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Swinside Stone Circle, Cumbria: The 'mini-Stonehenge' which sprang up overnight
The Swinside Stone Circle is little visited, despite its chilling origin story.
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Gilbert White stained glass, Selborne: The beautiful tribute to a pioneering naturalist
Gilbert White's home church contains a fascinating memorial to the writer.
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Llywelyn’s Cave, Aberedw: The final refuge of the last sovereign Prince of Wales
Llywelyn ap Gruffydd's final night as a Prince was spent in this cave in Powys.
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Faringdon Folly, Oxfordshire: A Gothic tower built in the 1930s by 'the last great eccentric'
Atop Folly Hill, Faringdon Folly is just the latest landmark at a spot with an astonishing mix of history.
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Rookhope Arch, Co Durham: 'A forgotten doorway to another world'
Has a system designed to remove poisonous gases ever looked so graceful as the one at Rookhope?
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Shap Abbey ruins, Cumbria: The last abbey in England
What's left of Shap Abbey remains worth a visit, even 900 years later, says Annunciata Elwes.
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Chapel of St-Peter-on-the-Wall, Bradwell-on-Sea: The 1,350-year-old church in a remote Essex field
The Chapel of St-Peter-on-the-Wall in Bradwell-on-Sea has a fascinating — and very, very long — history.
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Hell Gill, the dramatic canyon that marks the line where the Yorkshire Dales meet the Lake District
Annunciata Elwes takes a look at Hell Gill, a trek that's not for the faint of heart.
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Danebury Ring Hill Fort, Hampshire: An ancient fort whose archeology reveals a gruesome past
Danebury Ring, near Stockbridge in Hampshire, is an image of tranquility today — but that wasn't always the case, as Annunciata Elwes explains.
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Castles of Mallerstang, Cumbria: The spectacular ruins in a wild and almost-unseen valley
Pendragon Castle and Lammerside Castle, ruins tucked away in a little-known valley, are worth the trip says Annunciata Elwes.
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Seahenge, Norfolk: The ancient Bronze Age circle that lay hidden for 4,000 years
Seahenge lay beneath the shifting sands of the north Norfolk coast almost until the dawn of the 21st century.
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Balnahard beach, Isle of Colonsay: A magical beauty spot with thousands of years of history
The white sand beach of Balnahard, on the Isle of Colonsay, is as fascinating as it is beautiful.
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The Williamson Tunnels, Liverpool: The bizarre underground system that's still a mystery, 180 years later
Were they built to survive the end of the world, or for a more mundane purpose? Annunciata Elwes delves into the Williamson Tunnels.
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Burrow Mump, Somerset: Alfred the Great's lookout point
The famed hill in Burrowbridge is today's Secret Britain spot.
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North Meadow, Cricklade: An ancient field where half a million wildflowers create a wall of colour
The spectacular North Meadow, in Cricklade, Wiltshire, is a Secret Britain sight we should all enjoy at least once.
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Beinn Dubh, Argyll and Bute: 'It'll take you a while to climb it, simply because you’ll have to stop repeatedly to admire the view'
Annunciata Elwes takes a look at the magnificent view from Beinn Dubh, found in the Luss Hills in Argyll and Bute.
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Traeth Llyfn beach, Pembrokeshire: 'A beach so remote you’ll be the sole person on it'
The remote Traeth Llyfn beach is a Secret Britain spot accessible only by the adventurous.
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Heath Chapel, Brown Clee, Shropshire: 'You’re transported back to the 12th century'
A remote medieval church in Shropshire is today's Secret Britain find.
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Thorney Island, West Sussex: The beauty spot accessed via a secret button through a barbed wire fence
The beaches of Thorney Island, next to Chichester Harbour, are our Secret Britain selection today.
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Falls of Glomach, Ross and Cromarty: Britain's most isolated, and perhaps most spectacular waterfall
Annunciata Elwes's Secret Britain series looks at Falls of Glomach, one of the highest waterfalls in the UK.
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Binevenagh, Northern Ireland: Lava-hewn crags and cliffs at the end of one of the planet's great railway journeys
Our Secret Britain piece today takes a look at the view from the top of Binevenagh in Co Londonderry.
