Stannington, England
Abandoned St. Mary's Asylum
St. Mary's Asylum was isolated and abandoned before being converted into a Bed and Breakfast.
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Stannington, England
St. Mary's Asylum was isolated and abandoned before being converted into a Bed and Breakfast.
Isle of Whithorn, Scotland
This medieval pilgrimage site was a key part of the early Christian missionary work in Scotland.
Northumberland, England
The first museum in the United Kingdom dedicated to this woodwind instrument.
Penrith, England
A series of idealized caves carved to entertain guests.
Allendale Town, England
Aliens and monsters lurk inside this museum dedicated to one man's lifelong adoration of all things sci-fi.
Carrbridge, Scotland
Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.
Spean Bridge, Scotland
This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.
Toberonochy, Scotland
A plaque installed underwater marks the fall of a royal family from an imagined parallel universe—part of a globe-spanning art project.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Wigtown, Scotland
This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.
Alnwick, England
This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
Aviemore, Scotland
Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.
Aboyne, Scotland
A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.
Clachan-Seil, Scotland
The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.
Scotland
A folly hidden in the woods that once became home to a cowherd.
Feshiebridge, Scotland
These skilfully executed, poignant works of art dot a verdant Scottish dell.
Lendalfoot, Scotland
Near this coastal cave stands a small memorial to the hermit who made it his home for three decades.
Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland
An old girls school hidden in a wood
Carlisle, England
A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.
Polldubh, Scotland
The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
Oban, Scotland
Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.
Lendalfoot, Scotland
Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.
Kingussie, Scotland
These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.