Once a year, a sandbar rises from the depths just in time for the world's weirdest match.

This gravestone and its inscription inspired a movement that has spanned generations and saved countless lives.

Ask nicely, and stewards of a centuries-old charitable tradition will give you free bread and beer.

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

This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal has been designated the same level of heritage protection as Stonehenge.

This ancient fort overlooks the site of a disastrous retreat from the English Civil War.

This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.

This unassuming Victorian cemetery is the final resting place of author Lewis Carroll.

This sculpture combines the literary Alice with her real-life inspiration.

The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.

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

The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

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

This British museum hopes to take the taboo out of poo.

This ruined folly was originally built to honor a failed American state that would have become "Westsylvania."

This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.

These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

The world's only above water sand volcano, believed to once be the bathtub of a priest.

An illegally built ramshackle mansion tucked in the middle of Brooklyn is now being turned into condominiums.