Stoke Row, England
Maharajah's Well
A well for a well, this anachronistically Indian-styled water pit was built in its small town home in gratitude for a similar favor.
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Stoke Row, England
A well for a well, this anachronistically Indian-styled water pit was built in its small town home in gratitude for a similar favor.
Madron, England
Legend says this ancient pagan site can cure all ailments.
Weston-super-Mare, England
The world's largest museum devoted solely to the whirlybird comes complete with its own chopper graveyard.
Hove, England
This craggy boulder is fabled to be either a druidic relic or Satan's stumbling block.
Halifax, England
A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.
Glasgow, Scotland
A humble ancient well where Scottish knight, Sir William Wallace, took his final drink.
Rochester, England
This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.
Hope Valley, England
The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.
Heckington, England
The last working windmill in the U.K. that has eight sails.
Sutton Courtenay, England
In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.
Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales
During this yearly Welsh swimming race, competitors tread through the fetid waters of a bog trench.
Crail, Scotland
Soviet intelligence had a keen interest in the Cold War linguistic school at this old Scottish airfield.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.
Normanton, England
The sanctuary seems to either float atop the water or sink into the dirt, depending on the water level.
Cardiff, Wales
This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.
Folkestone, England
A winding cave grotto walkway built to provide employment for veterans after World War I.
Anstruther, Scotland
The ruins of Scottish sea salt production.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.
Eyemouth, Scotland
A poignant memorial shows the widows and children left heartbroken by the worst fishing disaster in Scottish history.
Clipstone, England
These abandoned coal mine towers near Sherwood Forest might soon boast the U.K.’s longest zip-line.
Weybridge, England
The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.
Ilkeston, England
This 1913 single-screen cinema is a charming survivor in the age of the multiplex.
Hucknall, England
Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.