Places emiliejayne Wants to Go

This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.

The adorable animals return to this nature reserve every fall to give birth to their pups.

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

This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.

A humble ancient well where Scottish knight, Sir William Wallace, took his final drink.

The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

Historical etchings such as “Miserable, wild, distracted 1350" and “The Archdeacon is an ass.”

Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

Both church and state get put to the torch in this annual festival in the "Bonfire Capital of the World."

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

The highest peak in Northern Ireland is topped with a stone tower and haunting burial mounds.

This volcanic plug boasts the longest recorded history of any Scottish stronghold.

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.

A quartet of rusting satellite goliaths are all that remain of a communication network that protected Britain from German and Russian air strikes.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.