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From amidst her whirling waves, this mermaid sees all who pass through St. Swithun’s Church. If local legends are to be believed, she serves as a warning.

A real Hawker Hunter jet in the middle of Basingstoke.

The walls of this village church are decorated by two unique religious works of art.

One of England’s oldest and most haunted inns may have inspired the legend of Sweeney Todd.

This is Britain's one and only clock concealed in the pavement.

The lion represents a fascinating part of English history, and the story of a man who obsessed over its creation.

Once believed to be a sacred Roman legionary symbol, this bronze figure inspired the 1954 novel 'The Eagle of the Ninth.'

A cornucopia of gargoyles adorns the oldest portion of Oxford’s Magdalen College.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

In the mid-1800s, the British military used this hilltop fort to train soldiers.

This restored pump house gives a glimpse into the past when communal water supplies were common.

A former Victorian swimming pool is now a tranquil and secluded park.

These steps were uniquely crafted so Bishop Richard Fox could travel between his home and town.

This place is the subject of local legends about a good witch and a Celtic God.

Parts of this former military training ground may have inspired parts of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous fantasy series.

Austrian and Germans who died on British soil during World War I and II are buried here.

The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

This 19th-century performer's gravestone identifies her as "the smallest woman ever in this Kingdom."

A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.