Find Places To Visit In The North

The jaw bone of a Right Whale forming an arch, framing the harbour of Seahouses and beyond to the Farnes, with a fishy past!

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

Located on the site of an ancient village cross at Longhoughton, it was on the route of the pilgrimage from the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to Durham.

The Brown Rigg trig point sits on Cotherston Moor (419m) near Barnard Castle.

The Parish Church of Wigtown.

A heart filled horseshoe horse, surveying the summer sunshine and the gentle tilts and curves of the upland Buteland view near Bellingham.

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

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

A spectacular sandstone rockface in Ridsdale used for bouldering and climbing, with breathtaking views across Northumberland from the top.

Gun tower built in 1542 which attracted the interest of Henry VIII for it's state of the art design.

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

A Grade II listed Water Tower in Teesside built by Sir Hugh Bell in 1915 to supply water to Ingleby Arncliffe and Rounton villages which houses some unexpected things within.

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

An RSPB reserve set on the River Cree Estuary forming a mosaic of salt marsh, mud flat, lake and reed beds.

Smuggler's Bothy built by the famous smuggler John Robertson in 1760.

A narrow limestone staircase on a former corpse route in Southern Cumbria with legends of faeries, wishes and even a demonic dog.

Impressive Bronze Age stone circle, close to Wigtown.

Four totem poles which are part of a flood defence scheme.

Mural of the Fair Slayer By Smug.

Scotland's National Book Town in Dumfries and Galloway.

Garden inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels, opened in 2004.

A hidden away home to The Kerr clan of Lothian, Ferniehirst Castle is a rarely open gem nestled in the Borders.

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

A five tonne Limestone boulder marking the location of the former East Chevington Drift Mine.

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

A magnificent stone structure resembling a royal crown to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Stone commemorating Robert the Bruce's first victory over an English army in 1307.

An obelisk and monument dedicated the all of the Wigtown Martyrs.

Stone monument dedicated to two women martyred at Wigtown in 1685.

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

A series of waterfalls on the Buchan Burn in the heart of the Galloway Forest Park.

An iron age hillfort on top of Sinkside Hill in the north west of the Cheviots.

A historical sliver in pinky Penrith sandstone, Kirkoswald Castle was built to impress and defend.

A subtle stone sculpture hidden in a dry stone wall in the middle of the Galloway Forest Park.

A monument to where a Richmond man's horse threw him over a cliff and his plan to stay alive.

An old 18th century windmill part of Birney Hill farm.

A little hidden den in the dunes near Amble made of driftwood and containing shells and fun messages.

Ruins of a medieval chapel dedicated to St Ninian.

A monument in Glenfinnan to remember the Jacobite Rising of 1745.

A bridge spanning the River Tees where Ray Hanna flew his Spitfire under.

Two chambered cairns dating back to the Neolithic period.

A medieval house with Tudor and 18th-century additions in Kendal, Cumbria.

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

A Red Kite Feeding Station set up on a Farm.

An old hillfort sitting on top of Green Humbleton in the borders.

A country house near Christon Bank and home to a past Prime Minister, and the longest serving Foreign Secretary.

Monument built in 1835 in memory of a local shepherd's boy, Alexander Murray.

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.

A ladle train that would transfer hot metal within the Consett Steelworks.

A stone artwork by John Maine that forms part of the Kielder Forest Art and Architecture Trail.

A beacon on a hill just outside Richmond that was supposidly erected for Millennium celebrations.

The Collinsons Hill trig point sits on Bowes Moor (435m) near Barnard Castle

One of a handful of hearse houses left in the UK with a little 'fun for free' museum.

A proud standing Percy lion atop a grandiose gateway to the old Ladykirk House in Upsettlington.

A giant trowel next to the North Seaton Community Centre in Ashington.

Priory founded in 1113, nestled in the heart of Bridlington old town.

The first pier on the North East Coast and last pier in Yorkshire.

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

A tumble down 16th century pele tower in the Borders, built with the biggest cyclopean stones, and only sheep for neighbours.

A monument built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee and also celebrate William Wouldhave and Henry Greathead, two of the people credited with the design of the first self-righting lifeboat.

A little stone circle sitting at the bottom of Dunmoor next to Cunyan Crags.

A 35m tall chimney that was part of the Gaunless Valley Lead Mill.

Ruins of a 12th century Benedictine priory, close to the banks of the River Swale.

Training trenches dug by members of the 18th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers in preparation for World War I.

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

A 19th Century Public Park designed by Edward Kemp.

A late 19th century secluded harbor and part of the South Gare Breakwater.

Saltburn is home to the oldest water-balanced funicular in the UK and the second oldest in the whole wide world! A cliff lift with the most sensational view of the sea and sand below.

Lighthouse built in 1826, where Grace Darling spotted the wreck of the SS Forfarshire.

The Red Lion Farm trig point sits in a hedge (66m) near Hartlepool.

A secluded waterfall and plunge pool in the Harthope Valley next to The Cheviot.

A beautiful church filled with art, history and culture in the fork of the road up to the College Valley.

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

An RSPB reserve comprising chalk cliffs and grassland, home to one of the UK's largest seabird colonies.

50 acre estate, formerly owned by the Greame family and built in 1714.

A castle and country house in Alnwick, Northumberland. It is the seat of The 12th Duke of Northumberland.

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

A Toposcope commemorating an important naval battle during the American Revolutionary Wars.

A piece of public art providing seating, shelter and a belta view over North Tyne Valley.

A big cairn sitting on the end of Comb Fell.

A cool rural wicker man, keeping an eye on any bad lads on the border of Northumberland and Durham.

A remote memorial cairn to Lord Robinson who was instrumental in forming the British Forestry Commission and Kielder Forest.

Remains of a 14th century castle in the heart of Flamborough village.

A ruined farm house on top of Yearning Law near the border ridge.

A sea arch and rock formation that is said to resemble a drinking dinosaur at Flamborough Head.

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

Model village near Bridlington featuring local landmarks.

An octagonal bell tower in Berwick which was built in 1577 as a medieval lookout post and alarm system.

Well kept 16th century peel tower in the Scottish Borders, home to the infamous Border Reiver Johnnie Armstrong.

The new Flamborough Head Lighthouse built in 1806.

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

Built in 1674 from white chalk by Sir John Clayton and George Blake.

An abstract sculpture by Eilis O'Connell of a conical, polished stainless-steel sculpture.

The last remaining cone from the Lemington Glass Works Cone.

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

Artwork on a call of angel wings, balloons and an umbrella, set up ready for a selfie.

An ancient corn mill, nestled in the bend of the River Till, sitting between Ford and Etal.

A public Park in Blyth opened in 1904.

A statue to John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his unlikely companion.

Relief sculpture around a metro ventilation shaft.