Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.