Holywell, Wales
Winifred's Well
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
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Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Penzance, England
Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.
Penzance, England
A circle stone within a stone circle.
Treen, England
A legendary rocking stone, returned to its clifftop perch.
Launceston, England
Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Camelford, England
A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Trethevy, England
A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
London, England
The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.
London, England
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
London, England
The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.
London, England
The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.
London, England
This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.
London, England
The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.
London, England
An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."
London, England
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
London, England
The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
London, England
Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.
London, England
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
London, England
A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."