Historic places

The SS Richard Montgomery was a liberty ship used to transport munitions during WW2. Stuffed with explosives, it made the journey from the US to Kent, before a storm led its to its permanent, premature resting place.

From prisoner-of-war camps to barrage balloon sites, our stadiums and sports grounds militarised during WW2

From Caribbean paradise to volcanic outposts and frozen tundra – Britain still governs islands across every major ocean. They're remnants of an empire that remain strategically, politically, and culturally significant today.

In an attempt to turn the tide against the Nazis in World War II, Winston Churchill commissioned a top-secret MoD project on Gruinard. But what really happened here? And why was the island shut down for 48 years?

They were filled with life centuries ago, but now lay rest to wreck and ruin. Here are 10 deserted villages to visit in the UK

Would you dare enter these crooked buildings?

Did you know that before we had the North Sea, a prehistoric land bridge linked Britain to the mainland? Here's how a whole kingdom was lost to the rising seas

Desperate weavers, starvation, and a fight against extreme poverty turned deadly. Here's what happened during the misreported revolts at Chatterton

From the Cairngorms to the Hebrides, discover the strange natural “lithophones” that chime when struck – and the surprising science behind them

Hidden among desolate, war-ridden landscapes, the lifeless trunks of 'stealth trees' concealed a daring secret. Inside them, silent watchers risked everything in an attempt to turn the tide of the most devastating war Europe had ever seen.

From Roman ruins to towering medieval strongholds, telling a story over a millennium. This list will transport you back centuries...

Discover the story behind the modern and frankly mind-boggling mystery that still remains unsolved today

Over 80 years ago, the Allies launched Operation Overlord from UK shores. Julian Humphrys reveals the best D-Day sites to visit in Britain...

Here's where you can still to this day take the waters in some of the most restorative and healing locations in Europe

This remarkably intact 175m-long German dreadnought can still be glimpsed off Orkney's coast, if you know where to look

Pirates? Prison ships? Or something worse? The rotten hulls of old ships on the Medway tell their own tale

Many British isolated rural churches are often linked to the Black Death. But were they really abandoned by plague – or is the story more complicated?

The incisor-like mountains and deep, raven waters of Loch Assynt create the perfect atmosphere for one of Scotland's darkest ruins.

Explore a dramatic and almost otherworldly landscape, shaped by industry and reclaimed by nature.

It took 15,000 soldiers around 6 years to build Hadrian's Wall in England. We explore who built this iconic landmark and why – and the best ways to experience it today.

Inside Althorp, the country estate with plenty of royal connections

From the Loch Ness Monster to the Grindylow, our guide looks at infamous British mythical beasts and the legends that accompany them, plus the best sites to visit in the UK that have inspired these spooky stories – if you dare!

Mousehole remembers the 16 people who lost their lives in the Penlee lifeboat disaster of 1981