Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

A brick foundation and piles of listing building materials are all that remains of this World War II POW camp.

Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.

A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.

Despite having a dome made of papier-mâché this tiny observatory has survived for over a century.

You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.

This lovely ancestral home inspired the author D.H. Lawrence, and features a tunnel made out of a living willow.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

This Gothic castle-like portal is a testament to the amazing craftsmanship of the navvies who built the railway tunnel.

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

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

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

The world's oldest model village.