Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.

This Cheshire museum has cuckoo clocks, a rare pipe organ and vintage motorbikes. But mostly cuckoo clocks.

The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.

Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

The oldest candy store in the world has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

Long-secret natural history museum, featuring the skull of a "Terror Bird."

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.

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

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

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

This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.

A midnight snack that lights up the night.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.