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An arresting piece of steel art by Stanson Art (Ron Lawson) and Mark Burns Cassell commemorating the coal industry in the area.

A former gentleman’s Georgian residence and now a museum in a park nestled along the river Tees.

A model of the Grey Heron that frequents the area.

Sculptures and decorations from old buildings that were demolished to make way for Eldon Square.

Dating from the late 12th century, St Michael and All Angels' Church is the parish church of Houghton-le-Spring and contains the tomb of Bernard Gilpin.

Public gardens with sunken trees, an Italian rock in the fountain, and the stunning backdrop of a former 18th-century rectory.

Individual artwork creations, on opposite sides of the main road in Ushaw Moor.

An art/science installation involving audience participation and sunshine.

When art meets mathematics you get a geometric granite sculpture.

A nature reserve which was an old mining area with remains of a monolithic winding engine house.

An abundance of art in a striking eco friendly/ green building.

A well-kept park with Victorian and Edwardian Features, modern works such as spiders and mosaics, plus the poignant ‘Heroism of the Silent Gun’ Boer War memorial.

A Miner kneeling testing the air with his safety lamp, by Ray Lonsdale.

A World War I memorial of a six foot soldier, with his rifle lowered, taking a drink from his canteen by Ray Lonsdale.

A large-scale Miners Lamp to honour the Bowburn Colliery and the wider Durham coalfields.

A memorial to the mining past depicting a miner with a pickaxe, working in a narrow seam.

A gas-fired beacon installed for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.

A small Cathedral but perfectly (almost) formed with a celestial ceiling.

Figure of newspaper cartoon character Andy Capp cast in bronze.

A unintentionally concealed 90 foot tall way marker marking north for astronomers at Durham University one mile south.

Carved statues in distress near the Bill Bryson Library in Durham University.

A noticeable Norman Church on commanding a hill in Easington Village .

A stunning church providing a backdrop for Durham Market Place and a lively place in which to worship.

Mural of the Fair Slayer By Smug.

Victorian Park alongside the River Eden with contemporary and traditional artwork, statues, and musical instruments.

A stunning mural depicting the release of a yellow canary which references the area's mining days and has significance for the future.

A gem of a market place with interesting sculptures, some secret creatures, and a timeline.

Discover history on Hartlepool's maritime history with some unusual and macabre pieces.

Designed and built as a museum in the style of a French Chateau and housing 22 galleries. Famous for the amazing kinetic art of the Silver Swan.

Five bronze life-size swans in various stages of flight that look naturally interwoven with each other.

A juxaposed scene, with chaldron wheels, industrial remains, and an old jetty against a backdrop of organic appeal.

A local nature reserve with a modern history of regeneration from marshland to bog due to the end of water mills.

All that would have been dock life around the 18th century and complete with one of The Admiralties Frigates, The HMS Trincomalee.

A splendid feast of medieval lookalike architectural delights, and other things.

A mural depicting history and noteworthy people and places of Newcastle Upon Tyne.

A life size reminder of The Vaux Brewery wagons and Dray horses by Ray Lonsdale.

A Victorian park with many fine features, sculptures, and modern-day art installations including reference to Lewis Carroll.

Lifesize Durham Light Infantry soldier atop a plinth with his rifle.

Yes, a 20 foot high desk lamp in green that was part of the Lumiere festival.

A serene sculpture by Ray Lonsdale, positioned eloquently by The Cenotaph in Murton, near Seaham.

A pleasant green with many fine views of magnificent landmarks of North and South Shields.

A curvaceous staircase in wood, metal and concrete by Thomas Heatherwick.

This peninsula has several pleasing aspects such as a lighthouse, a cannon and the goddess Nike atop the war memorial.

34 pieces of enlarged micro marine life made from weathered Corten steel by Andrew McKeown at East Shore Village, Seaham.

A mural of miners on the side of The Volunteer Pub in the St Johns area of Seaham.

A large scale pavement map showing the geology of The British Isles.

A Coxswain Statue by Ray Lonsdale is a tribute to the RNLI and the 9 lives lost on the Lifeboat 'The George Elmy'.

Relief sculpture around a metro ventilation shaft.

An attractive folly of several styles making a pleasant sitting arrangement along the River Tyne.

Saint George slaying the dragon atop a granite and portland stone pillar in the middle of old Eldon Square

Former golf course with far reaching scenic views, a café with a model of an early steam engine by Stephenson.

A blue carpet made out of crushed glass outside of the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle. Part of an urban art project and created by Thomas Heatherwick.

Something for all ages, from dinosaurs to mining, shipbuilding, glass, art, natural history, and an arboretum!

The site preserves the only First World War battle site in Blighty.

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

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!

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

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

Edwardian Baroque styled town hall which embodies civic pride.

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.

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

An original working Victorian Water Pumping Station operated by steam.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A coastal success in the Turning of the Tide Project and something for all the senses

A jewel of a Welfare Park in Horden.

25 acres of plants from five continents. Also eye-catching art installations such as boots, bugs, and fungi.

A 12th century church which was the scene of a Roundheads and Cavalier's confrontation and is also the final resting place of Anne Bronte.

A lovely church in a quintessentially British setting. Possibly the oldest in the Durham diocese.

A gem on the County Durham coast in terms of variety, scenery, history and passive science at work.

This castle started as a motte and baily and then rebuilt in the 14th century in a Quatrefoil styled castle. The only one in England.

A feast for photographers, natural history enthusiasts, structure admirers, sculpture lovers and children

A modernist building, especially built for the study, teaching, demonstrating and display of all things glass.

Grade I listed mansion house predominantly 18th century.

A castle dating back to the Normans in Durham city centre.

Once a former chapel, but is now a museum, packed full of local heritage.

Six foot pair of boxing gloves commemorating the achievements of Maurice Cullen.

A life size sculpture of grandmother and granddaughter by Ray Lonsdale.

Life size sculpture referring to the legend of Durham's founding on the banks of the River Wear

Striking mural and sculpture, depicting South Hetton's mining heritage.

Art installation near Middlesbrough football ground.

Brickwork from the Victorian age.

Modernist footbridge completed without using scaffolding in 1963

A distinguished weather radar station that can be seen for miles.

A tower based on a siege engine amongst eclectic buildings

The Transporter Bridge that spans the River Tees in Middlesbrough.

Designed by local sculpturer Ray Lonsdale, this statue Horns could be the Angel Of Durham.

A stunning example of a lighthouse in Sunderland with a parabolic pier.

A town with a nature reserve, memorial garden, cemetry and a reconstructed miners pit cage, celebrating the times of mining in Easington Colliery.

A 2,000 foot long pier built in the 1960's to pipe sea water for the magnesia treatment works.