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Dispatch, one of the Purton hulks.

Berkeley, England

Purton Hulks

Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.
Temple of Vaccinia.

Berkeley, England

Temple of Vaccinia

The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.
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Berkeley, England

Grave of the Last Court Jester

The final resting place of Dicky Pearce, the last court jester in England.
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Covered walkway to Edward II’s Cell

Berkeley, England

Berkeley Castle

This may have been the site of a famous and particularly gruesome regicide.
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The Temple of Nodens, Lydney Park.

Gloucestershire, England

Lydney Camp

Home to the ancient Roman temple of a lesser-known Celtic god that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien and H. P. Lovecraft.
4 miles from Berkeley
Tyndale Monument at sunset

North Nibley, England

Tyndale Monument

A 160-year-old tower built in honor of a scholar who was burned at the stake for translating the Bible.
4 miles from Berkeley
Uley Long Barrow.

Uley, England

Uley Long Barrow

You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.
6 miles from Berkeley
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