Places emmeliamathews Wants to Go

These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists.

A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.

Centuries of human activity have forged an eerie landscape of ruins and craters on an exposed and windswept hilltop.

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'

The excellent acoustics of this natural amphitheater made it a popular preaching spot for the founder of the Methodist Church.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.

These ancient ruins were the final resting place of King Henry II's mistress.

This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.

This ancient oak tree sheltered accused "witches" in the 17th century.

The legend says that this English rock formation was once a hunter who was turned to stone by annoyed witches.

The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.

A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.

A writer's tiny retreat built from salvaged shipwreck timbers.

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

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

The natural history museum displaying the British bird collections and dioramas of Edward Booth, free of charge.

The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.