Places chalkport Wants to Go

Once the site of medieval pilgrimage for its healing powers, this well was lost and later rediscovered.

After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.

This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.

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

Luxurious hotel designed to stir the imagination of its many visitors.

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

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

London's old-school healing garden.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

A rare survivor from the age of plagues.

It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.

At this historic pub, you can sit back, sip, and watch a whole century go by.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

A historic shipbuilding town is home to a sail-through fish-and-chips shop.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.