Southwell, England
The Saracen's Head Hotel
A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.
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Southwell, England
A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.
Oxton, England
This Bronze Age burial mound used to be called "Robin Hood’s Piss-Pot" until it was renamed by spoilsport Victorians.
Nottingham, England
This Victorian marvel of engineering and artistic prowess is nicknamed the "Cathedral of Steam."
Dumfries, Scotland
The oldest working camera obscura in the world sits on the top floor of an old windmill tower.
Coldstream, Scotland
This Scottish tollhouse was a destination for clandestine marriages in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Dumfries, Scotland
This decaying, grandiose tweed mill once housed the Norwegian Army in exile.
Nottingham, England
In this medieval fish bowl, the carp weren't pets.
Nottingham, England
The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.
Wentworth, England
The UK's largest private house was the subject of a long-lasting political dispute.
Lincoln, England
The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.
Ashbourne, England
These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.
Blidworth, England
A mysterious medieval monument said to mark the final resting place of Robin Hood’s henchman.
Mansfield, England
An enigmatic natural rock formation with a manmade passage cut through the center.
Lincoln, England
Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.
Alderwasley, England
This 2,000-year-old tree inspired the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.
Blidworth, England
This muddy wooded valley and the ancient structures it hides are said to be the favored haunt of the legendary Friar Tuck.
Congleton, England
This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.
Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
Decaying 18th-century church converted to a single-family home.
Nettleham, England
An abandoned 18th century manse looks like something out of an Indiana Jones movie.
Crich, England
This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.
Biddulph, England
This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.
Whatstandwell, England
Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.
Birkenhead, England
The oldest standing building on Merseyside is special for its rich history as a Benedictine monastery and its unique connection to the origins of the Mersey Ferry.