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Animal Wall Cardiff - Racoons - Keith Edkins

The Animal Wall in Cardiff

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…

Fordwich - Photo: Nick Smith

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 - Wentworth - South Yorkshire

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 - Cheshire - Visit Britain/NWDA

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 pub - Bury St Edmunds Suffolk - Visit Britain

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…

Alnwick Garden - Poison Garden

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…

Warley Museum - Yorkshire - Photo: Matthew Reardon

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 - Cornwall - Photo: ©English Heritage

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 in Crowland Town, Lincolnshire. The triangular Trinity Bridge stands on dry land. Built between 1360 and 1390

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.

Shortest Street - Ebenezer Place - By Peter Robertson

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 - Plague Village - Derbyshire

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…

House of Marbles - Powderham - Devon

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…

ArcelorMittal Orbit Slide - London (Image: ArcelorMittal Orbit)

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 - English Heritage

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!

Smallest House in Great Britain, Conwy

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…

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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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HandleBards hit the pedals again to bring you a summer of outdoor theatre
HandleBards A Midsummer Night's Dream ©Rah Petherbridge Photography

The HandleBards are a Shakespearean troupe who tour by bike. And to celebrate their 10th anniversary, they’re climbing back into the saddle…

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