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

An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.

This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.

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

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

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

A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

London's old-school healing garden.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

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

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.