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A beautiful little waterfall located in Allensford near Consett.

A lovely little double waterfall near Gilsland.

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

The most spectacular gorge with cascades and waterfalls in the whole of Northumberland if not the UK!

A giant 15 foot spoon in between two fields near Cramlington and Seghill as part of a National Lottery funded art trail.

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

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 Victorian lighthouse built in 1882, still used for navigational purposes today.

The scoop bucket used from the now dismantled Ace Of Spades dragline excavator.

A beautiful house and gardens for the friars of The Society of St Francis in the North East.

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

A cave in a crater up on the moorland between Eglingham and Ros Castle.

Two obelisk navigation beacons that when lined up would direct you into Holy Island harbour.

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

A lovely waterfall nestled in a hidden and secluded valley.

A puppet of the Iron Man that was used in the musical of the same name by The Who guitarist Pete Townshend.

A small and picturesque harbour which used to export salt, coal and bottles.

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

A monument commemorating the Duke of Wellington's victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.

A grade II listed, 18th century gothic folly, built for the Wallington Hall estate.

Ros Castle is the highest of the Chillingham Hills, with a height of 315m.

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

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

A riverside walk along the River Blyth, accessed on either side by stepping stones.

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

The ruins of a Medieval Hospitaller.

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

Said to be the location where St Cuthbert agreed to become Bishop of Lindisfarne when petitioned by the king.

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

An 18th century folly built by Sir Walter Blackett, in Rothley,

A white pyramid daymark on the north east Emmanuel Head of Holy Island.

The monument for the Northumberland heroine Grace Darling who helped in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked Forfarshire in 1838.

A ruined Castle dating from the 11th Century and is Grade I listed.

At 180m it is the longest waterfall in the UK and is fed from Cow Green Reservoir.

A radome housing an RAF radar at Brizlee Wood sitting on top of Alnwick Moor.

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

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

A tiny ruined castle just inland from Seaton Sluice.

A small square reservoir just off the coast of Blyth.

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

An atmospheric little pool surrounded by a grove of trees.

A polished and lacquered aluminium shroud set in the nature reserve.

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

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

The route of the former Wansbeck or "Wannie Line" railway line that ran from Morpeth to Reedsmouth and Rothbury.

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

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

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

A stone cross marking where Malcolm III, King Of Scotland was slain at the Battle Of Alnwick.

A ruined stable block of the once Cresswell Hall.

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

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

A lighthouse situated 100m inland in Bath Terrace, Blyth.

A sculpture comprising 22 bronze figures by Juan Muñoz near South Shields beach.

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

A contemporary sculpture of a metal angel designed by Antony Gormley.

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

A lone Sycamore Tree that stands on Hadrian's Wall and is considered the most photographed spot in the Northumberland National Park.

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

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

A sculpture called Old King Coal celebrating the area's proud coal mining history.

A bronze sculpture of the River God Tyne found on the side of the Civic Centre building.

Ancient burial mound marked by Beech trees sitting on Copt Hill, dating back to the Mesolithic period.

A country manor house with beautiful gardens, an observatory, old church and ruined pele tower.

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

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

The ever changing Ouseburn Street Art and Installations.

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

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.

Quite simply the biggest free standing boulder in Northumberland!

Two huge sculptures of 19th century surveyor's instruments standing on freaky feet!

Two replica Mark VII 6"naval guns mounted on the Blyth beach promenade.

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

A memorial in the style of an ancient Greek temple on Penshaw Hill owned by the National Trust.

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

A big water tower in Tranwell, part of RAF Morpeth.

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

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

Caves at Cullercoats Bay known locally as Fairies Caves.

Charming working clock in the town centre of Morpeth.

A Grade I listed building built around 1278 and situated at a shallow crossing point on the River Till, Ford, Northumberland.

Monument dedicated to Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey built in 1838.

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

A beautiful pele tower perched on Minto Crags peaking out of the trees.

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

A spectacular waterfall at the head of a forest walk.

Ruined chapel on west side of Church Hill.

The banqueting hall where Lord Armstrong would entertain his guests.

An independent Library, the largest outside of London, in the centre of Newcastle established in 1793, opened in 1825 and home of Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society.

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

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

A lovely 2 level waterfall just under a bridge near Edlingham.

18th century lime kilns in the harbour of Beadnell Bay

An 18th century shooting box built for Captain Wilson on the slopes of Roseberry Topping.

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

A 19th Century Windmill in Fulwell, built for Joseph Swan in 1806.

A ruined shepherd's hut in the moors near Old Bewick set amongst crags and cairns.

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

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