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A stunning 900 year old cathedral built on a peninsula formed by the River Wear.

Cragside is a Victorian country house near Rothbury in Northumberland, built for William Armstrong and his wife, Margaret.

A statue to local heroine Dolly Peel, a smuggler, fighter against the pressgang and eventually nurse.

A spectacular mausoleum for the British soldier Thomas Monteath Douglas.

A ruined castle on the Scottish side of the border built by the 1st Earl of Roxburghe.

Founded about AD 670–675, it is one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon churches in England.

A ruined bastle and cottage located in a remote area of Bellingham.

A Grecian style summerhouse on the banks of the River Wear named after a Polish entertainer.

A natural cave modified into a place for swimmers to get changed in the 18th century.

A flat castle-like observatory on Ratcheugh Crag overlooking Alnwick.

The trig point sitting on top of Target Plantation (250m) above Rothbury.

Another beauty of a lime kiln situated in Low Alwinton.

A huge rock standing on the beach at Marsden, South Shields that has collapsed into an arch an then to a single rock.

The water tower from the original Sunderland and South Shields Water Company plant.

A 13th century church located in the grounds of Ford Castle, later restored by John Dobson.

A former courthouse, and gateway to a gaol, now a restaurant and apartments.

A ruined windmill sitting on the highest part of the Cleadon Hills.

A blue stone that has links to the Saxons, the black death, vaccinations and strongman feats!

A combined moated castle and gatehouse with the ruins of a Benedictine priory where early kings of Northumbria were buried.

A unique gun that would disappear into its turret to reload, devised during the Crimean War.

A temple containing four bronze statues depicting the "Four Seasons" dedicated to poet James Thomson.

A folly named after a princess overlooking bodies in a natural woodland burial site!

A red sandstone statue of William Wallace overlooking the River Tweed Valley near Melrose.

A sandstone ridge to the south of Rothbury with teems of crags, wildlife and amazing views.

A statue of Queen Victoria by sculptor Alfred Turner in Tynemouth.

A ruined Vicar's Pele sitting on the main high street in Ponteland.

A beautiful folly set in the grounds of the Gibside estate which is now a holiday home.

A beautiful little waterfall located in Allensford near Consett.

A field, church and wooden cross marking the Battle Of Heavenfield. A skirmish between Northumbrians and the Welsh in 634AD.

A ruined motte-and-bailey castle at the West end of Wark on Tweed in Northumberland.

A 12th century castle that saw plenty of action during the wars between England and Scotland.

A pair of tunnels under the River Tyne for use by pedestrians and cyclists.

A 12th-century castle in Northumberland on the bank of the River Tipalt rich in history and treasure!

A lovely waterfall nestled in a hidden and secluded valley.

A ruined medieval English castle situated on the south bank of the River Tyne.

A 15 hectare public park, right in the centre of Newcastle, dating from the 1880s and associated with, and named after two major exhibitions, the Royal Jubilee Exhibition of 1887 and the 1929 North East Coast Exhibition.

A Victorian Public Park on South Shields seafront that is part of a 4km chain of parks.

The Vampire Rabbit is a strange and mysterious “grotesque” that can be found above the door at the rear entrance to the historic Cathedral Buildings, adjacent to Newcastle Cathedral.

A modern take on a 16th Century Physic Garden dedicated to the life of Morpeth native William Turner, also known as the "Father of British Botany"

The remains of a 19th century engine house, later transformed into flats and known as 'Shildon Castle'.

Causey Arch is the oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge in the world.

A beautiful Saxon church nestling in the rolling countryside that was once bombed by the Germans.

An atmospheric Anglican church and mausoleum abandoned in the 1970s.

Probably the finest pele tower in Northumberland with magnificent views and beautiful gardens.

A ruined 13 century priory sitting in the grounds of Hulne Park in Alnwick.

Stunning crags and landscape with standing stones and a Devil's Punchbowl.

A monument marking the Battle Of Fodden where the Scottish army of King James IV were heavily defated by the English in a brutal encounter.

A Tudor arch bridge built in 1511 which was the largest single span bridge anywhere in Britain at its time.

A ruined medieval castle standing on the bend of the River Till.

Ushaw College is a former Catholic seminary, partially designed by Augustus Pugin.

Two chimneys that were part of the Allen Lead Smelt Mill flue system.

Emily Davison was a militant suffragette who died after throwing herself in front of the king's horse at the Epsom Derby.

A delightful 12th-century church tucked away beside the magnificent Seaton Delaval Hall.

Northumberlandia is a unique landform sculpture near Cramlington, opened by Princess Anne in 2012.

Maybe a windmill, maybe used for sea-navigation, maybe just a pretty building. Now a holiday home.

A ruined medieval castle built around 1341 by Robert Manners.

A well preserved lime kiln not far from Vindolanda.

A 13th century fortified manor house set in beautiful woodland setting near Corbridge.

A lovely little double waterfall near Gilsland.

An ornamental pele tower that was once part of a 16th century manor house.

A 14th century defensive pele tower once used as a vicarage and now is a micro gin bar.

The original 1910 building with the new lantern on its roof.

An old gun battery from the 19th century and reused in WW2.

An 18m tall Obelisk sitting 900m south of Seaton Delaval Hall.

A beautiful grade I listed country house a mile from the coast, packed with glorious history!

A cool little lime kiln up the side of a hill in Slaggyford.

A 12th century medieval monastery built on a bend of the River Coquet, near Rothbury.

A pretty artificial waterfall in Jesmond Dene created by Lord Armstrong.

A ruined watermill dating from back to 1739 in Jesmond Dene.

The ancestral home of the Earls Grey since 1319. (As in the tea!)

An old ruined windmill sitting in Armstrong Park.

A 16th Century, grade I listed castle on Holy Island only accessible from the Northumberland coast at low tide.

A ruined tower sitting on a crag just around the corner from the Duddo Stones.

A small well linked to the nearby St. Mary's Chapel.

A ruined chapel that was once a popular place for pilgrimages.

The banqueting hall where Lord Armstrong would entertain his guests.

A fortified house built by Adam of Jesmond.

A small cave in a huge rock up a hill where it was thought St Cuthbert may have stayed.

Situated in Holburn, St Cuthbert either lived in this cave as a hermit or his body was laid to rest here by monks escpaing from the vikings!

Statue dedicated to EM Perkins whose company supplied materials for the High Level Bridge in Newcastle.

An atmospheric little pool surrounded by a grove of trees.

The best preserved Lime Kiln in the Northumberland national park at Tosson.

Spectacular crags in beautiful countryside, with a castle on top!

Also known as Davison’s Obelisk, this monument is a memorial to Horatio Nelson, victor of the Battle of Trafalgar.

A 600 year old ruined Pele Tower used as a stronghold against invading scots.

A replica of the gibbet used to display the body of the murderer William Winter.

A ruined medieval castle situated at the west end of the village of Harbottle.

A lovely little 12th century ruined castle just outside of Rothbury.

Quite simply the biggest free standing boulder in Northumberland!

An amazing example of an early 12th century Norman Motte and Bailey castle.

A castle and stately home in the village of Bothal near the River Wansbeck, between Morpeth and Ashington.

A redundant Roman Catholic chapel in Biddlestone set in a picturesque copse.

The Market Cross was erected to the memory of Lord And Lady Armstrong.

Gibside is a 720 acre estate acquired by the Bowes family in 1713.

An elaborate Gothic style tower based in Hulne Park.

Also known as All Saints Chantry, it’s a Grade I listed building now housing a bagpipe museum.

The home of Blyth Spartans - The most famous Non League football club!

This is the site where the trig point once stood for Holme House Farm behind Holme House Prison (13m) near Stockton on Tees.

The deer house is a rare and well preserved example of Gothic Revival architecture built in 1760.

The gatehouse of the original motte and bailey castle in Morpeth.