It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.

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

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

Over 100 years ago this pyramidal holding cell was reserved for rowdy drunks but now only offers five minute sentences.

An ornate aviary built during the Victorian trend of collecting exotic birds.

A renovated henge and stone circle just south of Stanton Harcourt village.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

A giant piece of cutlery designed to remind us about the origins of our food.

The pyramid-shaped grave of one of the first mountain astronomers and a pyramid theorist.

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

The remains of a remote village that once housed over 1,200 dam workers and their families.

WWII artifacts, including the building itself.

At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.

A monolith stands at the site of the most significant battle ever fought on British soil.