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A beautiful little waterfall located in Allensford near Consett.

A lovely little double waterfall near Gilsland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A lovely waterfall nestled in a hidden and secluded valley.

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

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

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

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

The ruins of a Medieval Hospitaller.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A tiny ruined castle just inland from Seaton Sluice.

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

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

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

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

A small square reservoir just off the coast of Blyth.

An atmospheric little pool surrounded by a grove of trees.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A ruined stable block of the once Creswell Hall.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Charming working clock in the town centre of Morpeth.

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

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

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

A Grade II listed Clock Tower and Drinking Fountain in the Venetian Gothic Style.

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

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

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

An old sail-less windmill situated within a farmers field.

Ruined chapel on west side of Church Hill.

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

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

A medieval first-floor style Manor House set in the beautiful Derwent Walk Country Park.

Quite simply the biggest free standing boulder in Northumberland!

A spectacular waterfall at the head of a forest walk.

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

The banqueting hall where Lord Armstrong would entertain his guests.

Caves at Cullercoats Bay known locally as Fairies Caves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The ever changing Ouseburn Street Art and Installations.

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

18th century lime kilns in the harbour of Beadnell Bay

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.

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

Sharp's Folly is an 18th century tower in Rothbury, and is the oldest folly in Northumberland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A ruined manor home complex with a tower in Seaham.