A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.

This original castle in Kendal is 1,000 years old.

Two minuscule windows are tucked inside this medieval building.

The Devil’s Porridge tells the story of HM Factory Gretna and the munitions girls who mixed deadly chemicals.

The former seat of power for the Balliol dynasty.

An Anglo-Saxon cross inscribed with possibly the oldest written work of English literature.

A series of idealized caves carved to entertain guests.

Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.

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

An English cenotaph honoring an American feminist icon.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.

The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

The home of an eccentric Edwardian gentleman is packed to the rafters with handcrafted items collected over a lifetime.

The longest canal aqueduct in England was built without a plan to get water past the moving boats.

One of the tallest maypoles remaining in England in one of its smaller villages.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

This museum dedicated to the famous comedy duo is located in the town where Stan Laurel was born.

These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.

These curious rocks located in the Lake District include several strange inscriptions of famous names.

A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.