Places leanneb Wants to Go

The world's largest collection of garden gnomes lives among the trees and wildflowers on this woodland reserve.

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

This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.

One of the oldest seagoing boats in the world can be found at the Dover Museum.

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.

This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.

This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.

This surreal art house looks like a geometric version of a small chapel.

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

Above an abandoned Underground station, this charming bookstore is home to strange antiquities and literary works.

Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.

This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

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

The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.

Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.

This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.