Glasgow, Scotland
Meikle Bin Plane Crash Site
The remains of a 70-year-old military aircraft crash landing still sit on this Scottish hillside.
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Glasgow, Scotland
The remains of a 70-year-old military aircraft crash landing still sit on this Scottish hillside.
Southport, England
The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.
Stokesay, England
A 13th-century fortified manor house that was once sieged during the English Civil War.
Manchester, England
When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.
Madeley, England
This tranquil churchyard in the heart of England’s mining country whispers tales of both triumph and tragedy.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
An impressive piece of infrastructure that seems outsized when considering it serves an island with a population of less than 300.
Banavie, Scotland
The longest staircase lock in Britain.
Essex, England
The history of this famed tree ranges from an 18th-century highway robber, to the Scout Association.
Dailly, Scotland
The ruins of this magnificent Scottish castle blend both Gothic and Renaissance architectural styles.
Barnard Castle, England
This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.
Tregynon, Wales
A grand mansion in rural mid-Wales gifted to the Welsh people by two sisters.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
An unpaid bill, a stolen stone, and a famous fashion designer rest peacefully alongside a heroine of Highlands history.
Wakefield, England
A tiny chapel perched along a 14th-century bridge.
West Stockwith, England
In the right conditions a wall of water up to five feet tall flows upstream against the current on the River Trent.
Sunderland, England
One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."
Glynn, Northern Ireland
Local legend says there's treasure hidden within its crowded graveyard.
Hemingford Grey, England
This 12th-century house is one of the oldest continuously inhabited houses in Britain.
Gainsborough, England
A medieval relic whose great hall once hosted Mayflower pilgrims, one of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, and plenty of royal intrigue.
Temple Ewell, England
Two beautiful Victorian-era parks replete with ornamental waterfalls and lakes.
Tring, England
The incredible private taxidermy collection of an eccentric zoologist.
Harrogate, England
The last fully working Victorian Turkish bath in England.
Inveresk, Scotland
This 19th-century sanctuary was built atop a hill that once housed a Roman fort.
Newchapel, Wales
This magical grotto is adorned with a complex pattern of native seashells, minerals, and fragments of colored glass.
Chester, England
The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.