Stow-on-the-Wold, England
The Tures
Built for herding sheep, these tiny winding lanes with medieval origins and distinctive series of narrow turns are charming walkways for humans today.
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Stow-on-the-Wold, England
Built for herding sheep, these tiny winding lanes with medieval origins and distinctive series of narrow turns are charming walkways for humans today.
Peterborough, England
The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.
Skipton, England
This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.
Harrogate, England
A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.
Anderby Creek, England
The world’s first dedicated cloud observation platform.
Corris, Wales
One man's love affair with this Mediterranean country has been turned into a work of whimsical delight.
London, England
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
Stansted, England
This reconstructed Norman castle is the world's most accurate, from location to livestock.
Great Leighs, England
Near this allegedly haunted pub, you can find strong spirits on the rocks.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Welford-on-Avon, England
One of the tallest maypoles remaining in England in one of its smaller villages.
Minsterworth, England
This stretch of the River Severn where large waves flow against the current is the birthplace of river surfing.
Cookley, England
Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.
London, England
A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.
London, England
An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.
Birmingham, England
An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.
Odiham, England
A rare survivor from the age of plagues.
Chedglow, England
Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.
Meriden, England
The obelisk honors the cyclist troops who were killed during World War I.
Rothwell, England
Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.
Rushton, England
An intriguing three-sided folly is a testament to one man's devotion to Catholicism and the number three.
Peterborough, England
Once-buried markers show England’s lowest land point keeps getting lower.
Royston, England
Man-made cave with enigmatic carvings, some say made by the Knights Templar themselves.
Frensham, England
This cauldron was said to be hidden inside a church after it was borrowed from a local witch.