The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

This ancient oak tree sheltered accused "witches" in the 17th century.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

One of the oldest seagoing boats in the world can be found at the Dover Museum.

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

An unexpectedly extraterrestrial room in a former Victorian resort club.

Now isolated, this church was once the center of a bustling village that succumbed to the Black Death.

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

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

The remains of the wrecked steam trawler can be found on the beach at low tide.

A rotting air force base is now home to rare birds and scarce plants.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.

When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.

A historic house devoted to the teachings of a 1700's prophetess and her mysterious box of revelations.

One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.

Beasts and branches swirl in sandstone carvings, interrupted by one strange creature.

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.

This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.

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

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