Find Places To Visit In The North

A monument to two shepherds who lost their lives in a snow storm and ultimately led to the formation of the Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team.

A dovecote or doocot as the Scots call it, next to Northfield house in East Lothian.

A 21 arch viaduct carrying the West Highland Line (and Hogwarts Express) over Loch Shiel.

An unfinished castle built by Sir John Seton situated a few miles north-east of Haddington in East Lothian.

A stunning double headed crag on the north east banks of Hedgehope Hill.

A neo-gothic 1800s castle with lovely lakeside grounds for a wander.

A stone circle showing all the different kinds of stone that are quarried in the area.

A monument to Robert Loraine, who was brutally murdered by Border Reivers in Kirkhale.

A stunning house and landscaped grounds which is the seat of the Earls of Wemyss.

A family of four concrete hippos on a housing estate in Killingworth.

The ruins of a crossing used to allow Roman soldiers and goods across the Vallum.

A large rock in next to Simonside in Rothbury that resembles a small church and may have been a meeting place for persecuted religious groups.

An old school hall in Ford Village that was decorated with biblical murals by Lady Waterford over 21 years.

An 18th century market cross that would have been used for proclamations.

Visit the ruins of a once-thriving Carmelite monastery in Aberlady, East Lothian.

A 200 year old water tower in Aberlady that was used to provide water to Luffness hall.

A 3m tall standing stone in a field in East Lothian dated back to the Bronze Age.

A dovecote or doocot located in East Linton near Markle.

A tree trail around Rothbury town centre and riverside showing you all the different types of trees and their history.

An unusual gravestone marking the final resting of a burglar trying to rob Lee Hall.

The filming location for Hagrid's Hut from the Harry Potter movies set up in Clachaig, Glencoe.

The DunBear is a steel sculpture of a brown bear in tribute to John Muir, the Dunbar-born naturalist and conservationist.

A monument to two engineers who died during the collapse of the Penmanshiel Tunnel expansion.

A replica of a nearby Anglo-Saxon henge and part of the part of the Maelmin Heritage Trail.

Redundant marine buoys that are artfully decorated and now sit on the banks of the River Tyne.

A brickwork mural of William Shakespeare on the gable end of a house in Heaton.

A substantial and imposing 13th century ruin of a new castle sits in contrast with the modest footprint of an old castle.

An experimental hydraulic silo to improve the efficiency of processing cut grass into silage built by Lord Armstrong.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Two rocky outcrops on the banks of Hedgehope Hill.

An amazing landscape on Skye caused by an ancient landslide.

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.

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.

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

An ancient woodland containing five follies and lots of routes to wander.

The highest crag in Northumberland sitting on Mid Hill on the Cheviot Summit.

A magical waterfall located a short walk into the Northumberland National Park.

An ancient well found by St Cuthbert in Bellingham, topped by a Georgian pant and known for its miracles.

An octagonal summerhouse on Down Law in Ancrum near Jedburgh built by Robert Rutherford who was a Baron of the Russian Empire.

A stone circle marking the grave of three kings of Denmark.

An old Victorian water tower in Haltwhistle that now houses a shop and cafe.

A 19th century viaduct that spans the valley of Batty Moss in the Yorkshire Dales.

An obelisk erected to James Maitland Balfour, MP and Major Commandant of the East Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry.

Artwork of a steel tree that stands at the location of an actual riverside crane.

A circular labyrinth made out of a selection of stones in memory of a dog.

Three statues of Newcastle United legends outside St. James Park - Jackie Milburn, Sir Bobby Robson and Alan Shearer.

A museum containing collections from cultures and histories of northern Africa to Asia including more than 30,000 objects of art, textiles, ceramics, and manuscripts.

A 16-hectare lake set in a country park that was once one of the biggest colliery spoil heaps in Europe.

A 29m high tower on Byres Hill built as a monument to John Hope, the 4th Earl of Hopetoun.

A folly based on Stonehenge with two large stone circles, an altar, sacrificial stone and a tomb area.

A trail of 12 bird related art exhibits dotted around the town of Amble. Find their exact whereabouts with our handy map and exact locations.

A trio of curious follies located behind Sorrelsykes House near Aysgarth.

A stone pant in Holystone Village named after St Mungo, the patron saint of Glasgow.

A huge conical hill in North Berwick jutting out of the ground with spectacular views over East Lothian.

The trig point sitting on top of Berwick Law (187m).

The first five sailed smock style windmill in Britain and the only remaining one in the North East.

A beautiful ruined abbey on the estate of Jervaulx Hall was the original home of Wensleydale cheese.

A 15th century country house, situated near the village of Alwinton in an area of natural outstanding beauty.

An airfield mainly for pleasure flights where you can sit with a cup of tea in the observation deck and watch the planes take off and land.

A skeleton of a castle built by the Lowther family who have owned this estate since before the 11th century.

An amazing example of a Victorian designed viaduct spanning 260m over the South River Tyne.

A museum with a truckload of old bikes beautifully restored by past racer Mike Barry.

Statues of three heads representing different eras of human and industrial production.

A metal statue by Ray Lonsdale built as a memorial for fishermen lost at sea from North Shields.

The ruins of a castle fought over by the Scots and English on a small outcrop near St Abbs.

The private estate of the White Ridley family where the grounds are filled with wonderful statues, follies and temples.

A water tower sitting next to the kitchen garden of Alnwick Gardens.

The meeting place of the north and south River Tyne sources.

A 900m long pier protecting ships when entering the River Tyne at Tynemouth.

A small rock arch off the coast in South Shields near Souter Lighthouse.

A stand alone bell tower for the Church of St Oswald in Kirkoswald, Cumbria.

A metal sculpted bench portraying three notable people from the Bedlington area.

A sculpture of four metal cows constructed from old JCB parts, grazing on the C2C route near Beamish.

A mausoleum for William the second Earl, who died in 1844.

A standing stone marking the northern source of the River Tyne in Deadwater.

A maginificent viaduct spanning the River Eden in Wetheral.

A 3 chambered cave used by the monks as storage and safegaurd and as a dwelling for St Constantine.

A small marker stone where Robert Lumsden murdered Isabella Sudden in 1610.

A beacon that when lit would warn the neighbouring villages of an impending attack!

Originally envisaged as a motte and bailey, Simonburn Castle was eventually a tower house before falling into ruin.