Wales
Whiteford Lighthouse
This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.
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Wales
This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.
Moelfre, Wales
These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.
Pembroke, Wales
A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.
Saint Davids, Wales
The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.
Tintern, Wales
This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.
Borth, Wales
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.
Alderwasley, England
This 2,000-year-old tree inspired the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."
Bodiam, England
A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Carlingford, Ireland
The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.
Birkenhead, England
After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.
Norton, England
A preserved 18th century steel factory.
Burton-on-Trent, England
The site of one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, created when a massive bomb dump accidentally exploded.
Liverpool, England
A thousand year old oak tree survives in Liverpool.
Manchester, England
A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.
Birchover, England
This mysterious hilltop collection of Druid carvings isn't quite what it seems.
Stockport, England
Great Britain's only hat-making museum.
Nantwich, England
On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.
Ballycastle, Northern Ireland
The lake that fills and empties itself at random.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
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