This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

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

This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.

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

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

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

The home of an eccentric Edwardian gentleman is packed to the rafters with handcrafted items collected over a lifetime.

In an arboretum with hundreds of memorials to the fallen, this one might be the most poignant.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

Known as the "Stairway to Heaven," this historic canal dates back to the 1700s.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

These medieval carvings bear scars left by Parliamentarian troops during the English Civil War.

A 19th-century British industrialist built this Louis XIII–inspired chateau for his homesick French wife.

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

Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.

Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.