Places Edited by SomersetGirl

The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

This church is said to have connections to the Knights Templars.

A little-known castle set in a nature reserve.

A replica of one of the most complete mammoth skeletons discovered in England.

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.

The oldest working Brewery in Britain.