Whitby, England
Ruins of Whitby Abbey
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
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Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Perth, Scotland
The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.
Carloway, Scotland
A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.
Swanage, England
65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.
Sligo, Ireland
A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.
Kidderminster, England
Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.
East Sussex, England
These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.
Downe, England
The Origin of On the Origin of Species.
Tisbury, England
Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.
Llanberis, Wales
The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.
East Sussex, England
England's most notorious suicide spot.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Louth, England
A quartet of rusting satellite goliaths are all that remain of a communication network that protected Britain from German and Russian air strikes.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
Isle of Bute, Scotland
A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.
Haverfordwest, Wales
A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.
Wales
This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.