Rotherham, England
Boston Castle
This small crenelated building was built by a British aristocrat who supported the American Revolution and may have named it in memory of a pivotal battle.
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Rotherham, England
This small crenelated building was built by a British aristocrat who supported the American Revolution and may have named it in memory of a pivotal battle.
Rawtenstall, England
The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.
Allerton Mauleverer, England
This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.
Rhayader, Wales
A Welsh sheep farm provides daily (non-sheep) meals to red kites, producing dazzling displays of aerial acrobatics.
Gwynedd, Wales
The artist David Nash planted a circle of trees in 1977.
Caerphilly, Wales
The enormous earthwork sculpture honors the ponies that lived and worked in the old colliery.
Tongwynlais, Wales
High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Llanberis, Wales
The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.
Tintern, Wales
This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Ruthin, Wales
This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.
Whitby, England
This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.
Leek, England
This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.
Bramhope, England
This Gothic castle-like portal is a testament to the amazing craftsmanship of the navvies who built the railway tunnel.
Halifax, England
This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.
Gainsborough, England
A medieval relic whose great hall once hosted Mayflower pilgrims, one of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, and plenty of royal intrigue.
Leeds, England
The largest preserved walking dragline excavator in Western Europe.
Mansfield, England
An enigmatic natural rock formation with a manmade passage cut through the center.
Nottingham, England
This Victorian marvel of engineering and artistic prowess is nicknamed the "Cathedral of Steam."
Stamford, England
England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.
Oakham, England
Hundreds of huge, centuries-old horseshoes adorn the walls of this nontraditional 12th-century castle.