Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

A holy well supposedly infused with a saint's spirit flows within this quaint chapel.

The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.

A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.