As summer rolls out across the Midlands, get some inspiration for visits to the more mysterious parts of the region with The Mystery Of...

These carved hand shapes date from the early 1700s and are inside the porch at St Peter's in the Worcestershire village of Little...

Drivers pulling in to this Gloucestershire garage for a Subway or a Costa coffee might not notice that a Neolithic standing stone is...

I spotted this bizarre sculpture above a fireplace inside Kinnersley Castle, Herefordshire. It appears to be a boy being choked by a...

While there are plenty of churches in England built on ancient pre-Christian sites, just a few miles over the border into Wales I...

I swung just a little south of the Midlands to find some of the less visited places within the Avebury world heritage area, and took a...

This rather slimy pond on a farm at Rushock in Worcestershire has been in existence for at least 500 years, and in 1660 it was used to...

Rowtor Rocks is one of the strangest places in the Midlands. Standing on the edge of the Derbyshire village of Birchover, this is a...

The Derbyshire Peak District boasts several impressive stone circles, and I feel this one deserves more attention than it gets. This is...

An infamous relic of the past lies in a corner of the Priory church in the Herefordshire town of Leominster. This is one of the very few...

I think this is possibly the weirdest thing I've ever seen in a village church. An extremely crude carving of a centaur, guarded by a...

This magnificent font resides inside the Church of St Mary Magdalene in the Herefordshire village of Eardisley. It was expertly carved...

Bending the rules a little as this is just a mile or so across the border into Wales, but I couldn't resist taking a look as I was...

People visiting the lovely town of Malvern in Worcestershire probably walk straight past this building, having no idea what it actually...

These geometric patterns are carved into a sandstone cliff at Blackstone Rock near Bewdley, Worcestershire. The hexafoil or daisy wheel...

A mysterious scene is carved into the tympanum above the door to St Leonard's Church in the Worcestershire village of Ribbesford. A...

Holed megaliths are a rarity in any part of the world, and here's a lesser-known one lying hidden away on the Staffordshire/Shropshire...

A strange and eerie place lies in a corner of the Forest of Dean - The Devil's Chapel. Near to the village of Bream, this atmospheric...

Reynards Cave lies half-hidden on a slope overlooking the beautiful Peak District valley of Dovedale. It is almost two caves in one, with...

Looking for a Christmas present for that difficult to please person? Do they like - history? Folklore? The outdoors? The supernatural?...