Water in the United Kingdom

Once the site of medieval pilgrimage for its healing powers, this well was lost and later rediscovered.

This ancient causeway can flood daily, leaving Mersea Island as a true island for hours at a time, and cutting its 7,000 residents off from the mainland.

An ancient yew tree and holy well nestle beside a remarkable 13th-century church.

A spring purported to have healing properties lies just outside Scotland's capital.

The longest staircase lock in Britain.

Originally built in the 15th century, this well gave the surrounding area its name.

This now museum began supplying water to Sunderland during the mid-19th century.

One of the country's largest diving schools set in a picturesque nature reserve.

A 1930s Art Deco swimming pool with a design inspired by grand ocean liners.

A plaque commemorates a Victorian scientist's monumental discovery about waves.

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

The river that gave its name to a 1960s musical movement has a rather inauspicious starting point in town outside of Manchester.

Designed to celebrate the queen's 40th birthday.

This 900-foot structure with 20 arches crossing a Scottish river was built in the late 19th century.

This ancient holy well is older than much of the city that surrounds it.

The recurring nature of this geographic feature might make it unique in the world.