The UK is full of places that guidebooks don’t mention. The first is Barr House in Northern Ireland. It’s an abandoned mansion converted into a folklore museum. Inside are hundreds of ancient objects: dolls, embroidery, weapons, magical amulets. Everything was collected by a local family. No one guards it. You enter, and the door is opened. The second is St. Kevin’s Monastery in Ireland. It’s located on a cliff above the ocean. Accessible only by a narrow path, off-limits to buses. A single monk lives there and sings morning mass. The third is St. Mark’s Cave in Wales. It’s hidden in the forest, and only locals go there. Inside are ancient paintings dating back to before the Romans. The fourth is Tarr Hill Village in Yorkshire. There are no shops here, no phone reception, but there are 12 houses where people who don’t want to live in a world where everything is digital live. They bake bread, build furniture, and sing old songs.
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