English Protestants once criticized this enormous private chapel for being too ornate.

This old Victorian bathhouse is fed by an ancient spring.

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

The English bed-and-breakfast believed to have inspired Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights."

The legend of a monkey that was hanged as a spy has inspired not only a football team name, but a successful mayoral campaign.

This delightful hidden farm is home to Victorian ruins and a wonderful menagerie of animals.

A set of medieval stained-glass windows tell the gruesome story of a Viking siege.

A menagerie of curiously bred creatures.

The adorable animals return to this nature reserve every fall to give birth to their pups.

The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.

Every July, men dressed as giant crows dance around a scarecrow who comes to life.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

Poet William Blake penned some of his most famous work during his brief stay at this beloved country cottage.

An unusual monument to a 19th-century circus star.

All that remains of the medieval palace of the famous "Black Prince."

Nearly 2 billion seeds from 38,000 species are stored and processed at this visitable facility in a quiet corner of England.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

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

Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.

This breathtakingly beautiful botanical garden is home to a mob of wonderful wallabies.

This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.

This crumbling headstone commemorates the first death by tiger in Britain's history.

A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.

On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.