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Monkey Beach

West Mersea, England

Monkey Beach

This stretch of beach is the site of a prime watering hole and a primate watchtower.

Landing site.

Capel Saint Andrew, England

Rendlesham Forest UFO Landing

The scene of the United Kingdom's most famous UFO incident, dubbed the "British Roswell."

The statue in its current location at Rufford.

Newark, England

The Oil Patch Warrior

A memorial to American oil drillers who volunteered to travel secretly to England in 1943 and work in the U.K.'s only oil field.

The amazingly well-preserved undercroft.

Newark, England

Rufford Abbey

The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

The Golden Hand Sculpture

Mansfield, England

The Golden Hand Sculpture

Constructed 20 years ago, this sculpture is slowly fading to the hands of time.

The now-closed colliery, or coal mine

Clipstone, England

Clipstone Colliery Headstocks

These abandoned coal mine towers near Sherwood Forest might soon boast the U.K.’s longest zip-line.

Sheep graze the Regal Ruins.

Kings Clipstone, England

King John's Palace Ruins

These bleak 800-year-old ruins were once the royal residence of choice for hunting in Sherwood Forest.

Caves at Crewell Crags

Worksop, England

Ice Age Cave Dwellings at Creswell Crags

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

The chapel.

Worksop, England

Chapel of Saint Mary the Virgin

English Protestants once criticized this enormous private chapel for being too ornate.

Major Oak

Mansfield, England

Major Oak

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

Saint Edwin's Cross.

Mansfield, England

Saint Edwin's Chapel Cross

This lonely metal cross may hint at the true location of a medieval showdown between Christian and Pagan kingdoms.

Parliament Oak

Warsop, England

Parliament Oak

English parliaments were once convened by this ancient oak tree in the heart of Sherwood Forest.

Hamilton Hill as viewed from Kings Mill Reservoir.

Sutton-in-Ashfield, England

Hamilton Hill

The English town of Mansfield likely got its name from this enigmatic breast-shaped mound rising abruptly from the earth.

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