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This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

Beasts and branches swirl in sandstone carvings, interrupted by one strange creature.

These medieval tunnels provided water to the city above through centuries of civil war and plague.

This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.

There are hundreds of secret WWII bases hidden in British forests. Built to fight a Nazi invasion, they remained unknown for decades.

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

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

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

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.