Places davedavidedwards Wants to Go

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

The Ranger’s House exhibits fine mementos collected by Sir Julius Werner during the course of his life, including this infamous pendant.

King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.

Tucked away behind the mansions of Mayfair, this picturesque garden is a hidden London treasure with a spooky past.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

This educational institution and reference library specialize in the psychic arts and mediumship.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.

Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.