Places MissHappyWanderer Wants to Go

An ancient stone wall formed by lava that was a frequent stop during funeral marches.

This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.

This Arcadian garden in the Pentland Hills boasts over 270 artworks by Scottish artist and poet, Ian Hamilton Finlay.

Where the Border Reivers of the Johnstone clan used to hide their stolen cattle.

This collection of ancient structures makes up part of the largest group of prehistoric earthworks in Britain.

England's largest white horse isn't even white.

Legend says that Wade the Giant scooped up a handful of earth to throw at his wife, leaving behind this round valley.

The ruins of a 19th-century corn mill are haunted by a malevolent cave-dwelling spirit.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

A chalk horse cut into an English hillside in the 19th century.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

A renovated henge and stone circle just south of Stanton Harcourt village.

After 800 years, Europe's oldest elm tree has met its end.

At 1,732 feet above sea level, this spectacularly isolated yet surprisingly bustling bar is the highest pub in Britain.

Built to hold the worst of the worst of the Nazi war prisoners.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

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

A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.

Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.

You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.