Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This ancient oak tree sheltered accused "witches" in the 17th century.

The longest and steepest staircase locks in the United Kingdom.

A unique flight of canal locks that owe their form to 19th-century cost-saving measures.

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

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.

The unusual stilted beacon is the town's only active lighthouse.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

These semi-natural waterfalls hint at the park's Victorian-era industrial past.

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to the legendary King Alfred the Great.

This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.

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

This open-air heritage museum illuminates centuries of historic English life from a West Sussex village.

These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.

This incredible viaduct was part of the Victorian railway boom and helped the Midland Railway navigate tough terrain.

Above an abandoned Underground station, this charming bookstore is home to strange antiquities and literary works.

This mysterious chalk figure of a horse has been recreated and restored for more than a century.

This peaceful oasis appears dreamy, but it's also the site of a nightmarish legend.