The influential philosopher's old residence is commemorated in a small English town.

This crumbling headstone commemorates the first death by tiger in Britain's history.

Scars from the English Civil War mar this medieval sanctuary.

The last known resting place of the king who united England.

Where an 11th-century flying monk crash landed after attempting to take to the skies.

A classic red phone box converted into an informal village library.

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.

This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

England's only square-dimension hill horse was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's coronation.

A chalk horse cut into an English hillside in the 19th century.

This statue commemorates one of medieval England’s most courageous heroes.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

Welsh literary history is preserved in the delicate pages of these medieval manuscripts.

Legend has it that this stone moves down to the river sometimes to have a drink.

Long before mobile phones or GPS were available, these sentry boxes provided help for motorists in need.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

A Welsh sheep farm provides daily (non-sheep) meals to red kites, producing dazzling displays of aerial acrobatics.