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An Iron Age hill fort turned scenic nature park.

A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.

The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.

A memorial to the British politician who spearheaded the National Health Service.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

Enthusiasts of the mid-20th century magician and comedian erected this statue in the small Welsh town in which he was born, even though the comedian only lived there for three years.

Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.

A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.

Estimated to be more than 5,000 years old, this yew may be Britain’s oldest.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

The remains of one of Wales’ great medieval buildings, with a pub in the cellar.

One of the oldest and most majestic living trees in Britain, thought to be over 1,500 years old.

Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.

A 17th-century manor house with a Tudor garden and some chilling history.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

The site of an early Arthurian battle and the dwelling-place of prehistoric people and (possibly) an ancient race of giants.

The final resting place of Dicky Pearce, the last court jester in England.

A 160-year-old tower built in honor of a scholar who was burned at the stake for translating the Bible.

It's a mystery as to why this inland village chose the dolphin as its symbol.

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.

One of the oldest Masonic buildings in England, and still in use today.

Music boxes like you've never imagined.

Built for herding sheep, these tiny winding lanes with medieval origins and distinctive series of narrow turns are charming walkways for humans today.

You can enjoy a (possibly haunted) stay at the medieval Norman castle that was once a favorite hunting lodge of King John.