Find Places To Visit In The North

Stublick Chimney is a grade II listed building from the former Langley lead smelting mill.

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

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

A ruined three storey tower house now mostly covered by trees.

The trig point sitting on top of Newton Tors in The Cheviots (537m).

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

A ruined fort tower on the opposite side of the harbour to Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island.

WW1 acoustic mirror, which detected German Zeppelins as they approached the coast.

Old flour mill converted into a contemporary art gallery in 2002.

A beautiful little barn used to collect tithes in the middle ages.

Decommissioned leading lights in North Shields.

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

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

The trig point sitting on top of Gains Law in The Cheviots (319m).

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

A pele tower that used to be part of the vicarage for the adjoining St James Church.

The Grade I listed Cathedral Church of St Mary, Newcastle's Catholic and first Cathedral.

The trig point sitting on top of Hedgehope Hill (714m).

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

Seven murals around North Shields by local artists created to capture the heritage and spirit of the area.

One of the remaining arches carrying a two mile horizontal chimney as part of a flue system.

A ruined colliery engine house that was part of a monumental mining disaster.

A Greek Doric style house, 14th century castle and 30 acres of beautiful gardens.

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

Art installation near Middlesbrough football ground.

A small suspension footbridge crossing the river Wansbeck.

A purpose built library, which opened in 1926 with funding from the Carnegie Trust.

A museum of natural history and ancient civilisations in the heart of Newcastle city centre.

The trig point sitting on top of Windy Gyle (619m).

A 2,000 year old hillfort located on Lordenshaw Hill on the outskirts of Rothbury at the foot of the Simonside Hills.

The Wether Cairn trig point sitting on Wholhope Hill Law (563m).

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

A country park with an important history, a massive lake, wildlife and fauna, fine views, loads of recreational and sport things. Bonus it has a cafe!

Remains of the Roman Bridge across the River Tyne that led to the Roman Town.

The trig point sitting on top of Bloodybush Edge (610m).

The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers or as it is more commonly known, “The Mining Institute” is one of the finest buildings in Newcastle. It is a Victorian building built at the time when high-Gothic architecture was coming into fashion.

Stepping stones over Ladyburn Lake in Druridge Bay Country Park.

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

Built in the 1870s, it was the first lighthouse in the world to be designed and built specifically to use alternating electric current.

A free art gallery in the centre of Newcastle housing works by Henry Moore, Thomas Bewick, Norman Cornish, Richard Hamilton and Charles Napier Hemy among others.

A Grade I Listed Church in Mitford with a number of interesting architectural features and Grade II Listed tombstones and Lych Gate in the churchyard.

Four sculptures outside the Stadium Of Light that commemorate the city's industrial past.

Ruined castle built in the 1200s, with links to Katherine Parr's family.

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

Neidpath Tunnel is a disused 550-metre railway tunnel near Peebles, built in 1864 on the Caledonian Railway’s Symington to Peebles branch line.

A very well hidden stone viaduct spanning the River Blyth at Plessey Woods for the East Coast Main Line.

A serene sculpture by Ray Lonsdale, positioned eloquently by The Cenotaph in Murton, near Seaham.

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

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

A prehistoric standing stone with cup markings.

Small local nature reserve with two hides for birdwatching.

A Victorian park with many fine features, sculptures, and modern-day art installations including reference to Lewis Carroll.

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

The remaining gatehouse from Alnwick Abbey, built in the 12th century.

Steel artwork by Richard Farrington on the Cleveland Way walking trail.

Cathedral of Newcastle upon Tyne, originally built in 1091.

A maginificent viaduct spanning the River Eden in Wetheral.

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

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

A 14th century stone monument to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388

An ingeniously preserved lime kiln sitting on the wonderfully named Slag Hill.

The ruins of a 7th Century Christian Monastery which later became a Benedictine Abbey overlooking the north sea and town of Whitby. Famous for featuring in Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Remains of part of the original Stockton and Darlington Railway main line, built in 1825.

A 16th-century tower house in the town of Jedburgh, where it is believed that Mary stayed for a few weeks in 1566. The house is now a museum dedicated to Mary's life and times.

The trig point sitting on top of Shillhope Law (501m).

Edwardian Baroque styled town hall which embodies civic pride.

The trig point sitting on Cold Law on Thorgrafton Common (453m).

The last remaining hut built to accomodate the workers who constructed the Catcleugh Reservoir.

Fountains and water troughs throughout Alnwick that were once used to provide clean water.

A gem on the County Durham coast in terms of variety, scenery, history and passive science at work.

A heavily modified ruin of an early 13th century castle held by the powerful Hume family.

A covered market in Newcastle City centre, designed by John Dobson and opened in 1835. Once the largest covered market in the country.

Artwork inspired by the Little Tern colony which return to nest in Horden every spring.

When originally built, the Union Chain Bridge near Berwick Upon Tweed was the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world.

A restored 19th century mining museum in the centre of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where you can experience the life and work of the lead mining families of the North Pennines.

A 14th century ruined castle managed by the English Heritage.

A series of linked public parks in Wallsend comprising Richardson Dees Park, the Hall Grounds and Arboretum.

A 19th Century, Grade II listed, Lifeboat Station situated on the beautiful horseshoe bay at Cullercoats.

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

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

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

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

A reconstruction of a gatehouse and buildings on the original foundations of the Roman buildings.

The trig point sitting on King's Seat on the border ridge (531m).

A research and teaching laboratory which formed part of the School of Marine Science and Technology at Newcastle University. It is now part of the larger School of Natural and Environmental Sciences.

Ruined castle dating to the 12th century, said to be founded by Uther Pendragon.

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

Former golf course with far reaching scenic views, a café with a model of an early steam engine by Stephenson.

Two gigantic sculptures of Clydesdale horse heads paying tribute to Scotland’s heavy horse heritage.

A well preserved lime kiln not far from Vindolanda.

An old 19th century pottery on the outskirts of Corbridge, previously known as Walker's Pottery.

A Grade II listed building in North Shields built in 1893-94 to provide accommodation for retired and needy seafarers and their wives.

A former horse racing track on the outskirts of Richmond that contains what is left of the oldest, surviving, stone built, public grandstand in the world.

Beautiful ruins of small monastery founded by White Canons set above a bend in the River Tees near Barnard Castle.

The trig point sitting on top of Reaveley Hill (301m).

Medieval castle, home to the Clifford family for 400 years

A cast iron lighthouse set in Roker Cliff Park.

A number of shipwrecks visible in Amble harbour at low tide.

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.

An old water tower from Broomhill Colliery that was sold at auction to be a house.