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Lindisfarne Gospel Garden
Lindisfarne Gospel Garden
Garden Holy Island Northumberland

Garden inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels, opened in 2004.

Ferniehirst Castle
Ferniehirst Castle
Castle Jedburgh Borders

A hidden away home to The Kerr clan of Lothian, Ferniehirst Castle is a rarely open gem nestled in the Borders.

Carlisle Cathedral
Carlisle Cathedral
Religious Place Carlisle Cumbria

A small Cathedral but perfectly (almost) formed with a celestial ceiling.

The Drift Stone
The Drift Stone
Landmark Druridge Bay Northumberland

A five tonne Limestone boulder marking the location of the former East Chevington Drift Mine.

Bitts Park
Bitts Park
Landscape Carlisle Cumbria

Victorian Park alongside the River Eden with contemporary and traditional artwork, statues, and musical instruments.

Queen's Well
Queen's Well
Art Angus Scotland

A magnificent stone structure resembling a royal crown to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Bruce's Stone
Bruce's Stone
Landmark Dumfries Scotland

Stone commemorating Robert the Bruce's first victory over an English army in 1307.

Windy Hill Memorial
Windy Hill Memorial
Obelisk Newton Stewart Scotland

An obelisk and monument dedicated the all of the Wigtown Martyrs.

Martyr's Stake
Martyr's Stake
Landmark Newton Stewart Scotland

Stone monument dedicated to two women martyred at Wigtown in 1685.

Canary Mural Wheatley Hill
Canary Mural Wheatley Hill
Art Peterlee County Durham

A stunning mural depicting the release of a yellow canary which references the area's mining days and has significance for the future.

Buchan Burn Falls
Buchan Burn Falls
Waterfall Newton Stewart Scotland

A series of waterfalls on the Buchan Burn in the heart of the Galloway Forest Park.

Sinkside Hill Hillfort
Sinkside Hill Hillfort
Hillfort The Cheviots Northumberland

An iron age hillfort on top of Sinkside Hill in the north west of the Cheviots.

Kirkoswald Castle
Kirkoswald Castle
Castle Penrith Cumbria

A historical sliver in pinky Penrith sandstone, Kirkoswald Castle was built to impress and defend.

Quorum - The Stone Faces
Quorum - The Stone Faces
Art Newton Stewart Scotland

A subtle stone sculpture hidden in a dry stone wall in the middle of the Galloway Forest Park.

Willance's Leap
Willance's Leap
Landmark Richmond North Yorkshire

A monument to where a Richmond man's horse threw him over a cliff and his plan to stay alive.

Birney Hill Mill
Birney Hill Mill
Windmill Ponteland Northumberland

An old 18th century windmill part of Birney Hill farm.

Magical Offering
Magical Offering
Art Amble Northumberland

A little hidden den in the dunes near Amble made of driftwood and containing shells and fun messages.

St Ninian's Chapel
St Ninian's Chapel
Religious Place Newton Stewart Scotland

Ruins of a medieval chapel dedicated to St Ninian.

Glenfinnan Monument
Glenfinnan Monument
Landmark Glenfinnan Scotland

A monument in Glenfinnan to remember the Jacobite Rising of 1745.

Winston Bridge Spitfire
Winston Bridge Spitfire
Bridge Barnard Castle County Durham

A bridge spanning the River Tees where Ray Hanna flew his Spitfire under.

Cairn Holy Chambered Cairns
Cairn Holy Chambered Cairns
Crag, Rock And Cairn Newton Stewart Scotland

Two chambered cairns dating back to the Neolithic period.

Sizergh
Sizergh
Estate Kendal Cumbria

A medieval house with Tudor and 18th-century additions in Kendal, Cumbria.

Museum Of Hartlepool
Museum Of Hartlepool
Museum Hartlepool County Durham

Discover history on Hartlepool's maritime history with some unusual and macabre pieces.

Bellymack Farm Red Kite Feeding Station
Bellymack Farm Red Kite Feeding Station
Landscape Dumfries Scotland

A Red Kite Feeding Station set up on a Farm.

Green Humbleton Hillfort
Green Humbleton Hillfort
Hillfort The Cheviots Northumberland

An old hillfort sitting on top of Green Humbleton in the borders.

Fallodon Hall
Fallodon Hall
Estate Alnwick Northumberland

A country house near Christon Bank and home to a past Prime Minister, and the longest serving Foreign Secretary.

Murray's Monument
Murray's Monument
Obelisk Newton Stewart Scotland

Monument built in 1835 in memory of a local shepherd's boy, Alexander Murray.

Bowes Museum
Bowes Museum
Museum Barnard Castle County Durham

Designed and built as a museum in the style of a French Chateau and housing 22 galleries. Famous for the amazing kinetic art of the Silver Swan.

Steel Ladle Truck
Steel Ladle Truck
Machinery Consett County Durham

A ladle train that would transfer hot metal within the Consett Steelworks.

Kielder Column
Kielder Column
Art Kielder Northumberland

A stone artwork by John Maine that forms part of the Kielder Forest Art and Architecture Trail.

Beacon On Beacon Hill South
Beacon On Beacon Hill South
Landmark Richmond North Yorkshire

A beacon on a hill just outside Richmond that was supposidly erected for Millennium celebrations.

Collinsons Hill Trig Point
Collinsons Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Barnard Castle County Durham

The Collinsons Hill trig point sits on Bowes Moor (435m) near Barnard Castle

Hearse House at St Giles
Hearse House at St Giles
Building Hexham Northumberland

One of a handful of hearse houses left in the UK with a little 'fun for free' museum.

Ladykirk House Lion Gates
Ladykirk House Lion Gates
Building Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

A proud standing Percy lion atop a grandiose gateway to the old Ladykirk House in Upsettlington.

Giant Trowel
Giant Trowel
Art Ashington Northumberland

A giant trowel next to the North Seaton Community Centre in Ashington.

Bridlington Priory
Bridlington Priory
Religious Place Bridlington East Riding Of Yorkshire

Priory founded in 1113, nestled in the heart of Bridlington old town.

Saltburn Pier
Saltburn Pier
Building Saltburn North Yorkshire

The first pier on the North East Coast and last pier in Yorkshire.

The National Museum Of The Royal Navy Hartlepool
The National Museum Of The Royal Navy Hartlepool
Museum Hartlepool County Durham

All that would have been dock life around the 18th century and complete with one of The Admiralties Frigates, The HMS Trincomalee.

Kilnsike Tower
Kilnsike Tower
Bastle Jedburgh Borders

A tumble down 16th century pele tower in the Borders, built with the biggest cyclopean stones, and only sheep for neighbours.

South Shields Lifeboat Memorial
South Shields Lifeboat Memorial
Statue South Shields Tyne And Wear

A monument built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee and also celebrate William Wouldhave and Henry Greathead, two of the people credited with the design of the first self-righting lifeboat.

Dunmoor Hill Stone Circle
Dunmoor Hill Stone Circle
Stone Circle Ingram Valley Northumberland

A little stone circle sitting at the bottom of Dunmoor next to Cunyan Crags.

Copley Chimney
Copley Chimney
Chimney Bishop Auckland County Durham

A 35m tall chimney that was part of the Gaunless Valley Lead Mill.

St Martins Priory
St Martins Priory
Religious Place Richmond North Yorkshire

Ruins of a 12th century Benedictine priory, close to the banks of the River Swale.

Rothbury Trenches
Rothbury Trenches
Military Rothbury Northumberland

Training trenches dug by members of the 18th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers in preparation for World War I.

Durham Town Hall
Durham Town Hall
Building Durham County Durham

A splendid feast of medieval lookalike architectural delights, and other things.

Saltwell Park
Saltwell Park
Landscape Gateshead Tyne And Wear

A 19th Century Public Park designed by Edward Kemp.

Paddy's Hole
Paddy's Hole
Landscape Redcar North Yorkshire

A late 19th century secluded harbor and part of the South Gare Breakwater.

Saltburn Cliff Tramway
Saltburn Cliff Tramway
Machinery Saltburn North Yorkshire

Saltburn is home to the oldest water-balanced funicular in the UK and the second oldest in the whole wide world! A cliff lift with the most sensational view of the sea and sand below.

Longstone Lighthouse
Longstone Lighthouse
Lighthouse Farne Islands Northumberland

Lighthouse built in 1826, where Grace Darling spotted the wreck of the SS Forfarshire.

Red Lion Farm Trig Point
Red Lion Farm Trig Point
Trig Point Hartlepool County Durham

The Red Lion Farm trig point sits in a hedge (66m) near Hartlepool.

Harthope Linn
Harthope Linn
Waterfall The Cheviots Northumberland

A secluded waterfall and plunge pool in the Harthope Valley next to The Cheviot.

The Church of St Gregory The Great
The Church of St Gregory The Great
Religious Place Wooler Northumberland

A beautiful church filled with art, history and culture in the fork of the road up to the College Valley.

Swans in Flight
Swans in Flight
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

Five bronze life-size swans in various stages of flight that look naturally interwoven with each other.

RSPB Bempton Cliffs
RSPB Bempton Cliffs
Landscape Flamborough East Riding Of Yorkshire

An RSPB reserve comprising chalk cliffs and grassland, home to one of the UK's largest seabird colonies.

Sewerby Hall
Sewerby Hall
Estate Bridlington East Riding Of Yorkshire

50 acre estate, formerly owned by the Greame family and built in 1714.

Alnwick Castle
Alnwick Castle
Castle Alnwick Northumberland

A castle and country house in Alnwick, Northumberland. It is the seat of The 12th Duke of Northumberland.

Hetton Bogs Nature Reserve
Hetton Bogs Nature Reserve
Landscape Houghton-le-Spring Tyne And Wear

A local nature reserve with a modern history of regeneration from marshland to bog due to the end of water mills.

Flamborough Toposcope
Flamborough Toposcope
Art Flamborough East Riding Of Yorkshire

A Toposcope commemorating an important naval battle during the American Revolutionary Wars.

The Nick
The Nick
Art Kielder Northumberland

A piece of public art providing seating, shelter and a belta view over North Tyne Valley.

Coldlaw Cairn
Coldlaw Cairn
Crag, Rock And Cairn The Cheviots Northumberland

A big cairn sitting on the end of Comb Fell.

Whittonstall Wicker Man
Whittonstall Wicker Man
Art Stocksfield Northumberland

A cool rural wicker man, keeping an eye on any bad lads on the border of Northumberland and Durham.

Robinson Memorial
Robinson Memorial
Landmark Kielder Northumberland

A remote memorial cairn to Lord Robinson who was instrumental in forming the British Forestry Commission and Kielder Forest.

Flamborough Castle
Flamborough Castle
Castle Flamborough East Riding Of Yorkshire

Remains of a 14th century castle in the heart of Flamborough village.

Yearning Hall
Yearning Hall
Building The Cheviots Northumberland

A ruined farm house on top of Yearning Law near the border ridge.

The Drinking Dinosaur
The Drinking Dinosaur
Landmark Flamborough East Riding Of Yorkshire

A sea arch and rock formation that is said to resemble a drinking dinosaur at Flamborough Head.

Above Beyond Below Mural
Above Beyond Below Mural
Art Seaham County Durham

A mural of miners on the side of The Volunteer Pub in the St Johns area of Seaham.

Bondville Model Village
Bondville Model Village
Art Bridlington East Riding Of Yorkshire

Model village near Bridlington featuring local landmarks.

Berwick Bell Tower
Berwick Bell Tower
Tower Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

An octagonal bell tower in Berwick which was built in 1577 as a medieval lookout post and alarm system.

Gilnockie Tower
Gilnockie Tower
Tower Langholm Borders

Well kept 16th century peel tower in the Scottish Borders, home to the infamous Border Reiver Johnnie Armstrong.

New Flamborough Lighthouse
New Flamborough Lighthouse
Lighthouse Flamborough East Riding Of Yorkshire

The new Flamborough Head Lighthouse built in 1806.

Durham Market Place
Durham Market Place
Statue Durham County Durham

A gem of a market place with interesting sculptures, some secret creatures, and a timeline.

Flamborough Old Lighthouse
Flamborough Old Lighthouse
Lighthouse Flamborough East Riding Of Yorkshire

Built in 1674 from white chalk by Sir John Clayton and George Blake.

Ever Changing
Ever Changing
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

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

Lemington Glass Works Cone
Lemington Glass Works Cone
Building Newburn Tyne And Wear

The last remaining cone from the Lemington Glass Works Cone.

Swirle Pavilion
Swirle Pavilion
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

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

Durham Riverwalk Selfie Wall
Durham Riverwalk Selfie Wall
Art Durham County Durham

Artwork on a call of angel wings, balloons and an umbrella, set up ready for a selfie.

Heatherslaw Corn Mill
Heatherslaw Corn Mill
Building Ford And Etal Northumberland

An ancient corn mill, nestled in the bend of the River Till, sitting between Ford and Etal.

Ridley Park
Ridley Park
Landscape Blyth Northumberland

A public Park in Blyth opened in 1904.

The Man with the Donkey
The Man with the Donkey
Statue South Shields Tyne And Wear

A statue to John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his unlikely companion.

Parsons’ Polygon
Parsons’ Polygon
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

Relief sculpture around a metro ventilation shaft.

Charm Bracelet
Charm Bracelet
Art Saltburn North Yorkshire

Steel artwork by Richard Farrington on the Cleveland Way walking trail.

Eggleston Moor Trig Point
Eggleston Moor Trig Point
Trig Point Middleton-in-Teesdale County Durham

The Eggleston Moor trig point sits on Grey Carrs moorland (461m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Huntcliff Guibal Fan House
Huntcliff Guibal Fan House
Building Saltburn North Yorkshire

Guibal fan house built in 1872, which once ventilated Huntcliff Ironstone mine.

Bedale Leech House
Bedale Leech House
Building Bedale North Yorkshire

A small castellated house in Bedale that was used to house leeches which were sold to local doctors for bloodletting.

Howk Bobbin Mill
Howk Bobbin Mill
Building Carlisle Cumbria

Howk Bobbin Mill is a ruined 19th century mill, it is hidden away surrounded by trees with the River Caldew running alongside it and the mystical fairy pools nearby.

Apothecary's Tower
Apothecary's Tower
Tower Skye Scotland

A neoclassical tower that stands on top of a bluff overlooking Portree harbour.

Chemical Beach
Chemical Beach
Landscape Seaham County Durham

A juxaposed scene, with chaldron wheels, industrial remains, and an old jetty against a backdrop of organic appeal.

Spirit of South Shields
Spirit of South Shields
Art South Shields Tyne And Wear

Bronze statue close to the River Tyne, depicting the history of South Shields.

Etherley Lane Trig Point
Etherley Lane Trig Point
Trig Point Witton le Wear County Durham

The Etherley Lane trig point sits in a hedge (167m) near Witton Le Wear.

Lune Aqueduct
Lune Aqueduct
Bridge Lancaster Lancashire

A Georgian Grade I Listed aqueduct, the largest all-masonry aqueduct in Britain taking the Lancaster Canal over the River Lune.

Lampounette Near The Penny Ferry Bridge
Lampounette Near The Penny Ferry Bridge
Art Durham County Durham

Yes, a 20 foot high desk lamp in green that was part of the Lumiere festival.

Black Carts Turret
Black Carts Turret
Building Simonburn Northumberland

Turret 29A on Hadrian's Wall.

Rising Sun Country Park
Rising Sun Country Park
Landscape Benton Tyne And Wear

162 hectare park with ponds, walkways and bird hides.

Hermitage Castle
Hermitage Castle
Castle Hawick Scotland

A ruined border fortress built in the 13th century and associated with battles and Mary, Queen of Scots.

Chesters Hillfort
Chesters Hillfort
Hillfort East Lothian Borders

The remains of a 2,000 year old hillfort in Drem, East Lothian.

Newcastle Through the Ages
Newcastle Through the Ages
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

A mural depicting history and noteworthy people and places of Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Rochester War Memorial
Rochester War Memorial
Military Rochester Northumberland

War Memorial from 1921 by the A68 in Rochester, Northumberland

Lammerside Castle
Lammerside Castle
Castle Kirkby Stephen Cumbria

Ruined 14th century pele tower set in the Cumbrian countryside.

Bewcastle Castle
Bewcastle Castle
Castle Bewcastle Cumbria

The remaining gatehouse and garderobe of Bewcastle Castle which was built in the 14th century by one of Edward III's generals.

Gan Canny
Gan Canny
Art Sunderland Tyne And Wear

A life size reminder of The Vaux Brewery wagons and Dray horses by Ray Lonsdale.

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