Places Jfmcl Wants to Go

A 12th-century manor thick with Tudor scandal and ghost stories

A ruined castle revived by a glove magnate, home to countless tales of bad luck, romance, and war.

Royal burial place of the kings of ancient Britain.

A historical umbrella shop, whose owner started a craze for locally-made souvenirs.

The obelisk honors the cyclist troops who were killed during World War I.

The highest concentration of Art Deco buildings in the world.

An intricate ceramic tile facade adorns this five-star hotel.

A medieval relic whose great hall once hosted Mayflower pilgrims, one of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, and plenty of royal intrigue.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

The tombstone epitaph of Millicent Milroy commemorates her "marriage" to King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor.

A humorous work of art making fun of the station's very long construction time.

This historic castle was already in ruins by the 13th century.

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.

Inside this station, the 1945 film "Brief Encounter" is played on a loop daily.

This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.

Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.

In 1190 one of the worst anti-Semitic massacres of the Middle Ages took place in a wooden tower which previously occupied this site in York.

Remains of a narrow-gauge railway which carried munitions from the "Powder Boat" moored on the Ouse to the nearby military depot

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

The patches of trees pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.