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Elsdon Pinfold
Elsdon Pinfold
Pinfold Elsdon Northumberland

An 18th-century circular stone enclosure on the village green in Elsdon, Northumberland, historically used to hold stray livestock until reclaimed by their owners.

Spennymoor Murals
Spennymoor Murals
Art Durham County Durham

17 street murals around Spennymoor and a case of ‘there is more to these than meets the eye’.

Halton Motte and Bailey Castle
Halton Motte and Bailey Castle
Castle Lancaster Lancashire

A Motte and Bailey Castle thought to date from the 11th century.

St Patrick's Chapel
St Patrick's Chapel
Religious Place Heysham Lancashire

Ruins of a 9th century chapel, with graves cut directly into the nearby rocks.

Coanwood Quaker Meeting House
Coanwood Quaker Meeting House
Religious Place Haltwhistle Northumberland

One of the best examples of an unaltered Quaker Meeting House in the North East, nestled in a sparsely populated pocket of land south of Hadrian's Wall.

Pin Well
Pin Well
Water Wooler Northumberland

A wishing well in a water meadow near Wooler where bent pins were dropped for wishes.

Chillingham Wild Cattle
Chillingham Wild Cattle
Estate Chillingham Northumberland

A unique herd of wild white cattle, living on the Chillingham Estate for hundreds of years and rarer than pandas.

Codger Fort
Codger Fort
Castle Morpeth Northumberland

An 18th century folly built by Sir Walter Blackett, in Rothley,

The Pepper Pot
The Pepper Pot
Landmark Lancaster Lancashire

A monument erected for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.

The Story At Mount Oswald
The Story At Mount Oswald
Museum Durham County Durham

A new social history museum adjacent to a grand Georgian manor house telling the history of the area.

Deel's Hill Standing Stone
Deel's Hill Standing Stone
Standing Stone The Cheviots Northumberland

A standing stone sitting on the remote Deel's Hill in the Cheviots, however it's most likely a gatepost or a cattle rubbing post.

Molly The Welder
Molly The Welder
Art Sunderland Tyne And Wear

Lifesize statue of a female welder from the World War II era by Dr Ron Lawson on the banks of the River Wear in Sunderland.

Countess Pillar
Countess Pillar
Tower Penrith Cumbria

The pillar marks the location where Lady Anne Clifford, said farewell to her mother in 1616 near the gateway to Brougham Castle.

Warton Old Rectory
Warton Old Rectory
Religious Place Lancaster Lancashire

14th century rectory, home for the rector of the local church

The Fish Stones
The Fish Stones
Landmark Lancaster Lancashire

A set of sandstone steps used by Monks to display and sell their fish.

Herring Girl
Herring Girl
Statue North Shields Tyne And Wear

A Corten Steel sculpture by Ray Lonsdale to honour the Herring Girls.

Inkerman Beehive Coke Ovens
Inkerman Beehive Coke Ovens
Landmark Consett County Durham

The coke ovens are rare remnants of Durham's coal industry, showcasing early coke production methods before their decline by 1880.​

Rey Cross
Rey Cross
Standing Stone Barnard Castle County Durham

A pre-Norman boundary stone from 950AD marking the border between English Northumbria and the Scottish Kingdom of Strathclyde.

Blanchland Abbey
Blanchland Abbey
Religious Place Blanchland Northumberland

A 12th-century Premonstratensian monastery located in the village of Blanchland, Northumberland.

Cockpit Stone Circle
Cockpit Stone Circle
Stone Circle Pooley Bridge Cumbria

A spectacular stone circle on the Moor Divock area Askham Fell near Ullswater.

Eric Morecambe Statue
Eric Morecambe Statue
Statue Lancaster Lancashire

A statue depicting legendary comedian, Eric Morecambe.

Church of St Thomas The Martyr
Church of St Thomas The Martyr
Religious Place Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

A Church without parish dedicated to the murdered Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket

Bengairn Trig Point
Bengairn Trig Point
Trig Point Dumfries And Galloway Scotland

The Bengairn Trig Point sits on a hill (391m) near Dalbeattie with impressive coastal views.

White Cairn Corriedoo
White Cairn Corriedoo
Crag, Rock And Cairn Dumfries And Galloway Scotland

A huge Bronze Age cairn measuring over 4m high and 32m long, near Corriedoo, Dumfries & Galloway.

Kirkmadrine Chapel And Stones
Kirkmadrine Chapel And Stones
Religious Place Dumfries And Galloway Scotland

A pretty little chapel containing ancient stones near Stranraer. Some of the stones date back as far as 500AD.

Glenluce Abbey
Glenluce Abbey
Religious Place Dumfries And Galloway Scotland

A beautiful ruinous abbey in Glenluce near Stranraer, that was the home of Cistercian monks for over 400 years.

Kenmure Castle
Kenmure Castle
Castle Dumfries And Galloway Scotland

A ruinous castle built on a mound that was occupied from the Middle Ages, near New Galloway. Parts of the 17th century castle still remain in the existing structure.

Bruce's Stone Clatteringshaws
Bruce's Stone Clatteringshaws
Standing Stone Dumfries And Galloway Scotland

A six foot high stone marking the site of the battle of Moss Raploch, where Robert the Bruce is rumoured to have rested.

Warton Crag Nature Reserve
Warton Crag Nature Reserve
Landscape Lancaster Lancashire

Beautiful mosaic of limestone pavement, grassland and ancient woodland.

Eston Beacon
Eston Beacon
Tower Middlesbrough North Yorkshire

A stone monumnet standing on the Eston Hills that replaced a Napoleonic beacon.

Clougha Pike Chambers
Clougha Pike Chambers
Art Lancaster Lancashire

Artwork by Andy Goldsworthy in the heart of the Forest of Bowland.

Tern At The Scottish Seabird Centre
Tern At The Scottish Seabird Centre
Art East Lothian Borders

A beautiful blue bronze statue of an oversized tern by Geoffrey Dashwood, resting by the sea in North Berwick.

Easter Island Heads In Jonno’s Field
Easter Island Heads In Jonno’s Field
Art Scarborough North Yorkshire

Eight wooden sculptures inspired by Easter Island’s Moai heads in Scarborough.

Clifton Hall
Clifton Hall
Building Penrith Cumbria

The remains of a tower that was part of a 15th century manor house.

Hartlepool Art Gallery
Hartlepool Art Gallery
Art Hartlepool County Durham

An art gallery located in the former Christ Church in Hartlepool.

Wind And Fire
Wind And Fire
Art Seaham County Durham

Metal art exhibit depicting wind and an equatorial sundial on East Shore in Seaham.

Cooper's Motor Mart (Cooper's Studios)
Cooper's Motor Mart (Cooper's Studios)
Building Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

A former showroom for horses, carriages and bicycles, later a car showroom and now an office space which retains many original features including the old wooden horse ramp.

Haydon Old Church
Haydon Old Church
Religious Place Haydon Bridge Northumberland

A pint sized place of worship overlooking the Tyne Valley and the baptismal church of British landscape artist John Martin.

Witton Park Viaduct
Witton Park Viaduct
Bridge Bishop Auckland County Durham

A super viaduct in Bishop Auckland where rail, road and river converge.

Great Hetha Hillfort
Great Hetha Hillfort
Hillfort The Cheviots Northumberland

An Iron Age hillfort sitting on top of Great Hetha in the College Valley.

Dirleton Castle
Dirleton Castle
Castle East Lothian Borders

Medieval fortress dating back to the 13th century.

Wearmouth Colliery Staithes
Wearmouth Colliery Staithes
Landmark Sunderland Tyne And Wear

The remains of a coal staithes for the Wearmouth Pit.

Parish Church of St Hilda Hartlepool
Parish Church of St Hilda Hartlepool
Religious Place Hartlepool County Durham

An imposing church that can be seen for miles at Hartlepool Headland.

Brick Boat At Easington Colliery Library
Brick Boat At Easington Colliery Library
Art Peterlee County Durham

Public art of a brick boat which was created by locals and is also a lovely rockery.

Articulated Opposites
Articulated Opposites
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

A tribute to the incandescent lightbulb invented by Sir Joseph Swan on Swan House Roundabout.

Homer's Lane Wayside Cross
Homer's Lane Wayside Cross
Standing Stone Warden Northumberland

The base and part of the shaft of an old wayside marker on the old Roman Stanegate Road.

Herrington Country Park
Herrington Country Park
Landscape Sunderland Tyne And Wear

Country park with fantastic views over to Penshaw Monument

Lynedoch Obelisk
Lynedoch Obelisk
Obelisk Perth Scotland

A towering Obelisk on Murrayshall Hill near Scone dedicated to Thomas Graham of Balgowan.

Lanton Hill Memorial
Lanton Hill Memorial
Obelisk Wooler Northumberland

A memorial obelisk on Lanton Hill erected by Alexander Davison in memory of his brother, John Davison.

St Andrew's Kirk Ports
St Andrew's Kirk Ports
Religious Place East Lothian Borders

A picturesque ruined Church that replaced St Andrew's Auld Kirk after it collapsed into the harbour.

Blackett Level
Blackett Level
Building Allendale Northumberland

A grade II drainage portal with a rustic tally house which was used to explore and drain ground in Allendale for mining.

Shildon - The Cradle Of The Railways
Shildon - The Cradle Of The Railways
Building Shildon County Durham

Discover Shildon, the cradle of the railways, with highlights including Hackworth’s House, the Coal Drops, and SoHo Shed – celebrating 200 years of railway history in 2025.

Aberlady Bay Nature Reserve
Aberlady Bay Nature Reserve
Landscape East Lothian Borders

The UK's first local nature reserve, established in 1952.

MacDuff Castle
MacDuff Castle
Castle Kirkcaldy Scotland

A beautifully positioned ruinous sandstone castle, overlooking the Firth of Fourth in East Wemyss, near Kirkaldy in Scotland.

Ravenscraig Castle
Ravenscraig Castle
Castle Kirkcaldy Scotland

The remains of one of the first artillery defence castles, overlooking the Firth of Fourth near Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

Wemyss Caves
Wemyss Caves
Cave Kirkcaldy Scotland

Nine prehistoric caves containing Pictish carvings and Dovecots in East Wemyss, Kirkcaldy.

Bantling Lime Kilns
Bantling Lime Kilns
Lime Kiln Consett County Durham

Explore the historic Bantling Lime Kilns near Consett – a striking remnant of County Durham’s industrial heritage, set along the scenic C2C cycle route.

Holy Trinity Church Old Bewick
Holy Trinity Church Old Bewick
Religious Place Chillingham Northumberland

A tiny place of worship, hidden away, with a hefty nine hundred year history and notable Norman architectural features.

Loupin' Stanes And Girdle Stanes
Loupin' Stanes And Girdle Stanes
Stone Circle Langholm Borders

Not one, but two stone circles a short walk from each other next to the River Esk.

St Andrew's Auld Kirk
St Andrew's Auld Kirk
Religious Place East Lothian Borders

The remains of St Andrew's Kirk, dating from around the 1100s and with links to the North Berwick Witch Trials.

Museum of Classic Science Fiction
Museum of Classic Science Fiction
Museum Allendale Northumberland

The only museum dedicated to the history of science fiction in the UK with lots of amazing memorabilia on show.

Bede Memorial Cross
Bede Memorial Cross
Art Sunderland Tyne And Wear

A towering stone cross commemorating the life of The Venerable Bede, on Roker seafront.

Phantassie Doocot
Phantassie Doocot
Dovecote East Lothian Borders

Doocot built in the 16th century, which once held over 500 birds.

Seacliff House
Seacliff House
Building East Lothian Borders

A ruined house in the Scots Baronial style that is part of the Seacliff Estate.

Seaton Holme
Seaton Holme
Building Peterlee County Durham

This former prestigious rectory is one of the oldest domestic houses in England and is haunted!

Muggleswick Grange
Muggleswick Grange
Building Consett County Durham

A spectacular medieval ruin, in Muggleswick near Consett, built during the mid 1200s which was home to a farm, a chapel, a grange and a dairy, which belonged to the Prior of Durham.

Preston Mill
Preston Mill
Building East Lothian Borders

Quirky water mill maintained by National Trust for Scotland.

Craiglee Trig Point
Craiglee Trig Point
Trig Point Dumfries And Galloway Scotland

The Craiglee trig point sits above Loch Doon (523m) near Craigmalloch.

Fishburn Mining Memorial
Fishburn Mining Memorial
Statue Sedgefield County Durham

A memorial to the mining past depicting a miner with a pickaxe, working in a narrow seam.

Seacliff Beach and Harbour
Seacliff Beach and Harbour
Landscape East Lothian Borders

A private beach to the east of North Berwick with views to Bass Rock.

Hailes Castle
Hailes Castle
Castle East Lothian Borders

Discover Hailes Castle in East Lothian, a 13th-century riverside fortress and former Hepburn stronghold linked to Mary, Queen of Scots.

Saltcoats Castle
Saltcoats Castle
Castle East Lothian Borders

Saltcoats Castle is a ruinous courtyard castle near Gullane in East Lothian.

Preston Tower And Doocot
Preston Tower And Doocot
Tower East Lothian Borders

A historic 14th century Tower with Doocot and Gardens in Prestonpans, East Lothian.

Tantallon Castle
Tantallon Castle
Castle East Lothian Borders

An impressive castle perched on the edge of steep cliffs overlooking the Firth of Fourth near North Berwick.

St Andrew’s Old Church Upleatham
St Andrew’s Old Church Upleatham
Religious Place Saltburn North Yorkshire

St Andrew’s Old Church in Upleatham is a small historic church in North Yorkshire, known for its Norman architecture and quiet, rural setting.

Rudston Monolith
Rudston Monolith
Standing Stone Bridlington East Riding Of Yorkshire

The tallest standing stone in the UK reaching a whopping 7.6 metres located in All Saints Church graveyard in Rudston.

The Tron
The Tron
Machinery East Lothian Borders

An old measuring device in the heart of the village of Stenton.

Green Law Waterfall
Green Law Waterfall
Waterfall The Cheviots Northumberland

A beautiful little waterfall located at the bottom of Green Law hill in the Cheviots.

Take Flight
Take Flight
Art Sunderland Tyne And Wear

Five silvery steel girders piercing the promontory at St Peter's in Sunderland and growing into the form of a cormorant taking to the sky.

Cheswick Beach
Cheswick Beach
Landscape Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

A beautiful beach with strange geology and fossils.

The Queen Elizabeth II Beacon of Hope, Fishburn
The Queen Elizabeth II Beacon of Hope, Fishburn
Art Sedgefield County Durham

A gas-fired beacon installed for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.

Goswick Observation Towers
Goswick Observation Towers
Military Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

Observation towers used during WW2 for ground attack training.

Beggars Bridge
Beggars Bridge
Bridge Goathland North Yorkshire

A 17th-century packhorse bridge over the River Esk that comes with it's own love story!

Colvin Fountain (Moffat Ram)
Colvin Fountain (Moffat Ram)
Fountain Dumfries And Galloway Scotland

A bronze cast blackfaced ram atop the pink corncockle stone blocks of a Victorian drinking fountain in Moffat.

Scone Old Church
Scone Old Church
Religious Place Perth Scotland

Scone Old Church is an ancient kirk thought to have been originally built in 1286 in the village of Old Scone.

Largo Law Trig Point
Largo Law Trig Point
Trig Point Fife Scotland

The Largo Law Trig Point sits on an ancient volcano (290m) near Upper Largo, Fife.

Bruce's Cave
Bruce's Cave
Cave Gretna Scotland

A cave where Robert the Bruce is said to have hidden and may have met a spider.

Spennymoor Town Hall and the Bob Abley Art Gallery
Spennymoor Town Hall and the Bob Abley Art Gallery
Building Durham County Durham

An Edwardian Baroque-styled multi-purpose building feature artworks.

Soutra Aisle
Soutra Aisle
Building Midlothian Borders

A burial vault for John Pringle, built from the rubble of a hospital, church and friary known as The House of the Holy Trinity, with great views out over Southern Scotland.

The Kelpies
The Kelpies
Art Falkirk Scotland

Two gigantic sculptures of Clydesdale horse heads paying tribute to Scotland’s heavy horse heritage.

Christon Bank Lime Kilns
Christon Bank Lime Kilns
Lime Kiln Alnwick Northumberland

Impressive lime kilns hidden away in woodland near Christon Bank.

Summerhill Force and Gibson's Cave
Summerhill Force and Gibson's Cave
Waterfall Middleton-in-Teesdale County Durham

A waterfall and Cave on the Bowlees Beck.

Shifting Times
Shifting Times
Art Houghton-le-Spring Tyne And Wear

A huge miner’s helmet and cap lamp hung on a peg rack created by Father and son Ray and Sam Lonsdale in homage to the area's mining heritage.

Kinnoull Hill Tower
Kinnoull Hill Tower
Folly Perth Scotland

A castellated folly on the edge of Kinnoull Hill above Perth.

Old St Catherines Church Tower
Old St Catherines Church Tower
Religious Place Kendal Cumbria

Tower set in the beautiful Cumbrian countryside, part of an old parish church.

Falkirk Wheel
Falkirk Wheel
Machinery Falkirk Scotland

The only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.

Cosin’s Library And Museum of Archaeology
Cosin’s Library And Museum of Archaeology
Museum Durham County Durham

A grand library ornamented in wood dating to the 17th century with the scent of bibliosmia and a museum with skulls, weapons, and finds from local excavations.

Arthur's Seat Trig Point
Arthur's Seat Trig Point
Trig Point Edinburgh Scotland

The Arthur's Seat trig point sits on a hill (251m) in Edinburgh.

High Force and Low Force
High Force and Low Force
Waterfall Middleton-in-Teesdale County Durham

Two waterfalls on the River Tees within the North Pennine AONB.

Old Rectory And Park
Old Rectory And Park
Landscape Houghton-le-Spring Tyne And Wear

Public gardens with sunken trees, an Italian rock in the fountain, and the stunning backdrop of a former 18th-century rectory.

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