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Brighton, England

The Booth Museum of Natural History

The natural history museum displaying the British bird collections and dioramas of Edward Booth, free of charge.
Added by CommodiusVicus
Brighton, England

West Pier

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Brighton, England

Madeira Lift

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.
don21stc Added by don21stc
Brighton, England

The Royal Pavilion

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.
Added by NathanRisinger
Storrington, England

South Downs WWII Churchill Tank

An abandoned World War II tank left to rust in the downland.
SarahG Added by SarahG
Shoreham-by-Sea, England

Brighton City Airport

This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.
stevendicosta Added by stevendicosta
Shoreham-by-Sea, England

Houseboats of Shoreham

A motley, fantastical agglomeration of unlikely houseboats along the Shoreham-by-Sea riverbank.
Rubix Fountain Added by Rubix Fountain
West Sussex, England

Millennium Seed Bank

Nearly 2 billion seeds from 38,000 species are stored and processed at this visitable facility in a quiet corner of England.
Added by robemberson
Whitby, England

Whitby Whale Bone Arch

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Meg Added by Meg
Whitby, England

Bram Stoker Memorial Seat

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Whitby, England

Whitby Museum, Library & Archive

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Duckhead Added by Duckhead
Whitby, England

Ruins of Whitby Abbey

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Added by dlukenelson
Powys, Wales

Gigrin Farm Red Kite Feeding Station

A Welsh sheep farm provides daily (non-sheep) meals to red kites, producing dazzling displays of aerial acrobatics.
katherineplatt Added by katherineplatt
Pembrokeshire, Wales

Skomer Island

A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.
katherineplatt Added by katherineplatt
Gwynedd, Wales

Snowdon

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
thomasharper Added by thomasharper
Gwynedd, Wales

Portmeirion Village

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Added by lercio
Dunbar, Scotland

John Muir's Birthplace

The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
East Lothian, Scotland

Bass Rock

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
East Ayrshire, Scotland

Scottish Dark Sky Observatory

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.
Added by DavidAstro
West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Loch Lomond

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.
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Isle of Skye, Scotland

The Old Man of Storr

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.
Added by Rachel Gould
Highland, Scotland

Ben Nevis

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
thomasharper Added by thomasharper
Isle of Skye, Scotland

Fairy Pools

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Added by HoldensHuntingHat