Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England
Saltburn Cliff Lift
This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.
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Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England
This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.
Launceston, England
Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.
Penzance, England
Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.
Coventry, England
This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.
Winchester, England
This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.
Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
Cerne Abbas, England
Giant naked man on a hillside.
Bristol, England
England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.
Glastonbury, England
In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.
London, England
The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.
Liverpool, England
19th century tunnels burrowed under Liverpool.
Dunwich, England
A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Hagley, England
An 18th century monument regularly tagged with unsettling graffiti referencing a 1940s unsolved murder.
Congleton, England
This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.
London, England
This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.
Bristol, England
The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.
Slack Head, England
These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.
Rye, England
This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.
Wareham, England
In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.
Penzance, England
A circle stone within a stone circle.
Lyme Regis, England
A midnight snack that lights up the night.
Nottingham, England
A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.
Nottingham, England
There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.