London, England
Goodwin's Court
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
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London, England
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.
London, England
This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
Mow Cop, England
This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.
Lostwithiel, England
The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.
London, England
A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.
Tisbury, England
Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.
Dunure, Scotland
This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
London, England
This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.
Tintern, Wales
This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.
Paisley, Scotland
A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.
Ayr, Scotland
This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Ripon, England
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
Isle of Iona, Scotland
A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.
Callanish, Scotland
The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.
London, England
English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.
North Berwick, Scotland
The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.
London, England
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.