Find Places To Visit In The North

A slight but powerful bronze sculpture hugging the harbour wall in Burnmouth commemorating the fishermen who lost their lives in the 1881 Black Friday Fishing Disaster.

A bronze sculpture overlooking the sea at St. Abbs, commemorating the lives of the fishermen lost in The Black Friday disaster of October 1881.

A bronze sculpture at Cove by Jill Watson, remembering the lives of those lost in the 1881 Black Friday fishing disaster.

A sculpture commemorating the widows and children left behind in Eyemouth after Britain’s worst fishing disaster, on 14th October 1881.

A wonderful 13th/14th century ruined hall-house that had it's own chapel, located near Nairn.

Spectacular waterfall hidden along the Carey Burn in the Cheviots.

Two huge stones that were first lifted by Donald Dinnie in a show of strength and then by Darth Vader!

Twice life size Corten steel Fisherman by Ray Lonsdale.

A new urban art gallery in the subways beneath 55 Degrees North.

A ruinous 13th century Priory, that is on the Lake of Menteith and is only accessible by boat.

A mysterious cave hidden deep in the woodlands of The Hermitage near Dunkeld.

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

A Victorian, Gothic revival wayside drinking fountain in the Scottish Borders, erected by Lady Marjoribanks of Ladykirk to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887.

The site of a Roman Fort, once the largest north of Hadrian's Wall.

A massive 7m high Pictish standing stone, decorated with early medieval carvings and protected by a glass canopy.

The two freshwater lochs of Loch Mallachie and Garten, surrounded by the Abernethy Forest with its abundance of nature.

The stunning falls of Bruar Water, that tumble down a gorge through woodland near Blair Atholl.

A tiny place of worship carved into the face of a rock overlooking the River Nidd in Knaresborough.

The Light is a museum in Durham sharing the history of the Durham Light Infantry through soldiers’ personal stories, historic objects and interactive displays.

A large landscape sculpture at Coldstones Quarry.

Whitby High Lighthouse and its historic fog horn stand on the cliffs at Ling Hill, where they helped guide ships safely along the Yorkshire coast.

A well-preserved 19th-century lime kiln in Nidderdale, featuring a distinctive furnace, flue, and chimney.

A mural at the LMA Newcastle Campus site.

A small survivor of the lead ore industry in Teesdale, the Saddle House is a reminder of the tough work of Jagger Galloway ponies and the weight they pulled over the moors.

An astronomical and Meteorological recording facility in a historic copper domed building.

A bronze statue of Queen Victoria outside Scarborough Town Hall.

A cast iron bridge which crosses the River Spey near Aberlour, that was designed by Thomas Telford.

Historic limestone cave system featuring stunning stalactites, stalagmites, and ancient fossil remains.

Discover the legend of St Margaret and explore a noble Norman church, with fine vistas, located above the banks of the River Wear.

People’s Park created in the Victorian era with fine features.

A relic of our industrial past which housed a huge pump engine that sucked water from the Jack Tar Pit, in Scremerston, near Berwick.

A small but significant Methodist Chapel outside Allendale, set up by John Wesley. Surrounded by the industrial heritage of the lead and smelt mines and those who lived and worked there, it is the oldest surviving Methodist Chapel in the world.

A partially ruined 14th-century fortress, originally built by the Sinclair family and modified over several centuries.

A beautifully restored 16th century tower house, which sits on the edge of a farmyard.

Statue in a storming pose of an extremely brave WWII soldier.

The ruins of a gothic style college church built by Archibald the Grim.

A sculpture by Antony Gormley.

Artwork near Roker Pier representing the seven main phases of the moon.

An early 19th-century watch-house in Eckford churchyard, built to protect newly buried bodies from grave robbers and resurrectionists.

A sculpture on the Way of the Roses Cycle Route

Ruins of a late 13th century church, tucked away in a corner of Pateley Bridge.

A beautiful walled garden, made up of many horticultural rooms, and home to the National collection of Gallica Roses in the Borders.

Edwardian Gothic-style museum, featuring local and natural history displays and a ceramics collection.

A mural to Newcastle United legend Kevin Keegan.

Huge plant shoots created by Andrew McKeown from Corten Steel.

A bridge across the Ouseburn in Jesmond Dene, built by William Armstrong at his Elswick works.

A retro style shop front hiding a mass of marvellous makes, cakes and bakes all made by artist Kerry Samantha Boyes. If you sink your teeth into them, you'd lose them, as everything on show is fake!

120 acre estate featuring over 30 sculptures by well known artists such as Andy Goldsworthy.

A mysterious 900-year-old Hogback Stone in Ancrum, a rare medieval grave monument rediscovered beneath the churchyard grass.

Discover Blank Canvas in South Bank, a striking steel sculpture by Ray Lonsdale celebrating heritage, resilience and the passing of skills between generations.

Built in 1906, the Royal Victoria Infirmary is a university-linked teaching hospital, treating over 400,000 patients each year, fronted with some beautiful architecture and offering specialised care and maternity services.

A drinking fountain erected in Gilesgate, funded by philanthropy in 1858, when Hexham was deemed bereft of sanitation, drainage and clean water for those living and working in the slums.

A perfectly placed little mission church by the sea, curling up Haven Hill in Craster, and home to the last Leonard Evetts commission.

A vivid life size steel ladle pouring molten steel. A reminder of the steel-making industry in this area.

Found at Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport, this memorial honours a test pilot known for his serial breaking of world records.

A plaque in the Market Place commemorating The Hexham Riot of March 1761 where over 50 protesters died in unrest towards government plans to force working men into the militia by ballot.

A memorial, in central Newcastle, to businesswoman and philanthropist Eleanor Allan, who endowed her farmland in Wallsend to purchase a charity school for 40 boys and 20 girls, which was named Dame Allan's School.

A vast peat blanket bog straddling Sutherland and Caithness, awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status; it's a critical breeding site for endangered upland birds and home to carnivorous plants.

A series of artificial breeding platforms for the world's furthest inland breeding colony of Kittiwakes.

A curious calcium carbonate formation made of petrified plant life in the harbour in Sunderland.

A castellated lodge built for the Wellington Pit in Whitehaven, now serving as a Coastguard base and one of the few remaining surface buildings from the colliery.

A replica of the original public punishment stocks, where wronguns would be sent to pay the price of their general misdemeanours...in full view of Berwick's community!

An elaborate white octagonal Greek style dome, containing the grave of Robert Burns.

A parish war memorial at Kirknewton with a stepped base and stone cross, commemorating those who fell in the World Wars.

A white marble statue of Robert Burns, that stands at the end of Dumfries High Street.

The house where the poet Robert Burns spent his final days and is now a museum.

A memorial column on Dumfries High Street that was erected in 1780 to commemorate the 3rd Duke of Queensberry.

A statue of Jean Armour, the wife of Robert Burns located between their old house and their mausoleum.

A beautifully ornate cast iron fountain originally erected in 1882 on Dumfries High Street.

A larger than life sculpture in Lazonby Sandstone, keeping the tale alive of Lang Sandy, Borders baddy from the 1600s.

The Candlestick Chimney is a tall brick chimney built in the 1840s as part of Wellington Colliery’s ventilation system, now a landmark that recalls the town’s coal mining heritage.

A playful cast iron greyhound sculpture by Irene Brown symbolising movement and shared progress.

A museum of Anglo Saxon history and distillery in Wooler.

A heavy anti-aircraft battery situated within Mugdock Country Park, containing a command post and four gun emplacements.

A fantastic 14th century ruinous castle that has had many extensions and gardens added over the ages.

A big, bold bronze sculpture commemorating the epic career of one of the Northeast Lionesses, Jill Scott.

A fabulous 15th century kirk, hidden by trees in the Dumfriesshire countryside.

A famous 14th century castle popular as a filming location, including Monty Python and Outlander.

Beautiful Victorian church built in 1862, with remains of a 16th century pele tower in the grounds.

An automated mechanical ‘steam train’which appears every day tooting and clacking.

A waterfall that is reached via the Birks of Aberfeldy, where Robert Burns was inspired to write a poem.

Intricate cup and ring marks in woodland near Ratho.

A brutalist concrete bridge spanning the railway and the Gala Water and the railway.

The second oldest lighthouse in Scotland with excellent views over the Solway Firth.

Explore the Shelter Shells at Blyth Estuary, a creative coastal installation boosting marine life and biodiversity beneath the boardwalk near Commissioners Quay.

One of the few remaining examples of a raised bog in the Lothian area

An unusual fountain on the site of the old Corn Mill in Galashiels.

A large ruinous estate house that has been taken over by nature.

A series of rounded sandstones deep in the Irthing Gorge made famous by the marriage proposal of Sir Walter Scott to his lady.

Museum in Selkirk’s old courthouse where Sir Walter Scott served as sheriff for nearly 30 years, showcasing his life, work and role in local justice.

Danby Beacon is a 301m high point on the North York Moors, featuring a 2008 steel sculpture on a Bronze Age barrow..

15th century well head in Durham that once supplied water to the area and gave Framwellgate its name, now preserved as a small stone structure.

The famous castle built on an island in the middle of Loch Leven, where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.

11th century church close to Brough Castle.

An impressive Georgian building once home to a guild of seafarers, now a maritime museum

A bronze sculpture celebrating the history and heritage of one of the Borders oldest dog breeds, The Dandie Dinmont, made popular by Sir Walter Scott in his novel Guy Mannering.

A playful sculpture showing the balancing act of settling a dispute.

A colourful mural depicting textile workers in Galashiels.

A pretty little waterfall on the Maspie Burn, that can be found on the large Falkland Estate.

A sculpture in Galashiels keeping alive the story of Robert Colter, local weaver and confectioner who brought boiled sweets and songs to the local children of the town.