Durham, England
Finchale Priory
The former "holiday home" for monks at the Durham Cathedral.
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Durham, England
The former "holiday home" for monks at the Durham Cathedral.
Clitheroe, England
This historic former textile mill now houses a brewery, hotel, and what's believed to be the longest bar in the United Kingdom.
Whorlton, England
An abandoned Yorkshire castle that is hidden in plain sight.
Worksop, England
English Protestants once criticized this enormous private chapel for being too ornate.
Nether Kellet, England
This abandoned limestone quarry now provides visitors with multiple, breathtaking viewpoints.
Rivington, England
This 20th-century replica of a 13th-century castle has itself fallen into ruin.
Birmingham, England
A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.
Rye, England
Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.
Fulbeck, England
This 20-foot mountain is made up of some 15,000 mannequins—if you visit, you can even take a piece home with you.
Devon, England
An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.
Penrith, England
A series of idealized caves carved to entertain guests.
Rochester, England
This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.
Thursford, England
A large collection of steam engines, organs, and fairground attractions.
Lynford, England
A strange and ancient landscape hides the dark, cavernous remains of a 5,000-year-old flint mine.
Wadebridge, England
This remote castle was built to be a wealthy businessman's palace of vice but is now simply a historic vacation cottage.
England
In the quiet village of Fulmodeston, the ruins of a medieval church remain hidden among vines and foliage.
Cobham, England
Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.
Margate, England
This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.
Canterbury, England
A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.
Seaham, England
For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.
Ventnor, England
The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.
Ridgmont, England
This ancient Bedfordshire church was abandoned when the village's population slowly began migrating to new towns.
Goathland, England
Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.
Bristol, England
A quaint hamlet of nine cottages around a small green near Blaise castle.