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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.

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 stunning little waterfall secluded on the Otterburn Ranges near Featherwood.

A dementia friendly garden within Coronation Park in Cramlington.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Pretty waterfalls near Keld in Swaledale.

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

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

A shelter by Softroom Architects on the shore of Kielder Water.

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

Artwork by James Turrell on a rocky outcrop on the edge of Kielder Forest.

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

Bellshiel Law Long Cairn is a Neolithic burial monument near Rochester, Northumberland, measuring 109m in length and dating to around 3400–2400 BC.

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

RSPB Reserve that is home to the largest reed bed in the north west of England.

A concrete crocodile on the banks of the River Wear in Washington, built as part of the new housing estate.

Giant wooden head looking out over Kielder Reservoir.

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

A diatom scupture by Andrew McKeown in Saltburn. Art with a bit of marine biology!

Corsbie Tower is a ruined 16th-century tower house near Gordon in the Scottish Borders, built by the Cranstoun family and surrounded by earthwork defences.what

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

A sculpture by Anna Gillespie reflecting the maritime heritage of Heysham, Lancashire.

Commemorative viewing tower in the Forest of Bowland, built in 1887.

A sculpture of the ingenious life saving lamp originally designed by George Stephenson, favoured by North East miners, sitting pretty opposite Lidl in Westmoor.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

A monument erected for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

The Cnoc Ceislein trig point sits on a hill to the north west of the Fyrish Monument (523m) near Dingwall.

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

A great set of waterfalls on the Black Water River next to Silverbridge just north of Garve near Dingwall in Scotland.

The Ben Wyvis trig point is the highest point in Easter Ross (1046m) near Dingwall in Scotland.

A ruinous Augustinian Priory in Guisborough, North Yorkshire.

A delightful and well preserved tower house near Newton Stewart.

A large cairn with a henge and underground chamber near Bathgate in Scotland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A statue depicting legendary comedian, Eric Morecambe.

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

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

A beautiful church with great views near Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway.

A lighthouse and visitors centre which sits at the end of the Mull of Galloway peninsula with incredible views and wildlife.

The Mulloch Hill trig point sits on a hill above St John's Town of Dalry (170m) near New Galloway.

A sculpture dedicated to the Dalry Covenanter's in St John's Town of Dalry, Dumfries & Galloway.

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

Screel Hill is a rocky outcrop (344m) with beautiful coastal views over the Solway Firth in Dumfries & Galloway.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Beautiful mosaic of limestone pavement, grassland and ancient woodland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Medieval fortress dating back to the 13th century.

The remains of a coal staithes for the Wearmouth Pit.

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