Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A lasting remnant of The Blitz.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.

Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

A recently restored substation that dates from 1875.

It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.

This statue includes the molehill that toppled a king.

A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.

You can still see bits of the camouflage used to hide this Art Deco building from bombers during World War II.

This building contains a door only used by members of the royal family.

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

This small, round building is the entrance to a bomb shelter built in anticipation of World War II.

A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.

This hydraulic power system in London was, at one time, seen as a rival to electricity and the last of its kind to shut down.