One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.

The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

English Protestants once criticized this enormous private chapel for being too ornate.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

The oldest surviving glass furnace cone in Western Europe.

An oddly shaped tower built to mark the acquittal of Admiral Keppel in a controversial 1770s case.

This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.

The UK's largest private house was the subject of a long-lasting political dispute.

This folly built to commemorate an aristocratic victory over Catholic rebellion plays tricks on the eye.

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.