Oxford, England
Oxford Castle & Prison
This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.
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Oxford, England
This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.
Mistley, England
This ancient oak tree sheltered accused "witches" in the 17th century.
Solihull, England
This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.
Coventry, England
The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.
Stoke Heath, England
A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.
London, England
A boutique perfumery fashioned to look like a Victorian-era shop.
Dudley, England
This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.
Cambridge, England
A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.
Saint Fagans, Wales
Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.
Bratton, England
A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.
Sheffield, England
This lovely ancestral home inspired the author D.H. Lawrence, and features a tunnel made out of a living willow.
Salisbury, England
Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.
Sezincote, England
A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.
Isle of Man
The remains of the wrecked steam trawler can be found on the beach at low tide.
Aberystwyth, Wales
The world's smallest movie theater runs on solar power—an attraction in itself.
Salisbury, England
The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.
Beaconsfield, England
The world's oldest model village.
Bristol, England
There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.
Gotham, England
The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The last Victorian market in Belfast.
Derby, England
6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.