Isambard Kingdom Brunel, one of the great Victorian engineers, was the driving force behind the short-lived atmospheric railway.

This modest relic, with rich history as a strategic fort through multiple eras.

A life-size replica of a Spitfire that sits in a quaint suburb.

A doorless and windowless folly in England that evokes curiosity over its mysterious origins.

This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

Pivotal in the research of early British Bronze Age life, found near Stonehenge.

Two women with a flair for both adventure and artful clutter created this singular round home.

Along a Roman road flanked with beech trees hides a tale of wizardry and xenophobia.

This local celebrity earned his fame by doing a job no one else dared.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

This unlikely memorial honors the Canadian and Portuguese laborers who felled trees for the Allies in World War I.

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

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

An ancient well nestled at the foot of Glastonbury Tor, shrouded in Arthurian legend and revered for its purported healing waters.

A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.

Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.

Soldiers carved these regimental badges into the chalk hills in remembrance of those who died in World War I.

Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

One of the best-preserved examples of an old town lock-up in the country.

The ruined abbey includes a rare surviving example of a monastic latrine.

This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.