The harbour of this Cornish village is illuminated by thousands of lights every Christmas season.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.

A small village in two different countries.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.

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

Where a plague-quarantined village left vinegar-soaked coins for supplies

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

This 8-foot Anglo-Saxon cross is a rare surviving example of Mercian craftsmanship.

These once housed the families who decided in 1665 to quarantine themselves to save their neighbours.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

A prison with a more than 200-year history.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

The world’s oldest boat lift is also known in the United Kingdom as the "Cathedral of the Canals" and one of the "Seven Wonders of the Waterways."

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

In an arboretum with hundreds of memorials to the fallen, this one might be the most poignant.

These medieval carvings bear scars left by Parliamentarian troops during the English Civil War.