This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'

This giant geoglyph of mysterious origins is now the site of neo-pagan rituals.

The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

The Last Home of an Executed King.

This open-air heritage museum illuminates centuries of historic English life from a West Sussex village.

The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.

This incredible collection contains rare steam-powered engines, rides, and trains.

It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.

This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.

The Isle of Wight’s “Island Line” serviced by former London Underground trains from the 1930s.

Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.

Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

This preserved puppy was an adorable beacon of charity.

This purpose-built dinosaur museum is shaped like a pterodactyl and holds fossils that were found in its very village.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

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

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

Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.