Isle of Wight, England
The Durbar Room
This elaborate banquet hall in Queen Victoria's summer residence is an homage to Indian architecture, including miniature models of palaces in India.
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Isle of Wight, England
This elaborate banquet hall in Queen Victoria's summer residence is an homage to Indian architecture, including miniature models of palaces in India.
Wroxall, England
This shell of a historic manor house on the Isle of Wight is said to be the most haunted site on the island.
Ventnor, England
The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.
Newport, England
The Last Home of an Executed King.
Bournemouth, England
A museum based on the collection of a Victorian family. Housed in a remaining Victorian villa.
Bournemouth, England
The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Bournemouth, England
A genuine Little Shop of Horrors.
Wareham, England
Inside this 11th-century church, a medieval-style tomb of the World War I hero known as "Lawrence of Arabia."
Cerne Abbas, England
A privately owned Benedictine estate founded in 987, where a Tudor gatehouse and rare medieval guest house survive within a living historic manor in the Dorset village famous for its ancient chalk giant.
Cerne Abbas, England
Giant naked man on a hillside.
Osmington, England
Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.
Portland, England
This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.
Easton, England
Amid the ruins of a church on the British island of Portland, a surprising symbol among the headstones.
Beer, England
This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.
Exmouth, England
Two women with a flair for both adventure and artful clutter created this singular round home.
Exeter, England
These medieval tunnels provided water to the city above through centuries of civil war and plague.
St Neot, England
A haunted slate mine turned concert hall and a hidden fairy garden.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
Trethevy, England
These mysterious mazes carved on the rock may be up to 4,000 years old.
Trethevy, England
A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Tintagel, England
A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.
Tintagel, England
Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.