A 7th-century church in northeast England built using stones from a nearby Roman fort.

A small group of islands with a dramatic history.

The most impressive falls in Wensleydale once produced power to weave the uniform of an Italian revolution.

This plaque commemorates an amazing 19th-century sea rescue.

The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.

An art museum dedicated to the sculptor Barbara Hepworth, but it is by no means restricted to her work.

The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.

A 12th-century church that houses a dark creature.

A humble homage to a gravedigger tucked within the dignified English cathedral.

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

This coin collecting cod is over 130 years old, and the United Kingdom's smallest listed structure.

A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.

The UK's largest private house was the subject of a long-lasting political dispute.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

From a distance it looks like a real castle, but up close everything is slightly too small.

A surreal depiction of a South American god is actually filled with deeper symbolism.

A lavish Victorian mansion wound up inheriting a gruesome reputation that would be its demise.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

This two-towered gateway is all that remains of the unluckiest pier in the world.

A unique tribute to the chocolatey past that helped shape one British city.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

A stained-glass window from the 15th century offers a vision of the end of the world.

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.