Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

This church is home to a 1,600-year-old tree, but also a mysterious carved figure who may have been a pagan idol.

This tiny church is one of England's smallest.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

Traveling collection of amazing automata.

This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

Two gilded cherubs perched on a church bell tower have been reminding visitors of the finitude of life since 1760.

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

An avant-garde artist is survived by his seaside garden.

This Norman castle has been the scene of assassination plots, religious persecution, and Nazi conspiracies throughout its long history.

A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.

One English town's celebratory landmark spurred more trouble than anticipated.

This Tudor-era castle was once part of King Henry VIII's plan to protect England from invasion.

A winding cave grotto walkway built to provide employment for veterans after World War I.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

A statue paying homage to a world-record-setting aviator who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

Beachcombers have been populating this museum with artifacts ranging from prehistoric to barely historic since the 1930's.

Overlooking the seaside town of Margate stands a tribute to an artist's lover.

Europe's "only museum dedicated to the decapod" is full of quirky and absurdist displays, including one featuring the "famous" Giant Crab of Margate.