A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.

This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

This restaurant was removed from the famed sister ship of the Titanic and placed within a hotel.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

This unusual sculpture is sometimes partially, sometimes fully, submerged.

A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.

A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.

Where the Border Reivers of the Johnstone clan used to hide their stolen cattle.

“It has nae lugs!”

A spectacular disused railway viaduct in a beautiful countryside nature reserve.

This amazing trail among the many waterfalls around Ingleton has been enchanting visitors since 1885.

A beautiful medieval bridge allegedly constructed by the Devil.

The abandoned railway bridge stands hidden in the farmland of rural Cumbria.