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Newark-on-Trent, England

The Newark Castle Remains

This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.
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Dover, England

Bronze Age Boat

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

Paternoster Lift

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.
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Wiltshire, England

Barbury Castle

This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.
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Compton, England

Watts Cemetery Chapel

This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.
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Coventry, England

Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom Clock

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.
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Deepcar, England

The Dragon of Wantley

A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.
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Maltby, England

Roche Abbey Ruins

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.
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Ironbridge, England

The Iron Bridge

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.
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Avebury, England

The Red Lion

The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.
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Manningtree, England

A House for Essex

This surreal art house looks like a geometric version of a small chapel.
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Glastonbury, England

Glastonbury Tor

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.
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London, England

Osterley Bookshop

Above an abandoned Underground station, this charming bookstore is home to strange antiquities and literary works.
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Clevedon, England

Clevedon Pier

Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.
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Essex, England

Greensted Church

This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.
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North Yorkshire, England

Coldstones Cut

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.
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Warwickshire, England

Baddesley Clinton

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.
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Bingley, England

Cottingley Beck

The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.
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Bletchley, England

National Museum of Computing

Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.
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Leeds, England

Horned Helmet of Henry VIII

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.
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Grantham, England

The Francis Trigge Chained Library

One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.
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Medway, England

Grain Tower Battery

This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.
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Chesterfield, England

Chesterfield's Crooked Spire

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Thorpeness, England

House in the Clouds

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.
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