This giant geoglyph of mysterious origins is now the site of neo-pagan rituals.

In this quiet village, a blue plaque marks the spot where the famous fictional detective retired.

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

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

This commemorative stone was erected near the first Scout campsite.

Constructed for defense, this fort oversaw the dress rehearsal for one of the largest invasions in history.

65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.

The unusual stilted beacon is the town's only active lighthouse.

A neolithic dolmen that was rebuilt after collapsing during the 19th century.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.

This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.