Scarborough, England
Peasholm Park's Naval Battles
80 years of the Battle of Peasholm on a small English lake.
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Scarborough, England
80 years of the Battle of Peasholm on a small English lake.
Goathland, England
Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.
Hartlepool, England
The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.
Hartlepool, England
The legend of a monkey that was hanged as a spy has inspired not only a football team name, but a successful mayoral campaign.
Hartlepool, England
Derelict chemical plant on the North Sea is a beautiful industrial ruin.
Gateshead, England
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
Seaham, England
For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.
Houghton le Spring, England
The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
Bamburgh, England
This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.
Essex, England
This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.
Inverkeithing, Scotland
A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.
Prestonpans, Scotland
The medley of artwork tells the history of this Scottish town.
Bamford, England
This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.
Eyam, England
One of the U.K's earliest public water supplies is within the "plague village."
Southport, England
The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.
Liverpool, England
The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.
Waterloo, England
A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.
Liverpool, England
This aging storage facility is the world's largest brick warehouse.
Talacre, Wales
This 1776 beacon on the coast of Wales is said to have a ghost called Raymond, the last lighthouse keeper.
Rhyl, Wales
Britain's oldest miniature railway.
Conwy, Wales
A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.
Leeds, England
One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.