This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.

Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.

A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

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

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

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

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.