In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

A granite plane marks the site where a French aviator completed the first airplane flight across the English channel.

A beautiful Kentish country intersection hosts a tasty little photo spot.

A jumble of treasures in a small space, this old-fashioned local museum is full of surprises.

One of the oldest seagoing boats in the world can be found at the Dover Museum.

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

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Inside a London bookstore, a fireplace that once belonged to the illustrator responsible for a famous set of tarot cards.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

This artificial lake surrounded by Brutalist architecture served as a stand-in for futuristic Britain in Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange.'

A herd of half-sized cow sculptures has stood in this part for nearly 50 years.

The first peace pagoda to be constructed in the Western world sits next to a small English lake.

This suburban British town holds secrets that would have made the druids proud.

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