Angels, demons, and tortured souls on a giant wall mural in a little church.

This muddy wooded valley and the ancient structures it hides are said to be the favored haunt of the legendary Friar Tuck.

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.

A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.

The second largest surviving chained library is housed in this 12th century church.

This Victorian marvel of engineering and artistic prowess is nicknamed the "Cathedral of Steam."

This lonely memorial marks the supposedly haunted site of a brutal 19th-century murder.

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to the legendary King Alfred the Great.

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

This medieval church is the only one in the world that features all Marc Chagall stained-glass windows.

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

Rare and wonderfully wormy cadaver art captured in brass for centuries.

A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.

The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

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

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

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

These centuries old gardens have been restored to their 17th century condition.