This gravestone and its inscription inspired a movement that has spanned generations and saved countless lives.

This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.

A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

This sculpture combines the literary Alice with her real-life inspiration.

The author of Alice in Wonderland spent his final years at this whimsical Victorian home.

This peaceful oasis appears dreamy, but it's also the site of a nightmarish legend.

A mineral spring that became all the rage in 17th-century England.

Inside this magnificent 12th-century church is one of the finest carved wagon-roofs in all of England.

This small crenelated building was built by a British aristocrat who supported the American Revolution and may have named it in memory of a pivotal battle.

An abandoned, desolate train tunnel that was used during World War II.

This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.

The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

According to legend, a noble knight and a terrible dragon lie beneath this storied hill.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

This captivating Bronze Age timber circle spent centuries concealed by the tides.

A surprisingly approachable statue of the man who dominated King Henry VIII's government.

The history of this famed tree ranges from an 18th-century highway robber, to the Scout Association.

A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.

This octagonal cottage is the smallest and the oldest council house in the United Kingdom.