Hemel Hempstead, England
St Mary's Church
Home to one of the tallest church spires in Europe, this historic church once played host to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
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Hemel Hempstead, England
Home to one of the tallest church spires in Europe, this historic church once played host to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
Milton Keynes, England
This suburban British town holds secrets that would have made the druids proud.
Hemel Hempstead, England
The eternal resting place of the last highwayman hanged in England.
England
A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.
Berkhamsted, England
This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.
Leighton Buzzard, England
Model aircraft soar over 360-degree views of the countryside at the start of England's oldest road.
Jordans, England
The remains of the man who founded Pennsylvania lie in an unassuming grave in the English countryside.
Aldbury, England
You can climb to the top of the column built to honor the "father of British inland navigation."
Tring, England
Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.
Aldbury, England
A relic of medieval punishment marks the center of this quintessential English village.
Beaconsfield, England
The world's oldest model village.
Ivinghoe, England
This windmill is believed to be the oldest in the British Isles.
Tring, England
The incredible private taxidermy collection of an eccentric zoologist.
Tring, England
A menagerie of curiously bred creatures.
Great Missenden, England
This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).
Faringdon, England
The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.
Kelmscott, England
The country home of world-famous designer, writer, and artist extraordinaire, William Morris.
Checkendon, England
In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the plight of the Nuba peoples of Sudan.
Upper Heyford, England
A rotting air force base is now home to rare birds and scarce plants.
Sutton Courtenay, England
In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.
Witney, England
A renovated henge and stone circle just south of Stanton Harcourt village.
Oddington, England
Rare and wonderfully wormy cadaver art captured in brass for centuries.
Wheatley, England
Over 100 years ago this pyramidal holding cell was reserved for rowdy drunks but now only offers five minute sentences.
Oxford, England
The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.