Find Places To Visit In The North

A scrap metal statue of Henry Pease - Saltburn’s founding father.

A National Nature Reserve on the north shore of Loch Creran.

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

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

An unfinished hotel left to ruin in the hills near Oban.

A sculpture by Nigel Boonham to commemorate the bold boys of West Auckland, a team made up of coal miners, who won the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy competition in Turin in 1909.

The Stow Old Bridge is a packhorse bridge consisting of three narrow arches over the Gala Water, built around 1654–55 to allow packhorses (and worshippers) to cross safely to the old kirk.

Twice life size figures by Ray Lonsdale depicting workers involved in the Wearside industries.

The largest of the Treshnish Isles in Argyll and Bute.

A fine example of a ruinous tower house near Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway.

A bronze statue of Queen Victoria outside Scarborough Town Hall.

Sentius Tectonicus is an eight and a half feet-high weathered steel sculpture of a Roman centurion soldier marking the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall.

Spectacular cave on the Isle of Staffa formed by basalt pillars

A 2,000 tonne precariously balanced boulder with a wooden staircase so you can climb to the top.

Twice life size Corten Steel figures by Ray Lonsdale along the River Wear.

A Church near St Patrick's Chapel, with a number of Viking artefacts in its grounds and within the Church itself.

A fantastic large folly on a hill overlooking the Moray Firth near Dingwall in Scotland.

Magical stone bridge tucked away in the west highlands.

Halton Castle is a picturesque, privately owned pele tower close to Hadrian's Wall and the village of Corbridge in Northumberland.

A lovely cascading waterfall in a stunning gorge near Hethpool in The Cheviots.

A pedestrian and cycle bridge that forms the shape of the mathematical symbol for infinity.

The Clachan Bridge between mainland Scotland and the Isle of Seil.

Kennedy's Cairn is a giant stone and cement cairn that sits near the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse near Stranraer.

Three prehistoric standing stones overlooking Dubh Loch.

An old brick built seaman's chapel on Newcastle Quayside, built by Thomas Oliver Junior and opened in 1877.

A 1956 style AA sentry box that would have been a sight of safety for many post war drivers until its closure in 2002.

St Lioba’s Shrine in Slack Head, Beetham is a small roadside memorial built into a stone wall, marking an Anglo‑Saxon saint’s local veneration.

A multipurpose construction with bridges and a barrage for tidal defence. Also nature and adrenaline activities in the area.

An ancient sea stack near Oban with links to Scottish folklore.

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

Monument built in 1897 by local banker John Stuart McCaig

A real Iron Ore mine which has now been converted into a museum.

The ruin of Swinner Gill Lead Mine near Keld, Upper Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales.

A 300m artwork celebrating the link between birds and literature.

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

Sculptural chairs that are part of the Kielder Art Trail.

A sculptural shelter that forms part of the Kielder Art Trail.

Crackpot hall is an abandoned farm close to the Beldi Hill Lead Mine near Keld in the Yorkshire Dales.

Award winning observatory within Northumberland Dark Sky Park

A symbolic replica of a bell from the tower of Brinkburn Priory which reflects the history and heritage of the monks at the monastery.

Ruined 16th century tower house near Longniddry in East Lothian, once home to the Douglas family and later used as a Catholic seminary.

A skewed arch construction, railway viaduct.

Pretty waterfalls near Keld in Swaledale.

Flare kiln close to Beetham village in an AONB

Memorial statue to commemorate the life of English radical Liberal politician, industrialist, activist and journalist standing tall at the junction of Westgate Road and Fenkle Street in Newcastle.

A small square enclosure, which was used to keep the village's escaped animals in during the 1800s and was managed by the Osmotherley Pinder.

An ancient market cross, the base dating from Medieval times, and a curious stone table once used as a pulpit for John Wesley to preach from.

A stunning little waterfall secluded on the Otterburn Ranges near Featherwood.

A dementia friendly garden within Coronation Park in Cramlington.

A sculpture sitting on the gable end of a house in Selkirk commemorating the history and heritage of the shoemaking industry in this small Scottish town.

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

A hidden away well to the west of Branxton Village, inscribed with a quotation from Sir Walter Scott's poem 'Marmion', about a knight mortally wounded at the Battle of Flodden in 1513 who drinks from the spring.

Sandstone tower built in 1904 used as a navigational aid until 1916

On the headland at Skateraw stands a cairn topped by a cross, a memorial to the boys of St Giles' (later Cannongate Boys Club).

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

A contemporary maze near Kielder Castle.

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

An unusual two story concrete walkway that runs around the perimeter of Torness Nuclear Power Station and includes a fenced off pier.

A working water mill built in 1740 near the River Bela.

The Teaching is a sculpture in limestone by David Edwick, reflecting the link between learning and the local children of Ponteland, sitting on the site of the original Coates Endowed School.

The scant remains of what was a 12th century Motte & Bailey castle overlooking the Carron Valley Reservoir which belonged to the nobleman John de Graham.

A stunning waterfall, with a 29m drop on the River Endrick in the Fintry Glen.

The Morrone trig point sits on a hill (859m) above Braemar.

The Menteith Hill trig point is sits above the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park (400m) near Aberfoyle.

The Dumyat trig point sits on the hills (419m) north east of Stirling.

The Cairnoch Hill trig point is sits above the Carron Valley Reservoir (413m) near Kilsyth.

The Meikle Bin trig point is sits on the Campsie Fells (570m) near Kilsyth.

The Earls Seat trig point is sitting on Campsie Fells (578m) near Strathblane.

The Stronend trig point sits on Fintry Hills (511m) near Fintry.

The Carleatheran trig point is sits on the Gargunnock Hills (485m) near Kippen.

An impressive waterfall with a 20m drop also knows as Inverkirkaig Falls in Assynt.

The Point of Stoer trig point sits on the cliffs of Sithean Mor (161m) near Stoer Lighthouse.

A famous sandstone sea stack 60m in height near the Stoer Lighthouse off the north west coast of Assynt.

A beautiful lighthouse that sits above the windswept cliffs on the north west coast of Assynt.

A beautiful lattice girder bridge, built in 1905 to provide easy access to the Mar Lodge Estate.

The remains of a 16th century tower house that sits in the garden of a cafe in Earlston.

A fantastic waterfall on the Burn of Aberlour, within the woodland of Charlestown of Aberlour.

An outstanding waterfall, where the River Dee is forced through narrow rock channels.

A hidden lime kiln on the banks of the Corriemulzie Burn near Braemar.

A fascinating geological hole in the rock set in the falls of the Linn of Quoich.

The remains of an 18th century iron mine in a beautiful remote spot near Tomintoul.

A folly overlooking the beautiful Black Linn Falls set in the woodlands of The Hermitage near Dunkeld.

The Ord Ban trig point sits on a rocky outcrop (428m) near Aviemore.

An easy to access hill with stunning views over Cullen, that once was the site of a motte and bailey castle.

A 15 meter high uniquely shaped natural sea arch near Portknockie.

A large barracks that was built by the the British Government in 1719 on the site of a medieval castle.

Ardvreck Castle, a ruined fortress from the 1490s, stands on the shore of Loch Assynt, framed by rugged hills and steeped in Highland history.

The remains of a medieval church with a display of Pictish Stones.

A statue commemorating David Stirling, the founder of the SAS.

A statue outside the entrance to Stirling Castle commemorating the second Boer War.

A large memorial stone commemorating the Battle of Culblean near Ballater.

A mysterious stone circle hidden in woodland in Aboyne near Ballater.

Lilliard’s Stone near Ancrum marks the grave of legendary Scottish warrior Lilliard, said to have fought in the Battle of Ancrum Moor in 1545.

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.

An artwork by Colin Wilbourn that forms part of the Art and Architecture Trail at Kielder Water.

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

Ancient Viking Cross dated between 865 and 950 in the graveyard of St Wilfrid's Church.

A bijoux phone box visitor centre in Branxton, dedicated to the history of the battle of Flodden Field.

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.

Neidpath Tunnel is a disused 550-metre railway tunnel near Peebles, built in 1864 on the Caledonian Railway’s Symington to Peebles branch line.