Places johnw404 Wants to Go

This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.

One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."

This steel sculpture made from a recycled crane towers above a former shipyard.

A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.

A tribute to the city's rich history of shipbuilding.

Though this bridge was originally built in the 12th century, only one of its 10 arches dates back that far.

An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.

This magnificent arch is all that remains of a former smelt mill.

These "bridges" help confused bats cross the road.

A neolithic dolmen that was rebuilt after collapsing during the 19th century.

A legendary rocking stone, returned to its clifftop perch.

A holy well supposedly infused with a saint's spirit flows within this quaint chapel.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.

65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

This small square basin behind a quiet church was once a popular medieval pilgrimage site.

The site of one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, created when a massive bomb dump accidentally exploded.

This stone throne invites adventurers to observe breathtaking views of the Peak District.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.