Our latest Curiosity of the Week is an unusual wall in Wales. The rather wonderful Animal Wall can be found in Cardiff city centre, in the Castle Quarter…
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Fordwich, Britain’s smallest town
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is the town of Fordwich in Kent. This unassuming little town is thought to be the smallest in Britain…
Needle’s Eye
Following on from last week’s unusual folly, our latest Curiosity of the Week is another quirky looking structure, the Needle’s Eye in Yorkshire…
White Nancy
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is an unusual landmark in Cheshire. White Nancy is a Grade II listed, (mostly) white bell-shaped structure, found on Kerridge Hill…
The Nutshell, possibly Britain’s smallest pub
Our latest Curiosity of the Week, thought by many to be Britain’s smallest pub, is The Nutshell in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk…
The Poison Garden at Alnwick
It’s Halloween, so we thought we’d bring you a suitably dark and unusual visitor attraction in Northumberland as our Curiosity of the Week…
The tiny museum in a phone box
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is Warley Museum in Yorkshire. This new tiny museum can be found in the old village phone box…
Dupath Well
What looks like a little chapel, but isn’t? Our latest Curiosity of the Week, Dupath Well in Cornwall. It’s a small and unusual building with an interesting story to tell…
Trinity Bridge
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a bridge which spans… nothing! Yes, that’s right, Trinity Bridge in Crowland, Linconshire is a most unusual bridge.
The shortest street in the world
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is Ebenezer Place in Wick, Caithness. This unassuming street is officially the shortest street in the world…
Eyam, The Plague Village
Our latest Curiosity of the Week, the picturesque Derbyshire village of Eyam, known by many as the Plague Village, has a fascinating place in history…
The largest marble run in the UK
We may have lost our marbles for our latest Curiosity of the Week, as we feature the longest marble run in the UK, a wonderfully quirky treat found in Devon…
The world’s highest tunnel slide
Want to ride the world’s highest and longest tunnel slide? Then read our latest Curiosity of the Week, which features the ArcelorMittal Orbit Slide…
Rushton Triangular Lodge
Buildings have four walls and a roof, right? Not always, as our latest Curiosity of the Week will show. Rushton Triangular Lodge in Northamptonshire has, you guessed it, three walls!
Quay House, the smallest house in Britain
What measures 72 inches across, by 122 inches high and 120 inches deep? The answer is the Smallest House in Britain, the subject of our latest Curiosity of the Week…