Places makanabender Wants to Go

Along a Roman road flanked with beech trees hides a tale of wizardry and xenophobia.

This modest relic, with rich history as a strategic fort through multiple eras.

These courts are the only ones of their kind in the world, made for a unique ball game that dates back to the 1700s.

Run by the same people as a subterranean art space, this pub does double-duty as a Cave of Wonders.

An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.

Some of the best renditions of traditional British dishes can be found on the site of a 15th-century inn.

An Iron Age hill fort turned scenic nature park.

This miraculous well is said to heal the sick, grant wishes, and tell the future.

Blaxhall's burgeoning boulder can't help putting on a few extra stones.

Three stone bridges straddling the River Gowy form part of the medieval road from London to Holyhead—despite a common nickname, they're not Roman.

Local legend holds that if you can make it up this steep cobblestone stairway without taking a breath, you'll have wish come true.

This sandstone tree trunk is a relic from a long-past era when England had a more tropical climate.

This moss-covered boulder is said to be part of a diabolical plant to sabotage the Durham Cathedral's foundation.

This unusual sculpture is sometimes partially, sometimes fully, submerged.

This meticulously reconstructed early medieval settlement offers an immersive experience of daily life in an Anglo-Saxon community.

A haunted slate mine turned concert hall and a hidden fairy garden.

These remnants of Old London Bridge possess unique acoustics that allow for whispered conversations to carry from one side to the other.

Cycle, walk, or run up and down on an old historic railway path.

This historic former textile mill now houses a brewery, hotel, and what's believed to be the longest bar in the United Kingdom.

The last two abbots of this monastery were both executed by Henry VIII.

This is London's smallest listed building.

One of England’s oldest and most haunted inns may have inspired the legend of Sweeney Todd.

The world’s oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge.

An abandoned Yorkshire castle that is hidden in plain sight.