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

One of the oldest seagoing boats in the world can be found at the Dover Museum.

These 1,500-year-old remains were found in a mysterious Anglo-Saxon mass grave.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

Discovered on a shipwreck after more than 400 years, this Renaissance ratter tells a very waggly tale.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

This crumbling 14th century chapel became so unstable the roofing apparently collapsed during a wedding ceremony, narrowly missing the curate's head.

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

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

The scene of the United Kingdom's most famous UFO incident, dubbed the "British Roswell."

A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.

Man-made cave with enigmatic carvings, some say made by the Knights Templar themselves.

Historical etchings such as “Miserable, wild, distracted 1350" and “The Archdeacon is an ass.”

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

Britain's tallest megalith towers over the cemetery of a quiet English village.

A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.

This Norman castle has been the scene of assassination plots, religious persecution, and Nazi conspiracies throughout its long history.

The wreck of a B-29 Superfortress now stands as a memorial left in the moors.

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.

Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

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