An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

These centuries old gardens have been restored to their 17th century condition.

Some wattle-and-daub, a Moorish mural, a glacial erratic, and a Giant named Gilbert.

A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

This 19th-century performer's gravestone identifies her as "the smallest woman ever in this Kingdom."

Beachcombers have been populating this museum with artifacts ranging from prehistoric to barely historic since the 1930's.

This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.

This quaint funicular has been ferrying people up and down an English valley since the Victorian era.

Once a farm where patients tilled the soil, this asylum lost its workforce when overmedicating became common practice.

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.

What looks like missing grout is actually an old pub's peephole.

One of the few surviving examples of Victorian-era public toilets now houses a small homestay.

There were once more than five stones in this ancient monument.

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

An Iron Age hillfort rooted in Arthurian legend was made famous by musician Peter Gabriel.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.

In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.