Places aemem Wants to Go

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.