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

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.

Where the rules of that most quintessentially English game were first devised by an eccentric inventor.

This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

An Iron Age hillfort above Britain's oldest chalk figure

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.

A less famous, short-lived meeting spot of the Inklings.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

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

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

This nondescript building was the birthplace of Morris cars.

The spot where Oxford garnered its name was also home to a medieval philosopher and includes a house covered in statues.

Over 100 years ago this pyramidal holding cell was reserved for rowdy drunks but now only offers five minute sentences.

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

This charming English house was once the home of England's most famous poet.

These quaint stepping stones traverse the river that connects three of England’s most beautiful lakes.