The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.

The largest preserved walking dragline excavator in Western Europe.

A lavish Victorian mansion wound up inheriting a gruesome reputation that would be its demise.

This folly built to commemorate an aristocratic victory over Catholic rebellion plays tricks on the eye.

The remains of a historic kiln once used to produce the famous Rockingham porcelain.

This oddly placed 15th-century church is one of only six bridge chapels left in England.

The collapse of the brand-new dam caused one of the worst floods in British history.

These ruins are a monument to the region's industrial heritage, and the site of England's worst mining tragedy.

This industrial museum is based on one of the oldest standing iron forges in the U.K.

This old Victorian bathhouse is fed by an ancient spring.

The ghosts of Britain's telecommunication past sit rusting away in a small village in England.

Reputedly based on the tomb of Jesus Christ, this crypt is the oldest surviving structure of any cathedral in England.

The remains of a remote village that once housed over 1,200 dam workers and their families.

At 1,732 feet above sea level, this spectacularly isolated yet surprisingly bustling bar is the highest pub in Britain.

A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.

Each year this small English village becomes overrun with outlandish straw men.

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

The remains of the concrete ship can be seen during low tide.

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

The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.