One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

This 11th-century Cistercian abbey was once seized by Henry VIII.

Remarkable medieval wall paintings decorate this 12th-century, dog-friendly church.

Thought to be the oldest Norman crypt in the world.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.

Monuments and plaques commemorate the local man whose invention shrunk the world.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

The historic site where Queen Elizabeth I once gave a searing speech.

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

This grave resides at the crossroad of three parishes.

The oldest standing concrete bridge in England was also constructed as a work of art.

The accidental discovery of this gilt bronze head led archaeologists to find the Roman Baths in the city of Bath

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

An Iron Age hillfort above Britain's oldest chalk figure

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

The country home of world-famous designer, writer, and artist extraordinaire, William Morris.