Places mrsruthjones Wants to Go

This rare aquatic phenomenon is one of the more accessible tidal bores in Morecambe Bay.

These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.

Prehistoric sandstone menhir with Early Bronze Age cup and ring markings, also known as Robin Hood's Stone.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?

A reconstructed section of a Roman bathhouse sits next to an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

This 20th-century replica of a 13th-century castle has itself fallen into ruin.

A small, archaeology park outside Settle in the Yorkshire Dales with ruins of the impressive Hoffman Lime Kilns and an informative trail which explains the industrial history of the site and leads you to other ruined structures.

The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.

A spectacular pothole (pit cave) in The Yorkshire Dales, the home of British vertical cave exploration.

These curious rocks located in the Lake District include several strange inscriptions of famous names.

This small village museum contains the schoolboy scratchings of William Wordsworth.

One of the highest Roman forts in Britain is set amid dramatic scenery on a notoriously difficult road.

It's believed a local adventurer spent 50 years living inside this cave.

One of the best-preserved, yet least visited stone circle sites in Cumbria.

This unique style of bridge is the last of its kind and runs over the straightest canal in Britain.

This unusual gravestone was crafted for cricket lover and master bat maker William Oates Sykes.

This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.

A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).

This Gothic castle-like portal is a testament to the amazing craftsmanship of the navvies who built the railway tunnel.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.