This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

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

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

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

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.