J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

Parts of this former military training ground may have inspired parts of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous fantasy series.

These medieval carvings bear scars left by Parliamentarian troops during the English Civil War.

A giant gleaming memorial named for a coal miner who gave his life to the pits.

The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

Legends say that this Art Deco apartment building almost became Hitler's British headquarters.

Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

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

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.