Places KingSmithy Wants to Go

Left by the Devil, an ancient quarry or just plain old erosion, this enigmatic rock pillar rises 28 feet from the hillside.

The world's oldest operational public pier railway has shuttled seagoing commuters from ship to shore since 1909.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

Once-buried markers show England’s lowest land point keeps getting lower.

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.

This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.

When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

Three memorials honor the victims of the worst sports stadium disaster in Britain.

This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

This Georgian Gothic building was created to shelter and feed deer.

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.