A blunder resulted in these charming stone-lined streams becoming the target of a Nazi bombing.

In this medieval fish bowl, the carp weren't pets.

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

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal has been designated the same level of heritage protection as Stonehenge.

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

A grand Wetherspoon pub set in a former opera house dating back to 1902.

Eliza and Mary Chulkhurst were the first famous conjoined twins in England, but it's not clear when they were born.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

The sanctuary seems to either float atop the water or sink into the dirt, depending on the water level.

Hundreds of huge, centuries-old horseshoes adorn the walls of this nontraditional 12th-century castle.

This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.

This park and coal mine heritage site is home to two of the last steam winding engines in the UK.

This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.

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

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

The house in the middle of the motorway.

The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

This lovely ancestral home inspired the author D.H. Lawrence, and features a tunnel made out of a living willow.