Newark-on-Trent, England
The Newark Castle Remains
This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.
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Newark-on-Trent, England
This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.
Nairn, Scotland
The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.
Beer, England
This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.
Monmouth, Wales
The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.
Lincoln, England
Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.
Ludlow, England
Centuries of human activity have forged an eerie landscape of ruins and craters on an exposed and windswept hilltop.
Maidstone, England
This 2,700-year-old woman is the jewel of the Maidstone Museum's Egyptian collection.
Hastings, England
This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.
London, England
This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
A brisk climb up this solitary peak leads to the origin story of a towering figure in Irish history.
Chesterfield, England
A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.
Larne, Northern Ireland
It is said a heartbroken man visited the gap every day to stare blankly out at the sea.
Johnstone, Scotland
A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.
Liverpool, England
Prehistoric sandstone menhir with Early Bronze Age cup and ring markings, also known as Robin Hood's Stone.
London, England
This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.
Caernarfon, Wales
A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.
London, England
One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.
Yelverton, England
The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.
Nottingham, England
A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.
Odiham, England
It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.
Newton Abbot, England
The legend says that this English rock formation was once a hunter who was turned to stone by annoyed witches.
Isle of Islay, Scotland
This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.
Coventry, England
This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.
Bingley, England
The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.