Places R Sevens Wants to Go

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.

This waterfall is one of the most spectacular natural features in the Scottish Lowlands.

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

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.