921 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in the United Kingdom - Atlas Obscura

Fingal's Cave

Isle of Staffa, Scotland

Fingal's Cave

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

56.4314, -6.3413

East Highgate

London, England

Highgate Cemetery

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

51.5675, -0.1483

Puzzlewood

Coleford, England

Puzzlewood

Mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

51.7817, -2.6114

Tunnel into the garden

Alnwick, England

Alnwick Poison Gardens

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

55.4114, -1.6998

Added by Annetta Black

The Mail Rail

London, England

The Mail Rail

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

51.5112, -0.1198

Added by Gerard Nolan

The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East

London, England

The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

51.5097, -0.0827

Added by Luke J Spencer

The central interior of Leadenhall Market

London, England

Leadenhall Market

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

51.5126, -0.0834

Neptune at Witley Park

Godalming, England

Witley Wonder Underwater Ballroom

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

51.1485, -0.6838

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