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Winchester, England

Winchester Round Table

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.
Added by hristotak
London, England

Rules

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
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
London, England

London's Stretcher Railings

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Barrow-in-Furness, England

Furness Abbey

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.
Sarah Laskow Added by Sarah Laskow
Roche, England

Roche Rock Hermitage

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.
Melanie Xulu Added by Melanie Xulu
Cambridge, England

Mathematical Bridge

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.
Added by melissaowens99
East Renfrewshire, Scotland

Rouken Glen Park Waterfalls

These semi-natural waterfalls hint at the park's Victorian-era industrial past.
Jonny Keen Added by Jonny Keen
Seaham, England

Charybdis Fountain

A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.
Josh Added by Josh
Abergele, Wales

Gwrych Castle

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.
Gareth Hacking Added by Gareth Hacking
Pateley Bridge, England

Oldest Sweet Shop in England

The oldest candy store in the world has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Denbigh, Wales

Denbigh Castle Ruins

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
North Yorkshire, England

Brimham Rocks

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.
Added by pyrawyrm
Bury Saint Edmunds, England

The Nutshell Pub

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.
alleywaykid Added by alleywaykid
Brighton, England

The Royal Pavilion

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

Chillingham Castle

This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.
Oxford, England

Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
London, England

Michael Faraday Memorial

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.
Trevor Added by Trevor
Birmingham, England

Aston Hall

This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.
Phil Added by Phil
Ely, England

Octagon Tower

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
London, England

Tulip Stairs

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Houghton le Spring, England

Penshaw Monument

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.
georgialk22 Added by georgialk22
Bristol, England

Clifton Rocks Railway

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.
Gavin Added by Gavin
Gloucestershire, England

Chedworth Roman Villa

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman