Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.

The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.

Fulham F.C. imploded once everyone excised its giant, hated tribute to the King of Pop.

A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

The remains of a remote village that once housed over 1,200 dam workers and their families.

Reputedly based on the tomb of Jesus Christ, this crypt is the oldest surviving structure of any cathedral in England.

Each year this small English village becomes overrun with outlandish straw men.

This industrial museum is based on one of the oldest standing iron forges in the U.K.

A repurposed railway tunnel with otherworldly acoustic characteristics.

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

At night, the enormous sculpture looks like a UFO hovering above the English hills.

The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.

A museum of co-operativism housed in the birthplace of the modern movement.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

Collapsed television tower finds new life as a control tower for boat races.

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.

The violinist who played on as the Titanic sank is buried in this quiet English cemetery.

Helped by a surprise posthumous donation this small town toy museum features over 5,000 vintage playthings.