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

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

This Bronze Age burial mound used to be called "Robin Hood’s Piss-Pot" until it was renamed by spoilsport Victorians.

The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

This chimney is the oldest free standing industrial chimney in Britain.

This wild game of "football" between two sections of an English town has been staged every year for countless centuries.

This mysterious hilltop collection of Druid carvings isn't quite what it seems.

Winner of the Leeds Award for Architecture and the Environment.

This sculpture celebrates a boules tournament and the link between Leeds and its twin city Lille.

In a small courtyard resides this large mural that draws inspiration from Leeds and its history.

This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.