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This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

These abandoned coal mine towers near Sherwood Forest might soon boast the U.K.’s longest zip-line.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.

This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

Some of England's last cave dwellers lived and worked within this huge cave.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.

The UK's largest private house was the subject of a long-lasting political dispute.

Though much of the castle was robbed of its stones, the underlying earthworks are among the best-preserved in England.

The largest preserved walking dragline excavator in Western Europe.

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

A quartet of rusting satellite goliaths are all that remain of a communication network that protected Britain from German and Russian air strikes.

The control tower at the historic weapons range is now available as a highly unusual vacation rental.

The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.

An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.