Penrith, England
Long Meg and Her Daughters
Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witchesābefore a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.
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Penrith, England
Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witchesābefore a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.
Keswick, England
A museum in Englandās Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.
Stanbury, England
The English bed-and-breakfast believed to have inspired Emily Brontƫ's novel "Wuthering Heights."
Harrogate, England
A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.
Preston, England
Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.
Richmond, England
At 1,732 feet above sea level, this spectacularly isolated yet surprisingly bustling bar is the highest pub in Britain.
Holmrook, England
One of the highest Roman forts in Britain is set amid dramatic scenery on a notoriously difficult road.
Walney, England
On this small spit of land, the person who runs the public house is considered the King of Piel Island.
Ecclerigg, England
These curious rocks located in the Lake District include several strange inscriptions of famous names.
Lancaster, England
A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.
Heysham, England
A succinct inscription commemorates the ebb and flow of a woman's life.
Heysham, England
These ancient rock graves were featured on the cover of a Black Sabbath compilation album.
Bolton-le-Sands, England
A limestone sculpture of a praying man resides over the site where 23 Chinese cockle pickers died.
Grange-over-Sands, England
Abandoned for over 20 years, this Art Deco seaside swimming pool is a magnificent waste.
Carnforth, England
Inside this station, the 1945 film "Brief Encounter" is played on a loop daily.
Kirkby Lonsdale, England
A beautiful medieval bridge allegedly constructed by the Devil.
Slack Head, England
These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.
Alderwasley, England
This 2,000-year-old tree inspired the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."
Ilkley, England
This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.
Alton, England
A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.
Ashbourne, England
These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.
Deepcar, England
A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.
Hope Valley, England
There's a strange stone hoodoo towering atop a wooded hillsideĀ and no one is quite sure how it got there.
England
The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.