A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

In this medieval fish bowl, the carp weren't pets.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

A blunder resulted in these charming stone-lined streams becoming the target of a Nazi bombing.

This imaginative sculpture is a memorial to this town's former mining industry.

Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.

This precipitous pathway with its wrought iron handrail was created by the Victorians as a tourist attraction.

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.

6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.

The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.

This industrial gem was one of the earliest examples of a metal-framed building.

This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.

The now-quiet remains of coastal artillery defenses that were used in both World Wars.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

This tower was constructed to commemorate the man who helped bring true democracy to the United Kingdom.

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.