Borth, Wales
Forest of Borth
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.
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Borth, Wales
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.
Llanberis, Wales
The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Tintern, Wales
This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.
Ruthin, Wales
This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.
Llangennith, Wales
A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales
A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.
Ravenscar, England
At the height of alum production at this factory, human urine was a valued commodity.
Hull, England
This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.
Nottingham, England
In this medieval fish bowl, the carp weren't pets.
York, England
The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.
Birkenhead, England
After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Mow Cop, England
This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.
Tissington, England
The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.
Arkwright Town, England
When methane gas started seeping up from the ground, they picked up and moved the entire town.
Leek, England
This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.
Stanton Lees, England
This tower was constructed to commemorate the man who helped bring true democracy to the United Kingdom.
Derby, England
6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.
Shireoaks, England
This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.
Chesterfield, England
The former home of a railway legend and the site of a gigantic labyrinth.
Barrow Hill, England
The last surviving roundhouse in the United Kingdom also plays host to a popular annual beer and music festival.
Sheffield, England
This lovely ancestral home inspired the author D.H. Lawrence, and features a tunnel made out of a living willow.
York, England
When the plague struck York, this stone was used to leave supplies for the sick.