The last two abbots of this monastery were both executed by Henry VIII.

A once extravagant mansion, now reduced to ruin.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

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

A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.

The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

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

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.

Legend says this ancient pagan site can cure all ailments.

Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.

A legendary rocking stone, returned to its clifftop perch.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

A neolithic dolmen that was rebuilt after collapsing during the 19th century.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.

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