Corfe Castle, Dorset
The majestic ruins of Corfe Castle in Dorset are some of the most picturesque in the country, combined as they are with attractive countryside and the appealing village nearby.
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Exmoor pony
The Exmoor pony is the oldest native pony breed in Britain. There are approximately 3,500 of these ponies worldwide, of which around 350 still live free on Exmoor on the Somerset, Devon border.
Sarehole Mill - inspiration for Tolkein
Sarehole Mill is a Grade II listed water mill on the River Cole in Hall Green, Birmingham. It is one of only two working water mills in Birmingham and is now run as a museum by the Birmingham Museums Trust. Sarehole Mill is known as an inspiration for J. R. R. Tolkien, who lived nearby as a child.
Gregor MacGregor - the fraudster who invented a country
General "Sir" Gregor MacGregor, Prince of the Principality of Poyais, arrived in London in 1820, after many years adventuring and soldiering in South America, to invite his fellow Britons to invest in the wonderful and fertile new country of Poyais.
Battersea Dogs Home - a loving refuge for strays
The famous 'Temporary Home for Lost & Starving Dogs’ was established in 1860 by Ms. Mary Tealby and a committee of animal lovers, in Holloway, North London.
The Gobbins - dramatic coastal walk in Northern Ireland
The Gobbins is a dramatically located cliff-face path at Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on the Causeway Coastal Route. It runs across bridges over the sea, past caves and through a tunnel, along The Gobbins cliffs.
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