The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.

This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

One of the oldest trees in Britain may have been witness to some of the country's formative moments.

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.

65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

A Victorian school for poverty stricken waifs has been preserved as a museum to their donated education.

This shell of a historic manor house on the Isle of Wight is said to be the most haunted site on the island.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

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

Man-made cave with enigmatic carvings, some say made by the Knights Templar themselves.

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

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

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

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.