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Hagrid's Hut
Hagrid's Hut
Landscape Glencoe Scotland

The filming location for Hagrid's Hut from the Harry Potter movies set up in Clachaig, Glencoe.

Royal Border Bridge
Royal Border Bridge
Bridge Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

A Grade I listed railway viaduct spanning the River Tweed at Berwick and built by Robert Stephenson.

Work, Rest, Pray Painting At Sherburn Village Community Centre
Work, Rest, Pray Painting At Sherburn Village Community Centre
Art Durham County Durham

An outstanding painting at Sheburn Village by Jordan Stead AKA Twenty Six Studio. It has become the pride of the village.

The Snook
The Snook
Landscape Holy Island Northumberland

The peninsula part of Holy Island, made up of dunes, salt marshes, Snook House and Snook Tower

Jedburgh Abbey
Jedburgh Abbey
Religious Place Jedburgh Borders

A ruined Augustinian Abbey in the town of Jedburgh.

Dunbar Bear - DunBear
Dunbar Bear - DunBear
Statue Dunbar Borders

The DunBear is a steel sculpture of a brown bear in tribute to John Muir, the Dunbar-born naturalist and conservationist.

Penmanshiel Tunnel Monument
Penmanshiel Tunnel Monument
Landmark Duns Borders

A monument to two engineers who died during the collapse of the Penmanshiel Tunnel expansion.

Hopealone Trig Point
Hopealone Trig Point
Trig Point Haltwhistle Northumberland

The Hopealone trig point (316m) sitting on top of Hope Hill.

Maelmin Henge
Maelmin Henge
Religious Place Ford And Etal Northumberland

A replica of a nearby Anglo-Saxon henge and part of the part of the Maelmin Heritage Trail.

Whitburn Windmill
Whitburn Windmill
Windmill Whitburn Tyne And Wear

A Grade II listed Tower Mill dating to around 1790.

Middleham Castle
Middleham Castle
Castle Leyburn North Yorkshire

Childhood home of Richard III, built in the 12th century

Bolts Law Standing Engine House
Bolts Law Standing Engine House
Building Stanhope County Durham

Built in 1846, the standing engine hauled railway trucks up and down an incline into Rookhope.

Toy Top Trig Point
Toy Top Trig Point
Trig Point Bishop Auckland County Durham

The Toy Top trig point is in woodland (208m) near Bishop Auckland.

Spiral Nebula
Spiral Nebula
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

A striking piece of post-war public art by renowned sculptor Geoffrey Clarke.

Hetton Lyons Country Park
Hetton Lyons Country Park
Landscape Houghton-le-Spring Tyne And Wear

A country park with an important history, a massive lake, wildlife and fauna, fine views, loads of recreational and sport things. Bonus it has a cafe!

River Wear Lime Kilns
River Wear Lime Kilns
Lime Kiln Sunderland Tyne And Wear

19th century lime kilns, located on the River Wear.

Ludworth Tower
Ludworth Tower
Tower Durham County Durham

Remains of a romantic looking pele tower on a hill with scenic views.

River Tyne Old Buoys
River Tyne Old Buoys
Art North Shields Tyne And Wear

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

Cockle Park Tower
Cockle Park Tower
Tower Morpeth Northumberland

A three-storied tower-house built as a hunting lodge then later extended and used as a farmhouse and students' hostel.

Lamb Hill Trig Point
Lamb Hill Trig Point
Trig Point The Cheviots Northumberland

The trig point sitting on top of Lamb Hill on the border ridge (511m).

Cresswell Pillbox
Cresswell Pillbox
Military Cresswell Northumberland

WW2 pillbox disguised as a ruined house.

Ravensheugh Crags Trig Point
Ravensheugh Crags Trig Point
Trig Point Simonburn Northumberland

The trig point sitting on top of Ravensheugh Crags (256m) near Simonburn.

William Shakespeare Mural
William Shakespeare Mural
Art Heaton Tyne And Wear

A brickwork mural of William Shakespeare on the gable end of a house in Heaton.

South Shields Watch House
South Shields Watch House
Building South Shields Tyne And Wear

One of Blighty’s oldest wooden ship-lapped buildings. Fresh from a new coat of paint.

South Shields Town Hall
South Shields Town Hall
Building South Shields Tyne And Wear

Edwardian Baroque styled town hall which embodies civic pride.

Caerlaverock Castle
Caerlaverock Castle
Castle Dumfries Scotland

A substantial and imposing 13th century ruin of a new castle sits in contrast with the modest footprint of an old castle.

Cragend Farm Hydraulic Silo
Cragend Farm Hydraulic Silo
Machinery Rothbury Northumberland

An experimental hydraulic silo to improve the efficiency of processing cut grass into silage built by Lord Armstrong.

Locomotion
Locomotion
Museum Bishop Auckland County Durham

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

Durham Mining Museum
Durham Mining Museum
Museum Durham County Durham

A multitude of artifacts, equipment, models, photographs and information on all things mining.

Shipley Art Gallery
Shipley Art Gallery
Museum Gateshead Tyne And Wear

Purpose built gallery housing the collection of Joseph Shipley.

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

A chunky crag sitting on West Hill on the Cheviot summit in the Northumberland National Park.

Denton Cross Roads Trig Point
Denton Cross Roads Trig Point
Trig Point Newton Aycliffe County Durham

The Denton Cross Roads trig point sits in a hedge (88m) near Newton Aycliffe.

Cold Law Trig Point
Cold Law Trig Point
Trig Point The Cheviots Northumberland

The trig point sitting on Cold Law on Thorgrafton Common (453m).

Red House
Red House
Art Sunderland Tyne And Wear

A sandstone ruined house that is part of a collection of sculptures on the Riverside Sculpture Trail.

Reveal by Richard Cole
Reveal by Richard Cole
Art Durham County Durham

A tall pyramidical structure made with repurposed stone from a Durham Cathedral turret.

Haggerston Dovecote
Haggerston Dovecote
Dovecote Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

Possibly an old windmill converted into a dovecote which is lined inside with brick nesting boxes

Ryhope Engines Museum
Ryhope Engines Museum
Museum Sunderland Tyne And Wear

An original working Victorian Water Pumping Station operated by steam.

Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum
Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum
Building Jedburgh Borders

Jail built on the site of the old Jedburgh Castle in the 1820s.

Floors Castle
Floors Castle
Castle Kelso Borders

Stunning castle built in 1721, set in a 21,000 hectare estate.

Greyfriars Garden
Greyfriars Garden
Religious Place Jedburgh Borders

Remains of a 15th century friary in the heart of Jedburgh.

Foulden Tithe Barn
Foulden Tithe Barn
Building Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

An old tithe barn within the grounds of Foulden Parish Church where parishioners would give the church 10% of their agricultural produce.

Union Chain Bridge
Union Chain Bridge
Bridge Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

When originally built, the Union Chain Bridge near Berwick Upon Tweed was the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world.

Mary Queen of Scots House
Mary Queen of Scots House
Museum Jedburgh Borders

A 16th-century tower house in the town of Jedburgh, where it is believed that Mary stayed for a few weeks in 1566. The house is now a museum dedicated to Mary's life and times.

Kelso Abbey
Kelso Abbey
Religious Place Kelso Borders

A ruined 12th century Abbey in the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh, Kelso.

The Brothers
The Brothers
Statue Seaham County Durham

A sculpture of three miners waiting to go down the pit. It’s a reminder of the three mines that Seaham once had.

Bank Hill Ice House
Bank Hill Ice House
Building Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

A Grade II listed building that was constructed in 1796 to store ice for the fishing industry.

Edin's Hall Broch
Edin's Hall Broch
Hillfort Duns Borders

A type of roundhouse that was built during the Iron Age in Scotland and is located on the slopes of Cockburn Law.

Roxburgh Castle
Roxburgh Castle
Castle Kelso Borders

Ruin near Kelso overlooking the River Tweed, in the grounds of Floors Castle.

Keverstone Grange Trig Point
Keverstone Grange Trig Point
Trig Point Barnard Castle County Durham

The Keverstone Grange trig point sits in a hedge (193m) near Barnard Castle.

Blakeman's Law Trig Point
Blakeman's Law Trig Point
Trig Point Otterburn Northumberland

The trig point sitting on top of Blackman's Law (274m) near Otterburn.

Master Mariners Homes
Master Mariners Homes
Building North Shields Tyne And Wear

A Grade II listed building in North Shields built in 1893-94 to provide accommodation for retired and needy seafarers and their wives.

RHS Harlow Carr
RHS Harlow Carr
Landscape Harrogate North Yorkshire

One of the Royal Horticultural Society's flagship gardens in Harrogate.

Monkwearmouth Bridges
Monkwearmouth Bridges
Bridge Sunderland Tyne And Wear

A single-span, through arch road bridge, built in 1928-29 by Sir William Arrol and Company Ltd., and designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson, and a bowstring arch railway bridge built in 1879.

Meik's Lighthouse
Meik's Lighthouse
Lighthouse Sunderland Tyne And Wear

A cast iron lighthouse set in Roker Cliff Park.

Hugh MacDiarmid Memorial
Hugh MacDiarmid Memorial
Art Langholm Borders

A cast iron book sculpture a dedicated to the Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid.

Mickle Fell Trig Point
Mickle Fell Trig Point
Trig Point Middleton-in-Teesdale County Durham

The Mickle Fell trig point sits above Lune Forest on MOD land (758m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Low Friarside Chapel
Low Friarside Chapel
Religious Place Rowlands Gill Tyne And Wear

Ruins of a 14th century chapel in the grounds of Low Friarside Farm.

Benwell Temple Of Antenociticus
Benwell Temple Of Antenociticus
Building Benwell Tyne And Wear

A ruined Roman template dedicated to the local deity Antenociticus.

Lordenshaw Hillfort
Lordenshaw Hillfort
Hillfort Rothbury Northumberland

A 2,000 year old hillfort located on Lordenshaw Hill on the outskirts of Rothbury at the foot of the Simonside Hills.

Bolton Priory
Bolton Priory
Religious Place Skipton North Yorkshire

Ruins of a 12th century priory on the Bolton Abbey estate.

Mill Dam and Customs House
Mill Dam and Customs House
Building South Shields Tyne And Wear

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

St Thomas the Apostle Church
St Thomas the Apostle Church
Religious Place Stanhope County Durham

A Grade II* listed Church, dedicated to St Thomas the Apostle, in Stanhope.

Cote Hill Trig Point
Cote Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Newton Aycliffe County Durham

The Cote Hill trig point sits in a hedge (141m) near Newton Aycliffe.

St. Marys Church Whitby
St. Marys Church Whitby
Religious Place Whitby North Yorkshire

A Norman Church with a quirky interior, sitting high and proud above Whitby with a paradigmatic gothic graveyard.

Branshaw Trig Point
Branshaw Trig Point
Trig Point Rochester Northumberland

The trig point sitting on top of Branshaw (326m) on the Otterburn Ranges.

Gordale Scar
Gordale Scar
Waterfall Skipton North Yorkshire

Limestone ravine with two waterfalls in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

Ouseburn Farm
Ouseburn Farm
Building Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

A charity and working community farm in the urban heart of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Knaresborough Castle
Knaresborough Castle
Castle Knaresborough North Yorkshire

A ruined fortress in the town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, first built by a Norman baron in c. 1100 on a cliff above the River Nidd.

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

A cairn on the cusp of the Cheviot and right on the border of England And Scotland.

199 Steps In Whitby
199 Steps In Whitby
Stairs Whitby North Yorkshire

The 199 stone steps lead up to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, a classic Gothic graveyard, and the Norman Church of Saint Mary.

Markle Castle
Markle Castle
Castle East Lothian Borders

A ruined castle built in the early 1300s by the influential Hepburn family.

Malham Cove
Malham Cove
Landscape Skipton North Yorkshire

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

Da Said “Men Don’t Cry” Statue
Da Said “Men Don’t Cry” Statue
Statue Houghton-le-Spring Tyne And Wear

A poignant tribute to the mining community in the distinctive style of Ray Lonsdale.

Skipton Castle
Skipton Castle
Castle Skipton North Yorkshire

Medieval castle, home to the Clifford family for 400 years

Raby Castle
Raby Castle
Castle Barnard Castle County Durham

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

Mother Shipton's Cave
Mother Shipton's Cave
Cave Knaresborough North Yorkshire

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

Shap Abbey
Shap Abbey
Religious Place Penrith Cumbria

Peaceful, ruined 12th century abbey managed by English Heritage

York Museum Gardens
York Museum Gardens
Landscape York North Yorkshire

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.

Kendal Castle
Kendal Castle
Castle Kendal Cumbria

Ruined castle built in the 1200s, with links to Katherine Parr's family.

Middleton Crags
Middleton Crags
Crag, Rock And Cairn The Cheviots Northumberland

A set of crags on the north east face of Hedgehope Hill standing at 404m above sea level.

The Long Drop
The Long Drop
Building Stonehaugh Northumberland

The highest perched toilet in England, situated in Northumberland National Park

Hill Head Trig Point
Hill Head Trig Point
Trig Point Gateshead Tyne And Wear

The Hill Head Farm trig point sits at the edge of a field (186m) near Gateshead.

Marmion Tower
Marmion Tower
Tower Ripon North Yorkshire

Marmion Tower is a Garde I listed, 15th-century gatehouse in West Tanfield, North Yorkshire.

Blue House Trig Point
Blue House Trig Point
Trig Point Bishop Auckland County Durham

The Blue House trig point sits in a hedge (231m) near Bishop Auckland.

Berwick Elizabethan Town Walls
Berwick Elizabethan Town Walls
Military Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

Defensive walls built in the 16th century, now managed by English Heritage.

Echo Crags
Echo Crags
Crag, Rock And Cairn Byrness Northumberland

A standstone semi-circular escarpment located above Catcleugh Reservoir near Byrness.

Kilmond Scar Trig Point
Kilmond Scar Trig Point
Trig Point Barnard Castle County Durham

The Kilmond Scar trig point lies on its side in a quarry (311m) near Barnard Castle.

Crow Coal Hill Trig Point
Crow Coal Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Stanhope County Durham

The Crow Coal Hill trig point sits on Reahope Moor (466m) near Stanhope.

Blackhall Rocks
Blackhall Rocks
Landscape Hartlepool County Durham

Dramatic landscape and panoramic views of the coast. Stone art with science, history and mythology.

Ryton Pinfolds
Ryton Pinfolds
Building Ryton Tyne And Wear

Pens to hold stray animals, dating back to medieval times.

Corbridge Market Cross
Corbridge Market Cross
Landmark Corbridge Northumberland

Two Market Crosses in Corbridge.

Barcombe Trig Point
Barcombe Trig Point
Trig Point Bardon Mill Northumberland

The trig point sitting on top of Barcombe on Thorgrafton Common (280m).

St John the Baptist Church
St John the Baptist Church
Religious Place Stockton on Tees North Yorkshire

An 11th Century Church in the village of Egglescliffe

Branton Lakes Nature Reserve
Branton Lakes Nature Reserve
Landscape Ingram Valley Northumberland

A Nature Reserve alongside the River Breamish in the Northumberland National Park

Auldhame Castle
Auldhame Castle
Castle East Lothian Borders

A ruined 16th-century L-plan tower house located on a ridge above Seacliff beach.

Men Of Steel
Men Of Steel
Art Sunderland Tyne And Wear

Four sculptures outside the Stadium Of Light that commemorate the city's industrial past.

St Aidans Church Fourstones
St Aidans Church Fourstones
Religious Place Hexham Northumberland

A small wooden "off the peg" church in Fourstones, Northumberland. One of only two wooden Victorian missions in the country.

Goatstones
Goatstones
Stone Circle Simonburn Northumberland

A Bronze Age four-poster stone circle located near Ravensheugh Crags in Northumberland.

Lanercost Priory
Lanercost Priory
Religious Place Brampton Cumbria

Lanercost Priory, founded in 1169, is a well-preserved medieval Augustinian priory in Brampton, Cumbria.

Pendragon Castle
Pendragon Castle
Castle Kirkby Stephen Cumbria

Ruined castle dating to the 12th century, said to be founded by Uther Pendragon.

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