British Empire's last territorial expansion, claimed by four countries.

This ancient fort overlooks the site of a disastrous retreat from the English Civil War.

This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

The last known resting place of the king who united England.

This incredible viaduct was part of the Victorian railway boom and helped the Midland Railway navigate tough terrain.

A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.

This crumbling headstone commemorates the first death by tiger in Britain's history.

The home studio one of Britain's first independent record producers is also the site of a murder-suicide.

The beloved war-time celebrity spent time in the area before retiring to the Edinburgh Zoo.

The control tower at the historic weapons range is now available as a highly unusual vacation rental.

Where, exactly, the great aviator completed her transatlantic flight has caused some trouble in Wales.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

A 4,000-year-old burial site hides behind a roadside Burger King.

The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.

At high tide, the base of the lighthouse covers practically every inch of the island.

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.

This former military airfield's claim to fame came from a lucky accident during the Second World War.

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

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

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

At 1,732 feet above sea level, this spectacularly isolated yet surprisingly bustling bar is the highest pub in Britain.

The gravestone of a delicate singer-songwriter bears a fittingly introspective epitaph.

Also known as "Robin Hood's tree," this tree became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down in an act of vandalism.