Hidden gems in the United Kingdom

This collection highlights lesser-known British sites with distinct historical or natural features: a 19th-century David Stevenson–designed lighthouse at the exposed Butt of Lewis; ancient and 18th-century open-cast workings at Parys Mountain with colourful spoil tips; a 50-foot cliff-top medieval seat at Findlater Castle; an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast Abbey; Castlewellan Forest Park’s woodland trails and ornamental lake; and Unst’s famed small bus shelter.