Britain's Greatest Sites

This page is based on the Telegraph article Fifty of Britain's best-kept secrets.

Roman Villa. Lullingstone (near Eynsford), Kent  Dating from the 2nd century AD, this rich man's farmhouse is one of the key sites of Roman ( Eynsford)  map

13th century manor house. Plaxtol (near Sevenoaks), Kent. A rare survival, Old Soar Manor retains its "solar" room, chapel and staircase. ( Borough Green & Wrotham) map

Fragment of Roman road. Blackstone Edge, Littleborough  A remarkable half-mile at Blackstone Edge. ( Littleborough) map

Burghley House. Lincolnshire Considered the greatest Elizabethan house in Britain. ( Stamford) map

16 Medieval stained glass. St George's, Kelmscott, Oxfordshire. A delicate late 15th century window showing St George on horseback slaying the dragon. ( Kelmscott. 26 miles west of Oxford) map

Plague graveyard. St Olave's, Hart St, London EC3  Belonging to the church where Samuel Pepys is buried. ( Tower Hill) map

Ancient wooden carving. Church of St Senara, Zennor, Cornwall. Part pagan, part early Christian, the Zennor Mermaid is carved on the end of a pew. ( St. Ives) map

18th-century theme park. Piercefield Park, Monmouthshire. Piercefield Park laid out along the west bank of the River Wye to provide viewing points in keeping with Picturesque principles. ( Chepstowe. 20 miles east of Newport) map

12th century murals. Clayton, West Sussex  Church of St. John the Baptist. In this South Downs church are beautifully faded frescoes dated by Pevsner to c1140. ( Brighton) map