Places KingSmithy Wants to Go

The largest preserved walking dragline excavator in Western Europe.

A rare example of this century-old British tank stands near the center of town in Ashford.

The world's largest museum devoted solely to the whirlybird comes complete with its own chopper graveyard.

This preserved puppy was an adorable beacon of charity.

These abandoned coal mine towers near Sherwood Forest might soon boast the U.K.’s longest zip-line.

A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.

The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.

Derelict chemical plant on the North Sea is a beautiful industrial ruin.

The control tower at the historic weapons range is now available as a highly unusual vacation rental.

The world's largest collection of preserved trolleybuses.

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

A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.

This colossal war machine is now a living museum dedicated to underwater warfare.

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.

After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.

A quartet of rusting satellite goliaths are all that remain of a communication network that protected Britain from German and Russian air strikes.

Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.

A brick foundation and piles of listing building materials are all that remains of this World War II POW camp.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

There are hundreds of secret WWII bases hidden in British forests. Built to fight a Nazi invasion, they remained unknown for decades.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

Visit the WWII bunker where the British won the battle for the skies.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.