Historic Places in England
Discover historic places in England on TravelPOI, with map locations, quick summaries and links to full place pages.
The Nelson Monument in Liverpool stands on Exchange Flags, a pedestrianised square tucked behind the neoclassical Town Hall in the heart of the city's historic commercial…
Nunhead Cemetery England • SE15 3LRNunhead Cemetery is one of London's seven magnificent Victorian cemeteries, collectively known as the "Magnificent Seven," established in the mid-nineteenth century to address the…
94th Bomb Group Control Tower Suffolk • IP30 9LZThe 94th Bomb Group Control Tower stands as one of the most evocative and well-preserved remnants of the American air war over Europe during the Second World War. Located at the…
Hyde Park City of Westminster • W2 2UHHyde Park stands as one of London's most magnificent Royal Parks, spanning 350 acres in the heart of the city. Originally acquired by Henry VIII in 1536 from the monks of…
Royal Liver Building L3 1HUThe Royal Liver Building is one of the most iconic and recognisable structures in Britain, standing at the Pier Head on the waterfront of Liverpool, Merseyside. It forms part of…
Rufford Old Hall Lancashire • L40 1SGRufford Old Hall is one of the finest surviving examples of a medieval timber-framed manor house in England, and it stands as an extraordinary testament to late fifteenth and…
Greys Court Oxfordshire • RG9 4PGGreys Court is a charming and historically layered country house and garden owned and managed by the National Trust, set within the rolling Chiltern Hills of Oxfordshire. It is…
Southwark Cathedral Greater London • SE1 9DASouthwark Cathedral stands on the south bank of the River Thames as one of London's oldest and most historically significant religious buildings. The cathedral's origins trace…
Berwick-Upon-Tweed Barracks North East • TD15 1DF,The crowns of England and Scotland were united in 1605 but full political union between their parliaments only occurred in 1706 and 1707, by two Acts of Union. From that time, the…
Western Approaches L2 1TSWestern Approaches Museum is one of the most remarkable and atmospheric Second World War sites in Britain, located beneath the streets of Liverpool in a vast underground bunker…
Natural History Museum Greater London • SW7 5BDThe Natural History Museum in South Kensington stands as one of the world's most prestigious institutions devoted to the natural sciences, housing approximately 80 million…
Furness Abbey Westmorland and Furness • LA13 0PJFurness Abbey is one of the most spectacular and evocative monastic ruins in England, standing in a sheltered valley known as the Vale of Nightshade near Barrow-in-Furness in…
Bardwell Windmill Suffolk • IP31 1ADBardwell Windmill is a beautifully preserved post mill located in the village of Bardwell in Suffolk, England. It stands as one of the finest surviving examples of its type in the…
Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse Somerset • TA8 2PFBurnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse is one of the most architecturally unusual lighthouses in England, notable for the remarkable fact that it stands on wooden legs rather than the…
Reculver Towers and Roman Fort Kent • CT6 6SSReculver Towers and Roman Fort is one of the most evocative and historically layered sites on the North Kent coast, standing on a low headland where the Thames Estuary meets the…