Places Will Wants to Go

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

A Welsh sheep farm provides daily (non-sheep) meals to red kites, producing dazzling displays of aerial acrobatics.

One family's environment-friendly hobbit-house in Wales.

A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.

This 19th-century island fort built to protect against an invasion by sea.

This former military airfield's claim to fame came from a lucky accident during the Second World War.

Where, exactly, the great aviator completed her transatlantic flight has caused some trouble in Wales.

This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.

A memorial to the British politician who spearheaded the National Health Service.

This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

This ancient bridge made of stone slabs is said to be reserved for the devil to sunbathe.

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.

You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.

Each year a new straw behemoth is born.