Site of the first hot air balloon flight conducted by the first English balloonist.

This slice of 1960s Danish modernism does not conform to the Oxford college stereotypes.

The remnants of this unusual bridge await an uncertain fate.

Legend says this public grazing area hasn't been plowed for thousands of years.

This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Both church and state get put to the torch in this annual festival in the "Bonfire Capital of the World."

A motley, fantastical agglomeration of unlikely houseboats along the Shoreham-by-Sea riverbank.

65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

This historic home of the author of Lawrence of Arabia, has a history of literary celebrities and monogrammed sleeping bags.

A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.