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Alton, England

The Chained Oak

A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.
Added by AbsoluteNomad
Derby, England

Arbor Low Stone Circle

6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.
Added by mrogerson
Tabley, England

Cuckooland

This Cheshire museum has cuckoo clocks, a rare pipe organ and vintage motorbikes. But mostly cuckoo clocks.
Added by MrAmoeba
London, England

The Real Greenwich Prime Meridian

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
hrnick Added by hrnick
London, England

Word on the Water

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
Added by Naomiadventures
Cornwall, England

St. Nectan's Kieve

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.
Added by looee
London, England

The Embassy of the Republic of Texas

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
London, England

Whispering Gallery at St Paul’s Cathedral

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
Cornwall, England

St Michael's Mount

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Bournemouth, England

Memento Mori Oddities Shop

A genuine Little Shop of Horrors.
Laetitia Barbier Added by Laetitia Barbier
Lancashire, England

Holden Wood Antiques

This antique shop and tea room reside inside a twice defunct church that was moved stone by stone to its current location.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Sheffield, England

Bishops' House

This house was home to a succession of park keepers for more than 90 years, but in all that time, it never had a toilet.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Thursford, England

Thursford Collection

A large collection of steam engines, organs, and fairground attractions.
JamesB93 Added by JamesB93
Weston-super-Mare, England

The Helicopter Museum

The world's largest museum devoted solely to the whirlybird comes complete with its own chopper graveyard.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Weybridge, England

Brooklands Racetrack Remains

The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Hull, England

England's Smallest Window

What looks like missing grout is actually an old pub's peephole.
Twin Cities Fancy Added by Twin Cities Fancy
Somerset, England

Vicars' Close

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Derbyshire, England

Crich Stand

This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Isles of Scilly, England

Bishop Rock

At high tide, the base of the lighthouse covers practically every inch of the island.
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Mistley, England

Old Knobbley

This ancient oak tree sheltered accused "witches" in the 17th century.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Forest-in-Teesdale, England

High Force and Low Force Waterfalls

These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Kirkstall, England

Kirkstall Abbey

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.
Added by cheesetoastie
Dudley, England

The Crooked House

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.
lucymariev Added by lucymariev
Lincoln, England

High Bridge

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman