The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.

A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.

This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

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

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.