Places SVSCPM Wants to Go

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

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

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.

A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.

Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.

Each year this small English village becomes overrun with outlandish straw men.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

WWII artifacts, including the building itself.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

These ancient ruins were the final resting place of King Henry II's mistress.

Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.

This colossal war machine is now a living museum dedicated to underwater warfare.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.

This purpose-built dinosaur museum is shaped like a pterodactyl and holds fossils that were found in its very village.

The oldest working Brewery in Britain.