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

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

Some of England's last cave dwellers lived and worked within this huge cave.

These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

This small building nestled along the Dove River is seen by some as the birthplace of angling as a sport.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

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

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.

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

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.

Parts of this former military training ground may have inspired parts of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous fantasy series.

A 19th-century British industrialist built this Louis XIII–inspired chateau for his homesick French wife.

The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.

The church is gone, but the graves and legends remain.

A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.

This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.

These centuries old gardens have been restored to their 17th century condition.

Some wattle-and-daub, a Moorish mural, a glacial erratic, and a Giant named Gilbert.

Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.