The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."

Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.

Fantastically decorated underground chambers built in the 1760s.

Home to one of the tallest church spires in Europe, this historic church once played host to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.

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

Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.

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

The Neolithic megalith was one of the first archaeological ruins protected by the British government.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

Two gilded cherubs perched on a church bell tower have been reminding visitors of the finitude of life since 1760.

Model aircraft soar over 360-degree views of the countryside at the start of England's oldest road.

This peaceful park with centuries of history hides in an overlooked section of South London.

An ancient water supply dating back almost 500 years can still be found standing in East Sussex.

Before 1993, this historic-looking village—King Charles III's pet project—didn’t exist at all.

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

A museum based on the collection of a Victorian family. Housed in a remaining Victorian villa.

These 1,500-year-old remains were found in a mysterious Anglo-Saxon mass grave.

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

A picturesque garden with a surprising past.

This Norman castle has been the scene of assassination plots, religious persecution, and Nazi conspiracies throughout its long history.