Maidstone, England
Kent County Lunatic Asylum (Oakwood Hospital)
This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.
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Maidstone, England
This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.
Downe, England
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London, England
A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."
Hemel Hempstead, England
Home to one of the tallest church spires in Europe, this historic church once played host to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
England
A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.
Waddesdon, England
An ornate aviary built during the Victorian trend of collecting exotic birds.
Oxford, England
An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.
Bath, England
This overgrown Victorian chapel made of corrugated metal looks utterly out of place.
Glastonbury, England
A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.
Glastonbury, England
In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.
Clovelly, England
Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Trethevy, England
A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
Launceston, England
Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
Yelverton, England
The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.
Newton Abbot, England
Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.
Totnes, England
A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.
Charmouth, England
Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.
North Chideock, England
These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.
Weymouth, England
The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.