Is United Kingdom Safe for Solo Female Travelers?
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How safe is United Kingdom for solo female travelers?
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based on 311 experiences from female travelers
London, Family travel
It was only a weekend trip to see the ABBA Voyage experience, so we didn’t have much time to explore. London is not a cheap city but neither is most major cities in Europe. I enjoyed my time there and generally felt pretty safe, though I was always around some of the people I travelled with.
Posted: August 9, 2026Experienced: March, 2026
Sophie
United Kingdom
London, Group travel
It was great, everyone was really nice. Definitely worth looking at thr small independent shops they were great and felt like home. Would go again as only went for a few days. But would highly recommend.
Posted: August 1, 2026Experienced: June, 2026Brighton, Group travel
I visited a Brighton Palace Pier and the Royal Pavilion and beach. It was really good week trip. And also I visited a Worthing beach. In this cities there are a lot of shops and beautiful places to visit.
Posted: June 21, 2026Experienced: July, 2024
Alexandra
Romania
London, Solo travel
First time (and so far, only time) solo travelling and it was the most amazing experience ever! Met a lot of awesome people, tried authentic middle eastern and chinese food for the first time. Very friendly people, didnt have a problem with pickpockets or scams. Stumbled upon a pro-palestine protest and regained my hope in humanity, would definitely go again!!
Posted: June 4, 2026
Laura
United States
Edinburgh, Solo travel
Edinburgh is a very safe city for solo travel. The public transportation system is easy to navigate. There are so many castles and estates to explore. Don’t miss the highland cows. I highly recommend.
Posted: May 26, 2026Experienced: June, 2025
Jenn
United States
Oxford, Group travel
Did a study abroad trip to Oxford when in college. It was a great first experience traveling without family and doing it with a group but still solo in a way. My friends enjoyed Cafe Tarifa as a hot spot to visit. This was a long time ago so not sure if there still there. Try your hand at punting in the river for a fun activity.
Posted: May 15, 2026Canterbury, Solo travel
Such a lovely medieval city with lots of good stores and restaurants/tearooms/pubs, beautiful nature and nice attractions! The people are really friendly, I made lots of local friends during my stay. Totally worth the travel
Posted: May 5, 2026Experienced: April, 2025
Molly
United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Solo travel
Edinburgh is beautiful and full of tourists, I didn’t see any crime or have anything negative happen to me! There were plenty of things to do at ranging prices, I fully recommend a tour to Lochness and climbing the castle
Posted: April 27, 2026
madelief
Netherlands
Edinburgh, Couple travel
We went in the Middleton of januari it was very quiet, therefor the hotel was quite cheap. Public transport is easy to navigate. It is a beautiful City with history. Cool architecture everywhere around you
Posted: April 4, 2026Experienced: December, 2025
Emilie
France
United Kingdom, Solo travel
I went to the United Kingdom last year and it was a lot of fun! I did travel solo but i stayed with people i already knew. Their dog is so cute! That said, my stars for the cost are a bit underestimated because i didn't pay a lot of things. The train tickets were really expensive though.
Posted: April 3, 2026Experienced: July, 2025Is United Kingdom safe for women?
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Bishop's Stortford
very safe. lots of police nearby due to the close proximity with the airport. very chill people and quiet life here for the most part. due to many of the locals being familiar with each other, everyone is quite eager to help out so don’t hesitate to ask around. be careful of drunk people at night (but this is the UK, drunk people are a problem everywhere here lol)
Posted: August 27, 2026Bristol
It’s alright, some areas are more risky. If you’re travelling alone make sure you avoid alleyways and sketchy areas. The place near Cabot circus have a lot of crowd who are a menace. I try to ignore and move on
Posted: August 26, 2026
Emine
Edinburgh
Ive never felt unsafe in Edinburgh, i can walk around at night and still not feel unsafe, scotland is one of the most accepting and diverse places, with so many different people and amazing culture, i highly recommend it to anyone and everyone!
Posted: August 12, 2026
Ashley
Edinburgh
Edinburgh has very little violent crime but a lot of casual drug use. it's not rare to see people visibly high/drunk on buses. I've never been harassed on the street, but I know of others who occasionally have. Very low chances of being mugged or attacked.
Posted: August 8, 2026
Ruby
Bedford
Its moderately safe, calm and okay most of the the time. Its lovely and quiet haven't experienced any insecurities myself.
Posted: August 4, 2026
Kirsten
London
London is an incredibly safe city if you have your wits, there are people everywhere, all the time. The public transport is populated at all hours. For taxis, I’d use Ubers, as they’re quite cheap and plentiful
Posted: August 1, 2026Safety in United Kingdom
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Bristol
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Hi! I’m a student in Bristol studying Aerospace engineering. I come from Dubai. I love to draw and explore places! (I love long walks and public transport asw)
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Kelly
Manchester
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Hellooooo I’m Kelly :) originally from Hong Kong, have moved to Manchester in 2025. Since then, I have solo travelled European countries and met many lovely people via this app. You all made me feel incredibly safe and my trips memorable❤️ My native language is Cantonese but I’m also fluent in English and Mandarin, know a bit of Japanese and Spanish which I definitely want to be more fluent! I’m planning to travel around the UK before leaving Manchester in five months and then in Europe after that so look forward to seeing all your beautiful faces xx Also if you need a place to stay in Manchester feel free to dm me :))
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