County Durham, England
Egglestone Abbey
A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.
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County Durham, England
A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.
Somerset, England
The ruined abbey includes a rare surviving example of a monastic latrine.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.
Piercebridge, England
This bridge once allowed Dere Street to cross the River Tees.
Biggleswade, England
A rare example of the RAF’s flying spy taxi.
Willen, England
The first peace pagoda to be constructed in the Western world sits next to a small English lake.
Hemel Hempstead, England
A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.
Hertfordshire, England
This operational mill has survived centuries of destruction and construction.
Derby, England
6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.
London, England
The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.
Marlborough, England
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Totnes, England
A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Tisbury, England
Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.
Salisbury, England
The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.
Ripon, England
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
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.
Ravenglass, England
These Roman ruins in England’s Lake District are 2,000 years old, but look pretty good for their age.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Thetford, England
This 15th-century fortification was built to defend bunnies.
Rye, England
Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.