A stunning garden with panoramic views of London or 'a meagre pair of rockeries in a space designed with all the finess…
London
The Royal Academy Arts has been fostering artistic talent for over two centuries now. It is fitting, then, that it is b…
London
An artisanal food hall based in a Greek revival church, Mercato Mayfair has it all... if by 'it all' you mean delicious…
London
Leadenhall Market was used as the film location to Harry Potter’s Leaky Cauldron pub, was once home to a runaway goose …
London
The Bristol Old Vic is the oldest continuously working theatre in the English-speaking world.
Bristol
A rainforest in the centre of London, Barbican Conservatory is the unlikely home of a reformed gang of turtles that onc…
London
Named for a Viking royal, Gunnersbury Park has a fascinating history but perhaps should have been torn down over 90 yea…
London
A rooftop Eden in a concrete jungle, Garden at 120 is London's biggest public rooftop garden with some of the best view…
London
A huge foodhall in the heart of one of London's most vibrant and bizarre neighbourhoods, Seven Dials Market is the perf…
London
Neasden Temple (or BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir as it is properly known) was the first traditional Hindu temple in Eur…
London
Cadogan Hall in London was the first permanent home of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO).
London
War, severed body parts, a 700 year old monument, a fatal roof collapse and the world's first underground railway, Char…
London
The Crossness Pumping Station was created after The Great Stink of 1858 nearly drove MPs out of the Palace of Westminst…
London
Primrose Hill is a London park and the site of a mysterious 17th century murder that resulted in the hanging of three i…
London
Leighton House Museum: one man's legacy in London born from the love of two sisters.
London
Satanism, sex rituals, vampires and duels: Highgate Cemetery was the inspiration behind Christopher Lee's Dracula, but …
London
Mae Jemison once said, 'when God made the colour purple, God was just showing off'. If this is true, then whoever grew …
London
Founded in 1673, Chelsea Physic Garden is a picturesque reminder of the vital role that botanical gardens played in the…
London
The Museum of London Docklands: shedding light on the former execution capital of Europe.
London
Crossrail Place Roof Garden: is contained within a building that looks like it belongs on Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
London
Castlefield Viaduct is a relic of Manchester’s industrial peak that has been transformed into a temporary public ‘Sky P…
Manchester
A London prison made famous by a Michael Caine film, a song by The Jam and a rooftop protest by the IRA, Wormwood Scrub…
London
Featuring the mutoid sculptures of a man infamous for making his own Stonehenge out of tanks, Vinegar Yard is London's …
London
When wandering around Richmond Park, Isabella Plantation can be easily overlooked, but here’s why it shouldn’t be!
London
The Foundling Museum commemorates the Foundling Hospital, which is thought to be the world's first incorporated charity…
London
As the name suggests, Hackney City Farm is quite literally a farm in the middle of the city!
London
Sir John Soane's Museum is the former home of one of England's greatest architects.
London
Old Royal Naval College has had many uses; it was a hospital, a college, the birthplace of a king, and the memorial of …
London
Stunning 19th Century Arcade? Check. Luxury goods? Check. Private militia dolled up in Victorian frock coats? Check. If…
London
The Mayflower Pub is the embodiment of the maritime legacy of Captain Christopher Jones and the historic Mayflower jour…
London
Punch and Judy, Covent Garden: a pub, a puppet show, the birthplace of an icon.
London
A street named not for sweets but for animal guts, Pudding Lane is the site of Farriner's bakery, where the Great Fire …
London
Kew Palace is a regal jewel nestled within the natural beauty of Kew Gardens in the leafy borough of Richmond-upon-Tham…
London
The Greenwich Foot Tunnel: transporting pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
London
For centuries a royal hunting ground, Greenwich Park is today famous as the birthplace of time as we know it, and a lov…
London
The former stomping ground of both Jack the Ripper and the Kray Twins, Bethnal Green was a parish of large, well-to-do …
London
Old London Bridge survived for 600 years until it was dismantled and scattered across the city.
London
A perfectly preserved Victorian cartoonist’s domestic and artistic domicile, located in Stafford Terrace, Kensington.
London
The overgrown ruins of a 900 year old London church, St Dunstan-in-the-East is like a window into an alternate history.
London
The definition of a dandy, an influencer before influencers were even a thing, the laziest Officer that the Tenth Royal…
London
Today, Western cultures shy away from the thought of death, but this wasn't always the case. Kensal Green Cemetery is a…
London
Hidden beneath Waterloo station, Leake Street Arches is a disused Eurostar tunnel that's been transformed into a street…
London
One of the largest functioning Hindu temples in Europe, Birmingham's Balaji Temple is a striking building devoted to th…
Birmingham
An iconic London monument built in honour of Lord Nelson who died leading the British fleet to victory in the Battle of…
London
Arnos Vale Cemetery isn't just a place of remembrance; it's a cherished part of the community for its dramatic landscap…
Bristol
Known locally as Flicker Alley, Cecil Court was a vital hub of early British cinema with international connections.
London
The Viktor Wynd Museum: where else can you find old master etchings alongside celebrity faeces; Happy Meal toys next to…
London
Arnold Circus is a historic bandstand at the centre of one of the worst slums in East London.
London
Former industrial hub and one-time home of David Hockney and Derek Jarman, Shad Thames is a distinct, hidden London dis…
London
Paternoster Square is an urban development that sits on top of England’s former publishing street and is home to three …
London
London's answer to Italy's 'Floating City', or a realtor's cynical attempt to make the most of a couple of canals, Litt…
London
Over eight centuries old, Bethlem Royal Hospital (aka Bedlam Asylum) offers a harrowing look into England's past mistre…
London
With elements dating back to the 1400s, and from every century since, Lincoln's Inn is a treasure trove of London archi…
London
The Victoria Memorial is the largest and most impressive memorial dedicated to Queen Victoria in England.
London
Often claimed to be one of the oldest places of Christian worship in England, St Pancras Old Church and its churchyard …
London
Handel and Hendrix were born over two hundred years and one thousand miles apart, but, despite this, they had a lot in …
London
A tranquil garden containing London’s biggest collection of roses, Queen Mary’s Rose Garden is a peaceful place of beau…
London
A spooky legacy of London’s most turbulent historical events; Bunhill Fields is a nonconformist burial ground built on …
London
Described as "Insta-famous," Kynance Mews has been listed as one of the most "instagrammable" places to photograph wist…
London
Out of approximately 150 temples in London, the Buddhapadipa temple was the first Thai Buddhist temple to be built in t…
London
The Crystal Palace Park Dinosaurs: The world's first full-scale reconstruction of the prehistoric creatures.
London
Hyde park's Wellington Arch is the epitomy of a UK public works project: it was left unfinished for years and has a his…
London
The Museum of Curiosities helps satisfy your curiosities about a range of things from human skulls to haunted dolls.
Nottingham
Clayton Hall is the only remaining moated manor house in Greater Manchester.
Manchester
Winchester Palace was one of the largest and most important buildings in Mediaeval London. Now it lies in ruins.
London
The remnants of an ancient military cult that once threatened to takeover the world, the Temple of Mithras is a London …
London
Idle, disorderly and verminous persons beware: enter Brown Hart Gardens at your risk. And don't even think about practi…
London
The Portico Library is one of Manchester’s longest-running institutions.
Manchester
The Alphabeta Building: prioritising an award-winning work-life balance for its employees, one basketball game or open-…
London
Before there was Starbucks, before there was Coca Cola, before there was even the USA, there was the Twinings tea shop.
London
A Georgian alley thought to be one of the main inspirations of Harry Potter's Diagon Alley, Goodwin's Court is the perf…
London
Pelican Stairs is an alleyway in East London that leads to a hidden London beach. It runs alongside a historic pub, the…
London
Beckenham Place Mansion is situated in one of the finest wildlife sites in Lewisham.
London
Crosby Moran Hall is a private residence in Chelsea that contains the remains of a 15th-century building; notable occup…
London
Goldney Grotto is the only whimsical garden structure of its kind in Britain, to feature both a shell room and a runnin…
Bristol
More than just a road, park and mural name in Hackney, London, Shepherdess Walk is the place to go to see where medieva…
London
Hidden next to Mayfair's Grosvenor Chapel, Mount Street Gardens is one of London's most peaceful beauty spots. Then aga…
London
For many years, St Etheldreda’s Church was the oldest Roman Catholic Church still in use in England.
London
Princelet Street is dedicated to all the immigrants that have come before and called it home.
London
An opulent Victorian terrace concealing secrets that link the railway, BBC’s Sherlock and the author of Peter Pan, J.M …
London
Carreras Cigarette Factory lost much of its former beauty after it found a new purpose as business offices.
London
Crossbones Graveyard is the unconsecrated final resting place of Medieval London's sex workers, 'The Winchester Geese'.…
London
Thomas Hardy, author of Far From The Madding Crowd and architect of one of London's strangest landmarks: The Hardy Tree.
London
Visit the caves of Nottingham at the Museum of Nottingham Life at Brewhouse Yard.
Nottingham
Southmere Lake, or the 'Flatblock Marina', is a brutalist estate in Thamesmead, London, famous for its role as a totali…
London
A site of mills since Doomsday (the book, not the end of time), Three Mills Island is part of the oldest recorded examp…
London
St Mary Le Strand: the first of fifty churches built after the Great Fire of London.
London
This odd building stands on the site on which Peasant's Revolt leader, Jack Straw, is said to have sheltered before bei…
London
Once declared the most haunted house in London, 50 Berkeley Square has a body count to send shivers down your spine. Th…
London
Why do Londoners flock to Brighton when they have Folly House Beach on their doorstep?
London
Little Compton Street: A buried Bohemian time capsule beneath London's modern roads?
London
Mary Shelley famously started writing her classic novel 'Frankenstein' during a stormy stay at Lord Byron's Lake Geneva…
London
Kensington is a bustling area of London full to bursting with museums, centres of learning, galleries, shops, and resta…
London
'I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man's.' In this house lived William Blake: poet, visionary, rebel, g…
London
Shoreditch High Street – the old main street of Shoreditch – where iconic street art and outdoor markets meet vintage c…
London
The Sackville Gardens in the heart of Manchester are filled with more than flowers.
Manchester
Using 'Sacred Geometry', The Monastery Manchester was transformed from an ancient place of worship into a modern-day sa…
Manchester
While many English Baroque gardens have faded into history, Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens have survived almost exactly a…
Birmingham
Aston Hall is believed to be one of the most haunted buildings in the United Kingdom.
Birmingham
Manchester’s Southern Cemetery is the largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom.
Manchester
The Whitworth Art Gallery was the first English gallery opened within a public park.
Manchester
Celebrating Sheffield’s heroes at the National Emergency Services Museum.
Sheffield
Plays, music concerts, snooker championships, table tennis; what can't you see at the Crucible Theatre?!
Sheffield
Brimming with history, the Theatre Royal Bath is one of the oldest and most beautiful theatres in Britain.
Bath
Ordsall Hall is one of the finest examples of an Elizabethan black and white half-timbered manor-house in Manchester.
Manchester
Elizabeth Gaskell’s House was once visited by some of the most important authors in British literary history.
Manchester
Carfax Tower is all that remains of the official city church of Oxford from 1122 onwards.
Oxford
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall in York remains the oldest surviving guildhall of its kind in Britain.
York
St. Mary's Abbey was one of England’s wealthiest religious institutions, until it was destroyed by an infamous British …
York
Folly Bridge, arcing its way over the rushing waters of the River Thames was once a ford used so oxen could safely pass…
Oxford
St Luke’s Bombed Out Church was purposefully left in ruin to honour those lost during the destruction on 6th May 1941.
Liverpool
The Black Sabbath Bridge: honouring one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time.
Birmingham
The former lock-up, Prince Rupert’s Tower, was saved from demolition by a local football team.
Liverpool
When it was built, Leeds Minster was the largest church in England since St Paul’s Cathedral.
Leeds
Royal Albert Docks in Liverpool is the biggest tourist destination in the city!
Liverpool
An old jail and courthouse is the home of the National Justice Museum; we couldn't think of a more perfect setting.
Nottingham
The Williamson Tunnels, once neglected and filled with rubble, have become a place of interest beneath Liverpool.
Liverpool
Despite being in ruins, Kirkstall Abbey is one of the best preserved Cistercian monasteries in the UK.
Leeds
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral is the largest Catholic place of worship in the UK.
Liverpool
Leeds Corn Exchange has a reputation for being one of the UK's most exciting entrepreneurial hubs.
Leeds
Old Market Square in Nottingham is the second largest public square in Britain.
Nottingham
The Robin Hood Statue ensures that the legendary character continues to watch over the people of Nottingham.
Nottingham
Angel Inn is arguably the oldest purpose-built inn building within the yards off Briggate in Leeds.
Leeds
Liverpool Central Library is more than just a place of literature, its a community space and architectural vision.
Liverpool
Kempton Secret Garden in Brighton is a hidden sculpture garden in the middle of the city.
Brighton
Brighton beach is more than just a sandy expanse, its the cultural identity of a whole city.
Brighton
The Chattri Memorial: a tribute to members of the Indian Army, who fell on English soil.
Brighton
This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.
Brighton
A deadly crash within the Clayton Tunnel forever changed railway signalling protocols across the UK.
Brighton
The decline of Brighton West Pier is a tragic tale marked by a series of unfortunate events.
Brighton
Garret Hostel Bridge has earned its self a very strange nickname indeed!
Cambridge
Was the Mathematical Bridge in Cambridge really built by Sir Isaac Newton?
Cambridge
Kettle's Yard: the homely residence of an avid art collector that ended up as an art museum for Cambridge University.
Cambridge
With its free-roaming deer and beautiful grounds, Wollaton Hall, is more than a grand old mansion, its a perfect spot f…
Nottingham
Yes that's right 'Newton's Apple Tree', is the very same one that inspired Isaac Newton's Theory of Gravity.
Cambridge
Over the years Fairfax House, once at the height of York’s polite society, slipped between roles until being secured as…
York
In its heyday Ouse Bridge, running over the River Ouse in York, was considered one of the greatest bridges in England, …
York
The Nottingham Arboretum, filled with war relics and inspiring one of the greatest children's stories of all time, is f…
Nottingham
A Norman castle that links Medieval England to 19th-century riots, the legend of Robin Hood and much, much more.
Nottingham
The Vimto Monument: A giant wooden soda bottle honouring a classic British beverage in the spot it was created.
Manchester
The Corpus Clock: ‘the strangest clock in the world’ that devours time at a London college.
Cambridge
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem is a cabinet of curiosities and ghostly tales with a great selection of food and drink!
Nottingham
The final resting place of “York’s most famous highwayman”, Dick Turpin’s grave is a curious historical landmark that e…
York
Lost Caves is a cocktail bar and events space that testifies to Nottingham’s reputation as the ‘City of Caves’.
Nottingham
Eleanor Rigby's Grave: the final resting place of a true Liverpool icon.
Liverpool
Harewood House – one of the grandest estates in England – built with money from the slave trade, is a true ode to the h…
York
Valley Gardens: a former footpath on the way to Harrogate's popular Victorian bog spa.
York
The Ducie Street Warehouse formerly stored goods before they were transported down the Rochdale Canal, today it is a st…
Manchester
The Pitt Rivers Museum: where weird and wonderful artefacts wait to stir your curiosity at every turn.
Oxford
The Sheldonian Theatre: A green topped jewel in the heart of medieval Oxford.
Oxford
Harrogate Library is a functioning library and lasting monument and to the literary roots and social history of England…
Harrogate
The most complete example of Victorian Turkish baths in England, Harrogate Turkish Baths offers its patrons a chance to…
Harrogate
A fascinating insight into Cold War Yorkshire, the York Cold War Bunker contains the top secrets of a very recent and d…
York
As England’s oldest “physic” or botanical garden, Oxford Botanic Garden is truly Oxfordshire’s Eden when it comes to al…
Oxford
Oxford Castle and Prison dates back to the Norman era and has been a hub of the city’s political, penal and social hist…
Oxford
Between 4,000 and 5,000 years old, the ancient site of Devil’s Quoits is a neolithic henge and stone circle near the pi…
Oxford
Tolkien’s grave is the final resting place of the noted author and former Oxford resident, J R R Tolkien; he is buried …
Oxford
The Old Bodleian Library of Oxford University opened in 1602 and is one of the oldest libraries in the world still in u…
Oxford
Experience the timeless charm of Winterbourne House, Birmingham's hidden gem, where history whispers through its enchan…
Birmingham
Dudley Castle has witnessed many things in its almost 1,000 year history, not least amongst them a two year siege durin…
Birmingham
What do murder, sheep stealing, sodomy and handkerchief theft have in common? They are all crimes people have been kill…
Birmingham
Where Birmingham's first canal meets its greatest rival, Gas Street Basin was the site of an 18th century industrial di…
Birmingham
One of the largest multi-screen independent cinema's in Europe and the home of an Oscar-qualifying film festival, Showr…
Sheffield
A Victorian tourist destination turned WW1 army camp, Hollingworth Lake is today a thriving centre for watersports and …
Manchester
A world-leading observatory that played a significant role in the Cold War, Jodrell Bank is a unique Manchester attract…
Manchester
Widely regarded as the finest and most intact historic bathhouse in the country, Victoria Baths is currently being rest…
Manchester
The People's History Museum is a museum devoted to labour history, located inside a baroque hydraulic power station tha…
Manchester
The third largest Chinatown in Europe, Manchester Chinatown is a pioneer of its kind and is developing to this day to c…
Manchester
Where Marx and Engels met to research and write The Communist Manifesto, Chetham's Library is the oldest free public li…
Manchester
Home to a reconstructed Roman fort and the world's first passenger railway, Castlefield is so full of history it has be…
Manchester
More than just a museum and interactive learning experience in York, the Jorvik Viking Centre is the result of the most…
York
Endcliffe Park: a royal commemoration, crash site, haven for birdlife, and place of great coffee.
Sheffield
A former private estate, the RHS Garden Bridgewater has become one of the largest restorative gardening projects in Eur…
Manchester
Weston Park Museum: a landmark building showcasing Sheffield’s history, to the world.
Sheffield
Wapping Wharf is a thriving neighbourhood just south of Bristol’s Floating Harbour, and the perfect spot to 'hang'… out.
Bristol
Britain's second dedicated fashion museum was set up by a woman who had decades earlier debunked an unrealistic and unh…
Bath
Bristol’s answer to storytelling: M Shed invites visitors to explore Bristol’s history through the lens of its people, …
Bristol
The church where the wedding bells never stopped ringing, in the 19th century Manchester Cathedral hosted over 1,000 we…
Manchester
Since its birth the Grand Opera House has gone by many names, faced many closures, and operated in many capacities. Tod…
York
The first park to be opened in Queen Victoria’s name; Royal Victoria Park, is a beautiful park with lots of attractions…
Bath
With origins dating back to Norman times, Prior Park Landscape Garden was designed in its current format by an 18th cen…
Bath
One of only four bridges in the world that has a throng of shops across its full span, the Pulteney Bridge is also one …
Bath
Bears, baccy and a prehistoric tree: Sheffield Botanical Gardens is one of the oldest, strangest and most beautiful par…
Sheffield
Once hailed Europe’s most welcoming museum, the brainchild of Isambard Kingdom Brunel is also the smelliest!
Bristol
Ransoms, wars, a murderous wife and a cruel husband who imprisoned his beloved in a tower, Farleigh Hungerford Castle h…
Bath
If you explore the heart of historic Bristol, you might find yourself outside the old Corn Exchange. It’s a beautiful b…
Bristol
A former brothel, gambling den and haunt of famous pirates, the Hatchet Inn is one of the oldest pubs in Bristol and th…
Bristol
York’s Chocolate Story offers a mouth-watering tour of the past, present and future of chocolate. It tells visitors all…
York
An historic botanical garden in Didsbury Manchester, Fletcher Moss Park is the birthplace of one of the precursors to t…
Manchester
A church so good they named it twice, Sheffield Cathedral of St Peter AND St Paul is a historic building with roots dat…
Sheffield
A Georgian stately home dating back to 1716, Beningbrough Hall is now home to over 100 portraits on loan from the Natio…
York
What does the pretty village of Blaise Hamlet near Bristol have to do with an artistic movement?
Bristol
'A long forgotten freight depot from the city's industrial past reimagined as a cultural space', Escape To Freight Isla…
Manchester
Gatehouse, portcullis, dry moat, arrow-slits for windows, Peckforton Castle has all the hallmarks of a medieval fortres…
Manchester
Housed in a grade 2 listed building from 1858, Mackie Mayor is an eclectic foodhall that boasts a diverse and delicious…
Manchester
The site of 100 executions and a 25 day prison riot, the longest ever recorded in the UK, Strangeways Prison is notorio…
Manchester
Since 1766 a round tower of stone has sat atop Clifton Down, on the edge of Bristol. Now known as Clifton Observatory, …
Bristol
Clfton Observatory is a fantastic reason to visit Bristol and is well-worth the journey alone, but beneath the Tower th…
Bristol
A man-made labyrinth that stretches from Phoenix Wharf right under the streets of Bristol, the Redcliffe Caves are a fa…
Bristol
South Yorkshire, home to the most flammable ski resort around: Sheffield ski village. Come for the charred remains, sta…
Sheffield
Open a bear pit today and you'd rightly be accused of animal cruelty. When Sheffield bear pit was opened, however, in 1…
Sheffield
Once the embodiment of a city's broken dreams, Sheffield's Park Hill Estate is now an icon of sixties architecture and …
Sheffield
A ghost shop in the heart of one of the world's most haunted cities, York Ghost Merchants is more than just a bit of sp…
York
More than just a name, Bath's Roman Baths, and the springs that heat them, are a vital part of the city's history and i…
Bath
The spectacular Bath Abbey dominates the skyline of the historic city. Stunning from a distance and a feast of details …
Bath
More than just a stunning example of Georgian architecture, Bath Circus is a patchwork of druidism, architectural ideal…
Bath