Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Pilgrims Way to Holy Island
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
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Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Brighton, England
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
Bragar, Scotland
A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.
Gateshead, England
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Moelfre, Wales
These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.
Whitby, England
The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
London, England
A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
Tintern, Wales
This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.
Skipton, England
Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
Portsmouth, England
Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.
Isle of Iona, Scotland
A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.
Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
Manchester, England
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
London, England
Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Alexandria, Scotland
Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."