Once a palace for the Archbishop of York, these 15th-century ruins now serve as a haunt for history buffs.

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.

This giant geoglyph of mysterious origins is now the site of neo-pagan rituals.

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.

Legend says this ancient pagan site can cure all ailments.

Ask nicely, and stewards of a centuries-old charitable tradition will give you free bread and beer.

The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

At night, the enormous sculpture looks like a UFO hovering above the English hills.

A lavish Victorian mansion wound up inheriting a gruesome reputation that would be its demise.

This ancient Bedfordshire church was abandoned when the village's population slowly began migrating to new towns.

These bleak 800-year-old ruins were once the royal residence of choice for hunting in Sherwood Forest.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

A complicated contraption for telling time by the moon.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

Centuries later, the victims of Great Britain's greatest hysteria are finally being remembered.

17th century puritan church with connections to the Salem Witch Trials.

A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.

The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.