These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.

An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.

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

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.

A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.

A tiny chapel perched along a 14th-century bridge.

A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.

Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.

A wooden statue commemorates a local celebrity who became a national sensation for his height.

These bleak 800-year-old ruins were once the royal residence of choice for hunting in Sherwood Forest.

This muddy wooded valley and the ancient structures it hides are said to be the favored haunt of the legendary Friar Tuck.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.

This stone throne invites adventurers to observe breathtaking views of the Peak District.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.

A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.

This Victorian gate contains cryptic inscriptions in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew.

The oldest surviving glass furnace cone in Western Europe.

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

A unique 1980s designed church sits uncomfortably in its traditional Victorian churchyard.

When methane gas started seeping up from the ground, they picked up and moved the entire town.

A preserved 18th century steel factory.