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Reunification Bridge

Loughborough, England

Reunification Bridge

The bridge which will eventually overcome the barrier to the unification of two heritage railway lines which both claim the Great Central Railway's illustrious name

Calke Abbey

Ticknall, England

Calke Abbey

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

The west facade of the abbey, which dates to the 13th century.

Nottingham, England

Newstead Abbey

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

Sheffield Megatron

Sheffield, England

Sheffield Megatron

Explore these Victorian-era tunnels under a bustling train station.

Foggy day on Helvellyn  in 1984

Penrith, England

Striding Edge, Helvellyn

The Bridge House

Ambleside, England

The Bridge House

Looking like something out of a fairytale, this tiny house was built over a stream to avoid paying land taxes

The Keelmen Mural

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

The Keelmen Mural

A reminder of a long-gone community and way of life on the River Tyne.

Statue of King Æthelberht

Kent, England

Queen Bertha and King Æthelberht

Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.

The chapel.

Worksop, England

Chapel of Saint Mary the Virgin

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

Inside the Sheffield  Brewery

Neepsend, England

The Albyn Works

This 19th century factory site was the birthplace of one of the British Army's most important materials and is now the home of a craft brewery.

Lamp 5 on Bishopscourt Road

Nether Edge, England

Sheffield's Six Sewer Gas Lamps Race

A challenge course around 6 of the surviving sewer gas destructor lamps in south and west Sheffield

Gwennap Pit

Busveal, England

Gwennap Pit

The excellent acoustics of this natural amphitheater made it a popular preaching spot for the founder of the Methodist Church.

Carn Brea Castle

Redruth, England

Carn Brea Castle

A 14th century castle built on the seat of a mighty giant.

Merlin Satellite.

Helston, England

Goonhilly Earth Station

Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.

Glendurgan Garden Maze

Mawnan Smith, England

Glendurgan Garden Maze

The twists and turns of this serpentine maze are over 170 years old.

Reconstructed barracks buildings and  foundations of graneries

South Shields, England

Arbeia

Said to be the best reconstruction of Roman remains in Britain

Caerlaverock Castle

Caerlaverock, Scotland

Caerlaverock Castle

This triangular castle was besieged at least four times and shows many of the scars of defeat

The holiday market at Leiden.

Leiden, Netherlands

Leiden's Floating Christmas Market

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

Thor's Cave seen from the Manifold Valley floor

England

Thor's Cave

This cave is the burial site of at least seven people and was occupied for over a thousand years.

Shanklin Chine in 1910

Shanklin, England

Shanklin Chine

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer transport aircraft

Shifnal, England

National Cold War Exhibition

This exhibition covers a dangerous period in world history.

This cottage was once inhabited by the Hadfield family, where the first plague victim in Eyam died.

Eyam, England

The Eyam Plague Cottages

These once housed the families who decided in 1665 to quarantine themselves to save their neighbours.

Lovers Leap

Middleton Dale, England

Lovers Leap

An attempted suicide made this cliff famous.

Eyam Boundary Stone

Eyam, England

Eyam Boundary Stone

Where a plague-quarantined village left vinegar-soaked coins for supplies

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