Tissington, England
Derbyshire Well Dressing
The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.
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Tissington, England
The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.
Loddington, England
The first German gnome who popularized the garden decoration.
Llandudno, Wales
One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.
Conwy, Wales
A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.
Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Trevor, Wales
The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.
Moelfre, Wales
These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.
Bodnant Hall, Wales
A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.
Hastings, England
Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.
Ottery Saint Mary, England
Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.
Bridgwater, England
The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.
Glastonbury, England
A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.
Ripon, England
Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.
King's Lynn, England
The wreckage of an old coastal trading vessel is only visible at low tide.
Lewes, England
Both church and state get put to the torch in this annual festival in the "Bonfire Capital of the World."
Ilkley, England
This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.
Newton Abbot, England
The legend says that this English rock formation was once a hunter who was turned to stone by annoyed witches.
Thetford, England
A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.
Knighton, England
Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.
Rushton, England
An intriguing three-sided folly is a testament to one man's devotion to Catholicism and the number three.
England
No one is sure what to do with this WWII shipwreck that sits at the bottom of the Thames, still loaded with tons of explosives.
Maidstone, England
This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.
Bath, England
Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.
Hope Valley, England
Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.