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

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

Purpose built gallery housing the collection of Joseph Shipley.

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

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

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

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

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

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

An original working Victorian Water Pumping Station operated by steam.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

A cast iron lighthouse set in Roker Cliff Park.

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

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

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

A ruined Roman template dedicated to the local deity Antenociticus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Medieval castle, home to the Clifford family for 400 years

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

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

Peaceful, ruined 12th century abbey managed by English Heritage

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two Market Crosses in Corbridge.

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

An 11th Century Church in the village of Egglescliffe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A 16th century ruined tower house belonging to the Hume family, who were a powerful Border clan.

Former St Mary le-Bow Church, hosting displays on Durham history.

A timber cabin set on the banks of Kielder Water mirrored on the opposite bank by another, more simple hut.

A ruined bastle in Redesdale near Otterburn in Northumberland standing as a reminder of the tumultuous history of the borders.

The Thistle Green trig point sits on Cronkley Fell (544m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Two rocky outcrops on the banks of Hedgehope Hill.

The Whorley Resr trig point sits next to a Reservoir (184m) near Barnard Castle.

Stunning 284 acre country park with woodlands, wetlands and lowland heath.

An amazing landscape on Skye caused by an ancient landslide.

Stunning art around the Headland at Hartlepool. Each one has a story.

The Hillingdon Farm trig point on the edge of a field (249m) near Barnard Castle.

A covered market in Newcastle City centre, designed by John Dobson and opened in 1835. Once the largest covered market in the country.

The Blackdown trig point (310m) located on the Ray Wind Farm near Kirkwhelpington.

A holed stone in the Simonside Hills that lines up with the summer solstice.

A 5m high cairn on Padon Hill marking the wedding anniversary of some local notables and to honour the work of a prominent Presbyterian preacher.

Pretty little 18th century bridge over the River Wear in Witton Le Wear.

Lime kilns built in 1847, hidden away in the beautiful Weardale countryside.

A grade two listed iconic building in Cullercoats constructed as a lookout for fishermen.

The grave of famed Lakeland Poet, William Wordsworth.

Turret 7B on Hadrian's Wall, found along with a 63m long section of the wall in a small area of public space in a housing estate by the A186

The Lintzgarth Common trig point sits on Windy Hill (554m) near Rookhope.

The Hardberry Hill trig point sits above the Coldberry Gutter (530m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

A 14th century ruined castle in the small village of Innerwick built for Scottish royals.

Totem poles have stood in the village of Stonehaugh since 1971 and these three are the latest carvings.

The trig point sitting on top of Gains Law in The Cheviots (319m).

An ancient burial ground for a Bronze Age chieftain called Prince Caryn.

A 17th century stone bridge over the River Tyne that is the oldest surviving bridge over the River.

Remains of the Roman Bridge across the River Tyne that led to the Roman Town.

Church in the heart of Corbridge village, originally built around 674.