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A tiny chapel perched along a 14th-century bridge.

In the ancient Woolley Woods, an art project promises access to new worlds.

A face-like natural rock formation so well known, a pub was named in its honor.

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

A repurposed railway tunnel with otherworldly acoustic characteristics.

This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.

A classic red phone box converted into an informal village library.

This fresco-covered medieval monastery hangs from the side of a steep cliff.

A harrowing sculpture commemorates the four people shot down during the workers strike of 1842.

A statue honoring Frank Sidebottom, a beloved cartoon figure from Timperley.

This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.

This nondescript building hides an entrance to an underground nuclear tunnel system.

This Bronze Age burial mound used to be called "Robin Hood’s Piss-Pot" until it was renamed by spoilsport Victorians.

Asthmatic Charles Hyett's son built a fantastical garden for his father to convalesce in, alas it was too late.

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

This small building nestled along the Dove River is seen by some as the birthplace of angling as a sport.

This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.

This Aztec structure remained hidden until the demolition of a supermarket exposed the lost temple.

Centuries later, the victims of Great Britain's greatest hysteria are finally being remembered.

The old church, buried by the 1784 Mount Vesuvius eruption, is a remarkably well-preserved place where people now pray for the souls of the dead.

The ruined abbey includes a rare surviving example of a monastic latrine.

Legend says this demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral was one of Satan's minions.