Whitby, England
199 Steps Coffin Benches
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
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Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Busveal, England
The excellent acoustics of this natural amphitheater made it a popular preaching spot for the founder of the Methodist Church.
Helston, England
Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.
Bamford, England
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.
Skipton, England
Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.
Ripponden, England
The house in the middle of the motorway.
Rochester, England
This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.
Bodmin, England
This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Tintagel, England
A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.
Botallack, Cornwall
These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.
London, England
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
Ponsanooth, England
A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.
Penzance, England
Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.
Bovey Tracey, England
This historic factory peddles classic toys from the picturesque English county of Devon.
Oxford, England
This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.
Oxford, England
An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.
Oxford, England
A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.
Oxford, England
One of Europe's oldest libraries.
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Oxford, England
J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.