A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

A secret meeting in this small cottage changed the course of British history.

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

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.

When methane gas started seeping up from the ground, they picked up and moved the entire town.

This enormous spiral sculpture looks strangely out of place on the edge of a housing development.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

In the U.K., a historic workhouse shines a light on the early, harsh treatment of the poor.

English Protestants once criticized this enormous private chapel for being too ornate.

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.