |
| Greater London | Greater London | London |
| Greater London | Greater London | Barking |
| Greater London | Greater London | Bexleyheath |
| Greater London | Greater London | Brent Cross |
| Greater London | Greater London | Brixton |
| Greater London | Greater London | Bromley |
| Greater London | Greater London | Central London |
| Greater London | City of London | The City |
| Greater London | Greater London | Clapham Junction |
| Greater London | Greater London | Croydon |
| Greater London | Greater London | Dalston |
| Greater London | Greater London | Docklands |
| Greater London | Greater London | Ealing |
| Greater London | Greater London | Enfield |
| Greater London | Greater London | Hammersmith |
| Greater London | Greater London | Harrow |
| Greater London | Greater London | Holloway |
| Greater London | Greater London | Hounslow |
| Greater London | Greater London | Ilford |
| Greater London | Greater London | Kilburn |
| Greater London | Greater London | Kingston |
| Greater London | Greater London | Lewisham |
| Greater London | Greater London | Peckham |
| Greater London | Greater London | Richmond |
| Greater London | Greater London | Romford |
| Greater London | Greater London | Stratford |
| Greater London | Greater London | Sutton |
| Greater London | Greater London | Uxbridge |
| Greater London | Greater London | Vauxhall |
| Greater London | Greater London | Walthamstow |
| Greater London | Greater London | Wembley |
| Greater London | Greater London | West End |
| Greater London | Greater London | Westminster |
| Greater London | Greater London | Wimbledon |
| Greater London | Greater London | Wood Green |
| Greater London | Greater London | Woolwich |
| North West England | Greater Manchester | Altrincham |
| North West England | Greater Manchester | Ashton-under-Lyne |
| North West England | Greater Manchester | Bolton |
| North West England | Greater Manchester | Bury |
| North West England | Greater Manchester | Leigh |
| North West England | Greater Manchester | Manchester |
| North West England | Greater Manchester | Manchester Airport |
| North West England | Greater Manchester | Oldham |
| North West England | Greater Manchester | Rochdale |
| North West England | Greater Manchester | Salford |
| North West England | Greater Manchester | Stockport |
| North West England | Greater Manchester | Trafford Park |
| North West England | Greater Manchester | Wigan |
| South East England | Hampshire | Andover |
| South East England | Hampshire | Basingstoke |
| South East England | Hampshire | Fareham |
| South East England | Hampshire | Petersfield |
| South East England | Hampshire | Portsmouth |
| South East England | Hampshire | Ringwood |
| South East England | Hampshire | Southampton |
| South East England | Hampshire | Winchester |
| West Midlands | Herefordshire | Hereford |
| West Midlands | Herefordshire | Leominster |
| West Midlands | Herefordshire | Ross-on-Wye |
| East of England | Hertfordshire | Hemel Hempstead |
| East of England | Hertfordshire | Hertford |
| East of England | Hertfordshire | St Albans |
| East of England | Hertfordshire | Stevenage |
| East of England | Hertfordshire | Watford |
| South East England | Kent | Ashford |
| South East England | Kent | Canterbury |
| South East England | Kent | Channel Tunnel |
| South East England | Kent | Dartford Crossing |
| South East England | Kent | Dover |
| South East England | Kent | Folkestone |
| South East England | Kent | Maidstone |
| South East England | Kent | Margate |
| South East England | Kent | Ramsgate |
| South East England | Kent | Sevenoaks |
| South East England | Kent | Sheerness |
| South East England | Kent | Thamesport |
| South East England | Kent | Tunbridge Wells |
| North West England | Lancashire | Blackburn |
| North West England | Lancashire | Blackpool |
| North West England | Lancashire | Burnley |
| North West England | Lancashire | Clitheroe |
| North West England | Lancashire | Colne |
| North West England | Lancashire | Fleetwood |
| North West England | Lancashire | Heysham |
| North West England | Lancashire | Lancaster |
| North West England | Lancashire | Morecambe |
| North West England | Lancashire | Preston |
| North West England | Lancashire | Skelmersdale |
| East Midlands | Leicestershire | East Midlands Airport |
| East Midlands | Leicestershire | Hinckley |
| East Midlands | Leicestershire | Leicester |
| East Midlands | Leicestershire | Loughborough |
| East Midlands | Leicestershire | Market Harborough |
| East Midlands | Leicestershire | Melton Mowbray |
| East Midlands | Lincolnshire | Boston |
| East Midlands | Lincolnshire | Gainsborough |
| East Midlands | Lincolnshire | Grantham |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | Lincolnshire | Grimsby |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | Lincolnshire | Immingham |
| East Midlands | Lincolnshire | Lincoln |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | Lincolnshire | Scunthorpe |
| East Midlands | Lincolnshire | Skegness |
| East Midlands | Lincolnshire | Sleaford |
| East Midlands | Lincolnshire | Spalding |
| East Midlands | Lincolnshire | Stamford |
| North West England | Merseyside | Birkenhead |
| North West England | Merseyside | Bootle |
| North West England | Merseyside | Garston |
| North West England | Merseyside | Huyton |
| North West England | Merseyside | Liverpool |
| North West England | Merseyside | St Helens |
| North West England | Merseyside | Southport |
| North West England | Merseyside | Speke |
| North West England | Merseyside | Wallasey |
| East of England | Norfolk | Cromer |
| East of England | Norfolk | Diss |
| East of England | Norfolk | Downham Market |
| East of England | Norfolk | Great Yarmouth |
| East of England | Norfolk | King's Lynn |
| East of England | Norfolk | Norwich |
| East of England | Norfolk | Swaffham |
| East of England | Norfolk | Thetford |
| East Midlands | Northamptonshire | Corby |
| East Midlands | Northamptonshire | Kettering |
| East Midlands | Northamptonshire | Northampton |
| East Midlands | Northamptonshire | Wellingborough |
| North East England | Northumberland | Alnwick |
| North East England | Northumberland | Ashington |
| North East England | Northumberland | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| North East England | Northumberland | Corbridge |
| North East England | Northumberland | Hexham |
| North East England | Northumberland | Morpeth |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | North Yorkshire | Harrogate |
| North East England | North Yorkshire | Middlesbrough |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | North Yorkshire | Ripon |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | North Yorkshire | Scarborough |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | North Yorkshire | Scotch Corner |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | North Yorkshire | Selby |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | North Yorkshire | Skipton |
| North East England | North Yorkshire | Teesside |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | North Yorkshire | Thirsk |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | North Yorkshire | Whitby |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | North Yorkshire | York |
| East Midlands | Nottinghamshire | Mansfield |
| East Midlands | Nottinghamshire | Newark |
| East Midlands | Nottinghamshire | Nottingham |
| East Midlands | Nottinghamshire | Worksop |
| South East England | Oxfordshire | Banbury |
| South East England | Oxfordshire | Oxford |
| East Midlands | Rutland | Oakham |
| West Midlands | Shropshire | Bridgnorth |
| West Midlands | Shropshire | Oswestry |
| West Midlands | Shropshire | Shrewsbury |
| West Midlands | Shropshire | Telford |
| West Midlands | Shropshire | Whitchurch |
| South West England | Somerset | Bath |
| South West England | Somerset | Bridgwater |
| South West England | Somerset | Frome |
| South West England | Somerset | Glastonbury |
| South West England | Somerset | Minehead |
| South West England | Somerset | Shepton Mallet |
| South West England | Somerset | Taunton |
| South West England | Somerset | Weston-super-Mare |
| South West England | Somerset | Yeovil |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | South Yorkshire | Barnsley |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | South Yorkshire | Doncaster |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | South Yorkshire | Rotherham |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | South Yorkshire | Sheffield |
| West Midlands | Staffordshire | Burton-upon-Trent |
| West Midlands | Staffordshire | Cannock |
| West Midlands | Staffordshire | Leek |
| West Midlands | Staffordshire | Lichfield |
| West Midlands | Staffordshire | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| West Midlands | Staffordshire | Rugeley |
| West Midlands | Staffordshire | Stafford |
| West Midlands | Staffordshire | Stoke-on-Trent |
| West Midlands | Staffordshire | Tamworth |
| West Midlands | Staffordshire | Uttoxeter |
| East of England | Suffolk | Beccles |
| East of England | Suffolk | Bury St Edmunds |
| East of England | Suffolk | Felixstowe |
| East of England | Suffolk | Ipswich |
| East of England | Suffolk | Lowestoft |
| East of England | Suffolk | Newmarket |
| East of England | Suffolk | Sudbury |
| South East England | Surrey | Dorking |
| South East England | Surrey | Farnham |
| South East England | Surrey | Guildford |
| South East England | Surrey | Reigate |
| South East England | Surrey | Staines |
| North East England | Tyne and Wear | Gateshead |
| North East England | Tyne and Wear | Newcastle |
| North East England | Tyne and Wear | South Shields |
| North East England | Tyne and Wear | Sunderland |
| North East England | Tyne and Wear | Tynemouth |
| North East England | Tyne and Wear | Tyne Tunnel |
| West Midlands | Warwickshire | Leamington Spa |
| West Midlands | Warwickshire | Nuneaton |
| West Midlands | Warwickshire | Rugby |
| West Midlands | Warwickshire | Stratford-upon-Avon |
| West Midlands | Warwickshire | Warwick |
| West Midlands | West Midlands | Birmingham |
| West Midlands | West Midlands | Birmingham Airport |
| West Midlands | West Midlands | Brownhills |
| West Midlands | West Midlands | Coventry |
| West Midlands | West Midlands | Dudley |
| West Midlands | West Midlands | Solihull |
| West Midlands | West Midlands | Stourbridge |
| West Midlands | West Midlands | Walsall |
| West Midlands | West Midlands | West Bromwich |
| West Midlands | West Midlands | Wolverhampton |
| South East England | West Sussex | Bognor Regis |
| South East England | West Sussex | Chichester |
| South East England | West Sussex | Crawley |
| South East England | West Sussex | East Grinstead |
| South East England | West Sussex | Gatwick Airport |
| South East England | West Sussex | Horsham |
| South East England | West Sussex | Worthing |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | West Yorkshire | Bradford |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | West Yorkshire | Dewsbury |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | West Yorkshire | Halifax |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | West Yorkshire | Huddersfield |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | West Yorkshire | Keighley |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | West Yorkshire | Leeds |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | West Yorkshire | Pontefract |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | West Yorkshire | Wakefield |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | West Yorkshire | Wetherby |
| South West England | Wiltshire | Chippenham |
| South West England | Wiltshire | Marlborough |
| South West England | Wiltshire | Salisbury |
| South West England | Wiltshire | Swindon |
| South West England | Wiltshire | Trowbridge |
| South West England | Wiltshire | Warminster |
| West Midlands | Worcestershire | Bromsgrove |
| West Midlands | Worcestershire | Evesham |
| West Midlands | Worcestershire | Kidderminster |
| West Midlands | Worcestershire | Redditch |
| West Midlands | Worcestershire | Worcester |
| Scotland | Aberdeen | Aberdeen |
| Scotland | Stirlingshire | Aberfoyle |
| Scotland | Lanarkshire | Airdrie |
| Scotland | Angus | Arbroath |
| Scotland | Inverness | Aviemore |
| Scotland | Ayrshire | Ayr |
| Scotland | Aberdeenshire | Banff |
| Scotland | Lanarkshire | Biggar |
| Scotland | Perthshire | Blairgowrie |
| Scotland | Aberdeenshire | Braemar |
| Scotland | Stirlingshire | Callander |
| Scotland | Argyll | Campbeltown |
| Scotland | Berwickshire | Coldstream |
| Scotland | Stirlingshire | Crianlarich |
| Scotland | Dunbartonshire | Dumbarton |
| Scotland | Moray | Dufftown |
| Scotland | Dumfriesshire | Dumfries |
| Scotland | Dundee | Dundee |
| Scotland | Fife | Dunfermline |
| Scotland | Sutherland | Durness |
| Scotland | Lanarkshire | East Kilbride |
| Scotland | Lothian | Edinburgh |
| Scotland | Lothian | Edinburgh Airport |
| Scotland | Moray | Elgin |
| Scotland | Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire | Erskine Bridge |
| Scotland | Stirlingshire | Falkirk |
| Scotland | Angus | Forfar |
| Scotland | Lothian, Fife | Forth Road Bridge |
| Scotland | Inverness | Fort William |
| Scotland | Aberdeenshire | Fraserburgh |
| Scotland | Selkirkshire | Galashiels |
| Scotland | Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Scotland | Renfrewshire | Glasgow Airport |
| Scotland | Inverness | Grantown-on-Spey |
| Scotland | Renfrewshire | Greenock |
| Scotland | Lanarkshire | Hamilton |
| Scotland | Roxburghshire | Hawick |
| Scotland | Aberdeenshire | Huntly |
| Scotland | Inverness | Inverness |
| Scotland | Argyll | Inveraray |
| Scotland | Ayrshire | Irvine |
| Scotland | Roxburghshire | Jedburgh |
| Scotland | Caithness | John o'Groats |
| Scotland | Roxburghshire | Kelso |
| Scotland | Ayrshire | Kilmarnock |
| Scotland | Stirlingshire, Fife | Kincardine |
| Scotland | Roxburghshire | Kelso |
| Scotland | Fife | Kinross |
| Scotland | Fife | Kirkcaldy |
| Scotland | Ross and Cromarty | Kyle of Lochalsh |
| Scotland | Lanarkshire | Lanark |
| Scotland | Lothian | Leith |
| Scotland | Lothian | Livingston |
| Scotland | Stirlingshire, Fife | Lochearnhead |
| Scotland | Argyll | Lochgilphead |
| Scotland | Inverness | Mallaig |
| Scotland | Angus | Montrose |
| Scotland | Lothian | Musselburgh |
| Scotland | Inverness | Newtonmore |
| Scotland | Argyll | Oban |
| Scotland | Renfrewshire | Paisley |
| Scotland | Peeblesshire | Peebles |
| Scotland | Perthshire | Perth |
| Scotland | Aberdeenshire | Peterhead |
| Scotland | Perthshire | Pitlochry |
| Scotland | Ross and Cromarty | Portree |
| Scotland | Fife | St Andrews |
| Scotland | Stirlingshire | Stirling |
| Scotland | Aberdeenshire | Stonehaven |
| Scotland | Wigtownshire | Stranraer |
| Scotland | Lanarkshire | Strathaven |
| Scotland | Dundee, Fife | Tay Bridge |
| Scotland | Caithness | Thurso |
| Scotland | Ross and Cromarty | Uig |
| Scotland | Ross and Cromarty | Ullapool |
| Scotland | Caithness | Wick |
| Wales | Clwyd | Llangollen |
| Wales | Clwyd | Mold |
| Wales | Clwyd | Queensferry |
| Wales | Clwyd | Ruthin |
| Wales | Clwyd | St. Asaph |
| Wales | Clwyd | Wrexham |
| Wales | Dyfed | Aberystwyth |
| Wales | Dyfed | Cardigan |
| Wales | Dyfed | Carmarthen |
| Wales | Dyfed | Fishguard |
| Wales | Dyfed | Haverfordwest |
| Wales | Dyfed | Llandeilo |
| Wales | Dyfed | Llandovery |
| Wales | Dyfed | Llanelli |
| Wales | Dyfed | Milford Haven |
| Wales | Dyfed | Pembroke Dock |
| Wales | Dyfed | St Clears |
| Wales | Dyfed | Tenby |
| Wales | Gwent | Abergavenny |
| Wales | Gwent | Chepstow |
| Wales | Gwent | Cwmbran |
| Wales | Gwent | Monmouth |
| Wales | Gwent | Newport |
| Wales | Gwynedd | Bala |
| Wales | Gwynedd | Bangor |
| Wales | Gwynedd | Betws-y-coed |
| Wales | Gwynedd | Caernarfon |
| Wales | Gwynedd | Conwy |
| Wales | Gwynedd | Dolgellau |
| Wales | Gwynedd | Holyhead |
| Wales | Gwynedd | Llandudno |
| Wales | Gwynedd | Porthmadog |
| Wales | Mid Glamorgan | Bridgend |
| Wales | Mid Glamorgan | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Wales | Powys | Brecon |
| Wales | Powys | Builth Wells |
| Wales | Powys | Llandrindod Wells |
| Wales | Powys | Llangurig |
| Wales | Powys | Machynlleth |
| Wales | Powys | Newtown |
| Wales | Powys | Rhayader |
| Wales | Powys | Welshpool |
| Wales | South Glamorgan | Cardiff |
| Wales | West Glamorgan | Neath |
| Wales | West Glamorgan | Port Talbot |
| Wales | West Glamorgan | Swansea |
Northern Ireland
Primary destinations in Northern Ireland are published separately from those in Great Britain. The current list is:- Antrim
- Armagh
- Ballymena
- Bangor
- Belfast
- Belfast Airport
- Carrickfergus
- Coleraine
- Cookstown
- Craigavon
- Derry
- Downpatrick
- Dungannon
- Enniskillen
- Larne
- Lisburn
- Newcastle
- Newry
- Newtownards
- Omagh
- Strabane
- Warrenpoint