These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

This colossal war machine is now a living museum dedicated to underwater warfare.

The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.

These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.