Places margaretwittich Wants to Go

Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.

These ancient ruins were the final resting place of King Henry II's mistress.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.

Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

Floating pink tap installed for a flower show in London.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

The world's oldest operational public pier railway has shuttled seagoing commuters from ship to shore since 1909.

This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.