This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

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

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.

Where the rules of that most quintessentially English game were first devised by an eccentric inventor.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

The home of an eccentric Edwardian gentleman is packed to the rafters with handcrafted items collected over a lifetime.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

Local lore says passing infants through its holes could magically cure them of measles and rickets.