The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

Competitors race wooden replicas of pungent blue cheese.

An 18th century monument regularly tagged with unsettling graffiti referencing a 1940s unsolved murder.

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.

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

The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.

This Bronze Age burial mound used to be called "Robin Hood’s Piss-Pot" until it was renamed by spoilsport Victorians.

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

In this medieval fish bowl, the carp weren't pets.

This World War II airfield is the last place the bandleader performed before he disappeared.

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

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

Preserved baths in a Victorian-era spa town frequented by the most famous people of its day.

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

All that remains of the medieval palace of the famous "Black Prince."

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

The site of the most dived wreck in the UK.

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.

This church is considered the largest and most complete Saxon church in England.