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An ornate clock standing on Whitley Bay promenade, unveiled by Councillor James Hamilton Grant in 1933.

Finchale Priory was a benedictine priory founded in 1196 on the site of the hermitage of Saint Godric.

A staircase leading up to where the battery would have been in Newcastle.

An attractive folly of several styles making a pleasant sitting arrangement along the River Tyne.

The longest surviving section of 'broad wall' on Hadrians Wall.

A blue carpet made out of crushed glass outside of the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle. Part of an urban art project and created by Thomas Heatherwick.

The Grade I listed Cathedral Church of St Mary, Newcastle's Catholic and first Cathedral.

A new artwork on the King Street Stairs leading from the Quayside to All Saints Church.

Causey Arch is the oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge in the world.

Lime kilns on the coast near South Shields, built in the 1870s.

A 19th century fountain dedicated to Bryan Adamson, a lieutenant of the HMS Wasp that was lost at sea.

A natural tidal pool in Whitley Bay that was expanded for swimmers in the 19th century.

The largest timber structure in Europe, built in 1893.

A small rock arch off the coast in South Shields near Souter Lighthouse.

Over 10 acres of glorious trees, and plants with stunning romantic backdrops such as St Marys Abbey, The Hospitium, St Marys Tower, and the Roman Walls.

18th century lime kilns in the harbour of Beadnell Bay

Emily Davison was a militant suffragette who died after throwing herself in front of the king's horse at the Epsom Derby.

A Grade I listed building built around 1278 and situated at a shallow crossing point on the River Till, Ford, Northumberland.

Potentially one of the earliest stone circles in Britain, thought to be constructed around 3000BC, located in one of the finest locations within the Lake District National Park.

Relief sculpture around a metro ventilation shaft.

A sandstone ridge to the south of Rothbury with teems of crags, wildlife and amazing views.

Medieval, Regency, and Victorian splendour all under several roofs. A wonderful deer park and woods. Oh and of course, it's haunted!

Church in the heart of Corbridge village, originally built around 674.

A statue of Queen Victoria in St Nicholas' Square to commemorate 500 years of Shrievalty.

The ever changing Ouseburn Street Art and Installations.

A piece of public art found at Blyth Quayside representing a full sized steam train and tender.

The Vampire Rabbit is a strange and mysterious “grotesque” that can be found above the door at the rear entrance to the historic Cathedral Buildings, adjacent to Newcastle Cathedral.

A traditional Victorian Park packed with features sitting between Tynemouth and North Shields.

Birthplace of mechanical engineer George Stephenson, built around 1760.

A curvaceous staircase in wood, metal and concrete by Thomas Heatherwick.

A ruined medieval English castle situated on the south bank of the River Tyne.

Also known as All Saints Chantry, it’s a Grade I listed building now housing a bagpipe museum.

A limestone cave in Knaresborough where local legend has it that Mother Shipton was born and lived.

A coastal success in the Turning of the Tide Project and something for all the senses

Decommissioned leading lights in North Shields.

A nature reserve at the northern end of Druridge Bay and one of the best wildlife spots in the north east.

The trig point sitting on top of The Cheviot Summit (815m).

Manor house associated with the family of George Washington, first president of the USA.

The gatehouse of the original motte and bailey castle in Morpeth.

A hospital built on the site of a 13th century Augustinian Friary to house the "poor freemen" of Newcastle.

Redundant marine buoys that are artfully decorated and now sit on the banks of the River Tyne.

A spectacular natural landform of Limestone Pavement in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

A 13th century fortified manor house set in beautiful woodland setting near Corbridge.

A 14th century ruined castle managed by the English Heritage.

A castelled octagonal building in Seaton Sluice that was once a tax office, harbour master house and now a gallery.

The trig point sitting on top of Shaftoe Crags (213m).

A replica of the gibbet used to display the body of the murderer William Winter.

Edwardian Baroque styled town hall which embodies civic pride.

The smallest museum in Northumberland (if not the world!!) with pictures, memorabilia and trinkets about boating life in Alnmouth.

A quaint little fishing village set around old fishermen's cottages and spectacular jagged cliffs - Also twinned with New Asgard!

A 14th century defensive pele tower once used as a vicarage and now is a micro gin bar.

Something for all ages, from dinosaurs to mining, shipbuilding, glass, art, natural history, and an arboretum!

A church with 13th century and earlier origins set on the spectacular Church Point Headland in Newbiggin by the Sea

Stepping stones over Ladyburn Lake in Druridge Bay Country Park.

A reconstruction of a gatehouse and buildings on the original foundations of the Roman buildings.

A ruined Augustinian Abbey in the town of Jedburgh.

A 14th century Hermitage carved out of the bedrock on the River Coquet.

A monument marking the Battle Of Fodden where the Scottish army of King James IV were heavily defated by the English in a brutal encounter.

A pair of tunnels under the River Tyne for use by pedestrians and cyclists.

The banqueting hall where Lord Armstrong would entertain his guests.

A giant 15 foot spoon in between two fields near Cramlington and Seghill as part of a National Lottery funded art trail.

A 19th Century Windmill in Fulwell, built for Joseph Swan in 1806.

A grade II listed rib-arch bridge over the River Tyne.

A museum dedicated to the Volunteer Life Brigade at Tynemouth.

Probably the largest lime kiln in Northumberland sitting next to Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island.

A Victorian Public Park dating from 1880.

A 12th century castle that saw plenty of action during the wars between England and Scotland.

An independent Library, the largest outside of London, in the centre of Newcastle established in 1793, opened in 1825 and home of Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society.

An 18th century, 40 acre park designed by London architect, James Paine.

Remains of the Roman Bridge across the River Tyne that led to the Roman Town.

A Roman Temple dedicated to the God Mithras near to Brocolitia Fort on Hadrian's Wall.

Two Parks, Castle Vale and Coronation Park, set either side of Berwick Station which include footpaths, shelters, rose gardens and a lily pond.

A restored 19th century mining museum in the centre of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where you can experience the life and work of the lead mining families of the North Pennines.

A 12th century medieval monastery built on a bend of the River Coquet, near Rothbury.

An urban conservation area, with grand buildings, cobbled lanes, River Tyne views, and a few pubs.

The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers or as it is more commonly known, “The Mining Institute” is one of the finest buildings in Newcastle. It is a Victorian building built at the time when high-Gothic architecture was coming into fashion.

Said to be the location where St Cuthbert agreed to become Bishop of Lindisfarne when petitioned by the king.

Locomotion in Shildon is a captivating railway museum that showcases the history of locomotives and their impact on transportation.

A water tower sitting next to the kitchen garden of Alnwick Gardens.

A defensive gun battery established near the mouth of the Tyne during the Anglo Dutch Wars in the 17th Century and used during various later conflicts.

A plaque marking the site of a gibbet where Michael Curry was chained for murder.

A spectacular waterfall at the head of a forest walk.

A trail of 12 bird related art exhibits dotted around the town of Amble. Find their exact whereabouts with our handy map and exact locations.

A beautiful ruined abbey on the estate of Jervaulx Hall was the original home of Wensleydale cheese.

Castle dating back to the 17th century and home to the bishops of Durham.

A six storey lookout tower used to assist gun turrets in both World War 1 and 2.

An historic market place in the centre of Stanhope and the location of the Market Cross, a Petrified Tree Stump, the War Memorial and St Thomas Church.

Modernist footbridge completed without using scaffolding in 1963

An amazing example of a Victorian designed viaduct spanning 260m over the South River Tyne.

A tunnel running from the Town Moor to the Ouseburn that was used to transport coal and then became an air raid shelter.

The first five sailed smock style windmill in Britain and the only remaining one in the North East.

Situated in Holburn, St Cuthbert either lived in this cave as a hermit or his body was laid to rest here by monks escpaing from the vikings!

An abstract sculpture by Eilis O'Connell of a conical, polished stainless-steel sculpture.

A Victorian park with many fine features, sculptures, and modern-day art installations including reference to Lewis Carroll.

The most photographed location in the Lake District. An 18th century Packhorse Bridge.

A riverside walk along the River Blyth, accessed on either side by stepping stones.

A lighthouse situated 100m inland in Bath Terrace, Blyth.

An 18 metre waterfall in the beautiful Ingram Valley.

A cast iron lighthouse set in Roker Cliff Park.

Medieval castle, home to the Clifford family for 400 years