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

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.

The wreckage of an old coastal trading vessel is only visible at low tide.

It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.

A leafy, peaceful oasis nestled in the heart of Glasgow's busy south side.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

Despite having a dome made of papier-mâché this tiny observatory has survived for over a century.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.

This lovely ancestral home inspired the author D.H. Lawrence, and features a tunnel made out of a living willow.

London's first edible insect farm offers facility tours and cooking classes.

You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.

The world's oldest model village.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

These skilfully executed, poignant works of art dot a verdant Scottish dell.

The remains of the wrecked steam trawler can be found on the beach at low tide.

This tunnel entrance is built to resemble a grand castle but no one is quite sure why.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.