This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

Where the rules of that most quintessentially English game were first devised by an eccentric inventor.

A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.

The longest canal aqueduct in England was built without a plan to get water past the moving boats.

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

This folly built to commemorate an aristocratic victory over Catholic rebellion plays tricks on the eye.

A museum based on the collection of a Victorian family. Housed in a remaining Victorian villa.

In the U.K., a historic workhouse shines a light on the early, harsh treatment of the poor.

The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.

An octagonal folly tower overlooking the sea.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

A secret meeting in this small cottage changed the course of British history.

This magnificent arch is all that remains of a former smelt mill.

Scars from the English Civil War mar this medieval sanctuary.

A well-studied colony of endangered bats roosts in this abandoned Victorian Gothic mansion.

A 16th-century footpath said to be haunted by a young girl that died trapped within its misshapen old house.

The country home of world-famous designer, writer, and artist extraordinaire, William Morris.

This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.

The English bed-and-breakfast believed to have inspired Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights."

Inside this magnificent 12th-century church is one of the finest carved wagon-roofs in all of England.

A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.

The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.

A medieval relic whose great hall once hosted Mayflower pilgrims, one of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, and plenty of royal intrigue.

This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.