England
Mother Shipton's Cave and the Petrifying Well
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
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England
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
Alnwick, England
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.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
London, England
Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.
Dover, England
One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.
Dungeness, England
An avant-garde artist is survived by his seaside garden.
Rye, England
This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.
Rye, England
Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.
Hastings, England
Tradition says that William the Conqueror dined on this stone after landing his Norman invasion fleet nearby.
Hastings, England
This seaside property, an example of Art Deco Streamline Moderne style, was designed to embody the curves of a great ship.
Hastings, England
During the heyday of fishing in Hastings, there were more than 100 of these storage facilities.
Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
A grand Wetherspoon pub set in a former opera house dating back to 1902.
Milton Keynes, England
Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.
Bletchley, England
Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.
Wakefield, England
Though much of the castle was robbed of its stones, the underlying earthworks are among the best-preserved in England.
Wakefield, England
A tiny chapel perched along a 14th-century bridge.
Wakefield, England
An art museum dedicated to the sculptor Barbara Hepworth, but it is by no means restricted to her work.
Rothwell, England
A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.
Hunslet, England
The first railway line to successfully use a steam powered locomotive
Leeds, England
One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.
Birstall, England
A museum in the form of Elizabethan house dressed as its 17th century iteration was used as sets for the 2009 Wuthering Heights TV series and as the home of the leader of the Gupowder Plot.