Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the plight of the Nuba peoples of Sudan.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

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

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

Beasts and branches swirl in sandstone carvings, interrupted by one strange creature.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

An intriguing three-sided folly is a testament to one man's devotion to Catholicism and the number three.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

The twists and turns of this serpentine maze are over 170 years old.

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

This shell of a historic manor house on the Isle of Wight is said to be the most haunted site on the island.

Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.