Where the rules of that most quintessentially English game were first devised by an eccentric inventor.

These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.

This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.

Once a palace for the Archbishop of York, these 15th-century ruins now serve as a haunt for history buffs.

This amazing trail among the many waterfalls around Ingleton has been enchanting visitors since 1885.

This Norman castle has been the scene of assassination plots, religious persecution, and Nazi conspiracies throughout its long history.

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.

This British museum hopes to take the taboo out of poo.

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

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

A writer's tiny retreat built from salvaged shipwreck timbers.

The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.

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

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

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

You can spend the night in Dr. Frank-N-Furter's castle.

The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

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

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

Luxurious hotel designed to stir the imagination of its many visitors.