Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

The world's first military tank was designed in this English city amid the stalemate of WWI trench warfare.

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

This 1913 single-screen cinema is a charming survivor in the age of the multiplex.

The English Civil War began right here in 1642.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

The final resting place of hundreds of Polish airmen who died fighting the Nazis in Britain.

Over 100 years ago this pyramidal holding cell was reserved for rowdy drunks but now only offers five minute sentences.

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

This large torch on the Hove coastline helped Sir Francis Drake defend England from the Spanish fleet.

An abandoned World War II tank left to rust in the downland.

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

Visit the WWII bunker where the British won the battle for the skies.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.