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The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.

A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.

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

An enigmatic natural rock formation with a manmade passage cut through the center.

This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.

The Origin of On the Origin of Species.

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

This ancient bridge made of stone slabs is said to be reserved for the devil to sunbathe.

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

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

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