A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

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

A complicated contraption for telling time by the moon.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

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

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

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

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

An enigmatic natural rock formation with a manmade passage cut through the center.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

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

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

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

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.