Places Added by Alan Newman

A great example of the inventive canal bridges that were deliberately split down the middle.

The simple sweets welcomed Cornish fishermen after they returned with their catch.

This tribute to a beloved cricket umpire is a magnet for risqué pranksters.

Sri Lanka's crispy, bowl-shaped pancake comes with an egg at the bottom.

A memorial to the British politician who spearheaded the National Health Service.

A delicacy in Indonesia, the reptile's meat is a meal and a medicine.

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

This short white tower is all that's left of Scotland's first permanently manned lighthouse.

This old village lock-up is known as the "round house," but it is actually octagonal.

This unusual geoglyph was built as a warning so low-flying aircraft wouldn't scare the zoo animals.

The ruins of Scottish sea salt production.

Keep a lookout for replicas of this wooden soldier hiding in plain sight all around town.

The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.

This diminutive paddle steamer looks like it is a relic from the Edwardian era but her engine dates from 1974 and construction of the hull only started in 1984.

England's largest white horse isn't even white.

A poignant memorial shows the widows and children left heartbroken by the worst fishing disaster in Scottish history.

This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

This 1913 single-screen cinema is a charming survivor in the age of the multiplex.

The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.

A secret meeting in this small cottage changed the course of British history.

This is what happens when a bartender spices up a classic fisherman's coffee cocktail.

A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.