Carlisle, England
The Policeman Grotesque
A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.
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Carlisle, England
A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.
Pittenweem, Scotland
This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.
Manchester, England
Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.
Baltasound, Scotland
This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
Emley, England
The tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom.
Whitehaven, England
The final resting place of George Washington's Grandma.
London, England
Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.
Keswick, England
A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales
A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.
Claines, England
This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.
Bragar, Scotland
A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.
Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Wareham, England
In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.
Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Cramlington, England
A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.
England
The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Caernarfon, Wales
A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Bingley, England
The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.
Hope Valley, England
The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.
Hartfield, England
The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.
Chedglow, England
Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.