Pontarfynach, Wales
AA Sentry Box #289
Long before mobile phones or GPS were available, these sentry boxes provided help for motorists in need.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Long before mobile phones or GPS were available, these sentry boxes provided help for motorists in need.
Hucknall, England
This imaginative sculpture is a memorial to this town's former mining industry.
Caerleon, Wales
This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.
Blackpool, England
A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.
Thursford, England
A large collection of steam engines, organs, and fairground attractions.
Malton, England
WWII artifacts, including the building itself.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
York, England
An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.
Leeds, England
The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.
Leeds, England
One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.
Manchester, England
Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.
Congleton, England
This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.
Birmingham, England
The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.
Birmingham, England
A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.
Biddulph, England
This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.
Leek, England
This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.
Eyam, England
Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.
Alton, England
A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.
Bakewell, England
Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.
Ashbourne, England
These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.
Stanton Lees, England
Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.
Chesterfield, England
The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.