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Curiosity of the Week - Lacy's Caves - Eden Valley

Lacy’s Caves

Tucked away beside the River Eden in Cumbria is our latest Curiosity of the Week. Lacy’s Caves are five chambers carved into a sandstone cliff…

Maeshowe Chambered Cairn - © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland

Maeshowe Chambered Cairn

Our latest Curiosity of the Week comes in the ancient and unique form of Maeshowe Chambered Cairn.

Curiosity of the Week - Mr Straw's House - National Trust

Mr Straw’s House

This week’s Curiosity is not really all that unusual from the outside, in fact it could be easily missed if taken at face value…

Chesterton Windmill – Curiosity of the Week

Chesterton Windmill

This week’s curiosity comes in the shape of Chesterton Windmill in Warwickshire. This unusual landmark is thought to be the oldest tower mill in England to retain any of its working parts…

Ring O' Bells - Kendal - Curiosity of the Week

Ring O’ Bells – a pub on sacred ground

The Ring O’ Bells pub in Kendal, Cumbria boasts something of a unique and unusual claim. The Ring O’ Bells is said to be the only pub in the UK to be on consecrated ground…

Curiosity of the Week - Village Lock Ups

Village lock ups and round houses

This week’s Curiosity of the Week looks at the village lock ups that can be found in Leicestershire and Derbyshire. These tiny historic buildings were often used to lock up the local drunks…

Dashwood Mausoleum - Mausolea and Monuments Trust

The Dashwood Mausoleum

This week’s Curiosity of the Week is the Dashwood Mausoleum in Buckinghamshire. A hexagonal structure found on the hill in West Wycombe…

Curiosity of the week - St George's Fields - Leeds Cemetery

St George’s Fields in Leeds

Hidden in the campus of the University of Leeds is a pretty park with some interesting furniture left over from its previous life. Read this week’s Curiosity of the week to find out where the ‘worthies’ of Leeds lie…

Cilwendeg Shell Hermitage - Curiosity of the week - Contrary Life

Cilwendeg Shell House Hermitage

This week’s curiosity is a grotto in Wales and not the variety where you might find Santa. The Cilwendeg Shell House Hermitage is an ornamental grotto found in Pembrokeshire…

Crooked Spire Church, Chesterfield

The Crooked Spire

This week’s curiosity is an architectural phenomenon that has become a symbol of the area. The Church of St Mary and All Saints in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, is the home of The Crooked Spire…

John Snow Cholera Pump - Curiosity of the week

John Snow’s Cholera Pump

Today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of John Snow, so to celebrate this week’s curiosity is the John Snow Cholera Pump in Soho…

Curiosity of the week - Meard Street, Soho - Contrary Life

Meard Street in Soho

Meard Street in Soho is a small street named after John Meard Jnr, the man who developed the thoroughfare. Although small, it has an interesting and vibrant history as well as some quirky art…

Curiosity of the Week - King Charles I Statue - Contrary Life

The statue of King Charles I, Trafalgar Square

Not all statues are just statues. There are more to some than meets the eye. A good example of this is the statue of King Charles I, just south of Trafalgar Square in London…

Curiosity of the week: The London Stone

The London Stone

The mysterious lump of the London Stone stands on Cannon Street in the City, but where did it come from? Curiosity of the week ponders its origins…

Postman's Park - City of London

Curiosity of the week: Postman’s Park

Situated on an old burial ground in the City of London near St Paul’s Cathedral, Postman’s Park is a small relaxing haven with an intriguing history…

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Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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A five-metre tall puppet travels through Crawley
Aura’s Odyssey with five-metre tall puppet visits Crawley

This week, see a five-metre tall puppet travel through Crawley in West Sussex. Puppet Aura will visit the town centre and parks, and ride on an open-top bus…

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