Guildford, England
'Alice and the White Rabbit'
This sculpture combines the literary Alice with her real-life inspiration.
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Guildford, England
This sculpture combines the literary Alice with her real-life inspiration.
Basingstoke, England
This may be the smallest length of railway in the United Kingdom.
Minstead, England
A stone, covered in metal, commemorating an event that happened somewhere else a thousand years ago.
Combe, England
Death hangs in the air here, where a 17th-century gibbet has been erected on a Neolithic tomb.
Alton, England
A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.
Farnham, England
The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.
Gloucestershire, England
A well-studied colony of endangered bats roosts in this abandoned Victorian Gothic mansion.
Portsmouth, England
Discovered on a shipwreck after more than 400 years, this Renaissance ratter tells a very waggly tale.
Finchingfield, England
Through seven years of burglary, bereavement, and bad luck, a gentleman kept his word by saying none.
Hertfordshire, England
Cycle, walk, or run up and down on an old historic railway path.
Lyndhurst, England
According to legend, a noble knight and a terrible dragon lie beneath this storied hill.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A story of cutlasses carelessly carving a celibate centenarian's cemetery stone.
Halstead, England
A hunched figure depicted on the signs honors a local gentleman who died on an Antarctic expedition.
Great Leighs, England
Near this allegedly haunted pub, you can find strong spirits on the rocks.
Blythburgh, England
A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.
Bewdley, England
The church is gone, but the graves and legends remain.
Hove, England
An unassuming churchyard is the resting place of a pioneering surveyor and reluctant namesake of a mountain.
Kelmscott, England
The country home of world-famous designer, writer, and artist extraordinaire, William Morris.
East Sussex, England
This mysterious chalk figure of a horse has been recreated and restored for more than a century.
Blaxhall, England
Blaxhall's burgeoning boulder can't help putting on a few extra stones.
Kingsclere, England
After a night ravaged by bedbugs, it's said King John ordered the creation of this weathervane.
Barnburgh, England
Mysterious stone faces line a hidden path great for seeing wildflowers, bird watching, and rock climbing.
York, England
When the plague struck York, this stone was used to leave supplies for the sick.
Carbis Bay, England
A quirky mausoleum celebrated once every five years with young dancing girls, widows, a tax man, and more.