St. Mary's Heritage Centre

Inventor of the Dictionary and amongst England's best known literary figures. Dr Johnson was an essayist, poet, biographer, lexicographer and a critic of English Literature. Also considered to be a great wit and prose stylist, he was well known for his aphorisms. The single most quoted English writer after Shakespeare.

The world's only Medieval cathedral with three spires, dates back to the 7th century.

Museum in the former home of physician and poet Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of naturalist Charles Darwin.

A huge expanse of recreational parkland.

More than 350 memorials to various regiments, squadrons, ships, services, and conflicts of the British and Allied forces, all set in 150 acres of slowly maturing woodland. Everyone who visits will have a memorial which speaks to them most strongly, but two of the most moving are Shot at Dawn, commemorating all British and Empire soldiers executed for desertion in World War I, and the disturbingly massive Armed Forces Memorial, which records the names of the more than 17,000 British service personnel killed on duty since the end of World War II. Quieter corners of the centre allow for contemplation surrounded by nature. As the site is vast, there is a land train which operates 50-minute tours of the site. Dogs welcome.