This gravestone and its inscription inspired a movement that has spanned generations and saved countless lives.

Europe's "only museum dedicated to the decapod" is full of quirky and absurdist displays, including one featuring the "famous" Giant Crab of Margate.

This moss-covered boulder is said to be part of a diabolical plant to sabotage the Durham Cathedral's foundation.

Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.

These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.

This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.

This ancient church, rebuilt at least 3 times, is flanked at all sides by history.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.

This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

The largest known medieval map of the world.

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.