The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

The world's oldest operational public pier railway has shuttled seagoing commuters from ship to shore since 1909.

The rusting relics of Southampton's former luxurious flying boat industry.

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

This multicolored meandering masterpiece is Britain's longest bench.

This large torch on the Hove coastline helped Sir Francis Drake defend England from the Spanish fleet.

The remnants of a strange stilted building on rails can still be seen at low tide.

This memorial to the thousands of Indian dead during WWI was callously used for target practice during WWII.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

A museum in south England celebrates the amphibious vehicles that cruise on a cushion of air.

Once a year, a sandbar rises from the depths just in time for the world's weirdest match.

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

All that remains of the fishing-vessel-turned-warship is its weathered hull.

The unusual stilted beacon is the town's only active lighthouse.

One of the oldest seagoing boats in the world can be found at the Dover Museum.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.

The designer of this railway tunnel added a birthday present for himself.

This battery powered bell has been ringing since 1840 and is one of the worlds longest running science experiments.

The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.

A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.