A wonderful safe haven founded in the 1960s to rescue endangered monkeys from the pet trade.

This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.

A commemorative plaque at the door pays tribute to an "American Patriot" known for his betrayal.

Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.

This 19th-century sanctuary was built atop a hill that once housed a Roman fort.

Local legend says there's treasure hidden within its crowded graveyard.

A little-known castle set in a nature reserve.

This melancholy headstone is the only remaining evidence of a medieval church lost to the sea.

One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.

This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.

The UK's largest private house was the subject of a long-lasting political dispute.

This quirky shop on a former farm is full of weird and wonderful oddities and antiques.

A unique journey back in time to an early 20th-century fairground.

This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.

A small waterfall tucked away in the forest of Harmby Gill.

The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.

A rare survivor from the age of plagues.

A museum dedicated to the tragedy of Bloody Sunday.

A woodland close to England's "most haunted village" has been the site of many unexplained events and deaths.

A well-studied colony of endangered bats roosts in this abandoned Victorian Gothic mansion.

A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.

A medieval relic whose great hall once hosted Mayflower pilgrims, one of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, and plenty of royal intrigue.