A rocky outcrop where monks hid their most holy relic while escaping Danish invaders.

There were once more than five stones in this ancient monument.

An ancient natural spring still providing water to the nearby village

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

This bridge once allowed Dere Street to cross the River Tees.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.

A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.

Reputedly based on the tomb of Jesus Christ, this crypt is the oldest surviving structure of any cathedral in England.

One of Cumbria's largest stone circles, dating to the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.

The remains of a remote village that once housed over 1,200 dam workers and their families.

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

A beautiful medieval bridge allegedly constructed by the Devil.

The abandoned railway bridge stands hidden in the farmland of rural Cumbria.

Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

80 years of the Battle of Peasholm on a small English lake.

Britain's tallest megalith towers over the cemetery of a quiet English village.

A comfortable-looking armchair and a grandfather clock have been sitting on this sidewalk for the last 30 years.

A vintage fire engine is hidden inside this World War I-era water tower.

Remarkable medieval wall paintings decorate this 12th-century, dog-friendly church.

A pair of stone circles positioned on the bank of the River Esk.

This massive, 30-foot-tall statue of the famed Scottish knight overlooks a grassy knoll.