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Three Tuns Brewery

The oldest working Brewery in Britain.

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Offa's Dyke, near Knill, Herefordshire, looking west

Shropshire, England

Offa's Dyke

Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.

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Disused quarry buildings

Shropshire, England

Titterstone Clee Hill

Centuries of human activity have forged an eerie landscape of ruins and craters on an exposed and windswept hilltop.

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Hawkstone Park

Weston, England

Hawkstone Park

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

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Iron Bridge

Ironbridge, England

The Iron Bridge

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

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St. Michael's is an 18th century octagonal church

Madeley, England

St Michael's Church & the Nine Men of Madeley

This tranquil churchyard in the heart of England’s mining country whispers tales of both triumph and tragedy.

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Knife Angel.

Knife Angel

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

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Folklore and Magic of Southern England

Nov 2—Nov 7, 2019

Mythical castles and ancient witchcraft, ecological biomes and fairy-tale forests, sea tractors and flaming tar barrels—all this awaits you on our one-of-a-kind exploration of southern England's historic haunts and eccentric traditions.

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