Pateley Bridge, England
Oldest Sweet Shop in England
The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
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Pateley Bridge, England
The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
Fortingall, Scotland
Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.
Keswick, England
Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
Alnwick, England
This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.
Skipton, England
Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.
Aviemore, Scotland
Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.
Hartfield, England
The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.
Strathcarron, Scotland
This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.
Cruden Bay, Scotland
The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.
Tisbury, England
Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
Tintern, Wales
This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.
Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
London, England
In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Largs, Scotland
This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.
Lostwithiel, England
The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.
Aboyne, Scotland
A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."