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

A repurposed railway tunnel with otherworldly acoustic characteristics.

This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.

The remains of the concrete ship can be seen during low tide.

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

This amazing trail among the many waterfalls around Ingleton has been enchanting visitors since 1885.

The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.

After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.

A writer's tiny retreat built from salvaged shipwreck timbers.

There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

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

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

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the plight of the Nuba peoples of Sudan.

A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.

The wreckage of an old coastal trading vessel is only visible at low tide.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.

Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.