Find Places To Visit In The North

The Hangwell Law trig point sits in a wind farm (212m) near Chillingham.

This is the trig point for Ripley Carrs (438m) near Allendale.

An 11th Century Church in the village of Egglescliffe

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

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

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

The Murton Whitehouse trig point sits on a footpath behind the Kells (109m) near Berwick Upon Tweed.

An arresting piece of steel art by Stanson Art (Ron Lawson) and Mark Burns Cassell commemorating the coal industry in the area.

The only museum dedicated to the history of science fiction in the UK with lots of amazing memorabilia on show.

The Wolfcleugh Common trig point sits on moorland (607m) near Alston.

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

The Moss Mire trig point sits in a field opposite a disused quarry (308m) near Barnard Castle.

The Coldberry End trig point can be found on Ireshope Moor (708m) near Alston.

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

The West House Field trig point sits in a hedge (82m) near Sedgefield.

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

The Shoreswood trig point sits in a hedge on Shoreswood Ewe Hill (92m) near Berwick Upon Tweed.

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

The Woodland trig point sits on Hindon Hill (370m) near Witton le Wear.

The Mattilees Hill trig point sits in a field (109m) near Duddo.

Turret 29A on Hadrian's Wall.

The Maryside Hill trig point sits in a field next to a golf course (51m) near Ryton.

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

This is the trig point for Pike Rigg (525m) near Alston.

A cave where Robert the Bruce is said to have hidden and may have met a spider.

Eight wooden sculptures inspired by Easter Island’s Moai heads in Scarborough.

A sculpture of the ingenious life saving lamp originally designed by George Stephenson, favoured by North East miners, sitting pretty opposite Lidl in Westmoor.

A stone circle showing all the different kinds of stone that are quarried in the area.

A cairn on the cusp of the Cheviot and right on the border of England And Scotland.

A model of the Grey Heron that frequents the area.

The UK's first, permanent offshore sculpture by Sean Henry

Steel Truffle Pigs and Mushroom Statues hidden in Newcastle Centre by the Men of Steel blacksmith Graeme Hopper.

The remains of a chapel founded by St Ebba.

A curvaceous staircase in wood, metal and concrete by Thomas Heatherwick.

An ornate clock standing on Whitley Bay promenade, unveiled by Councillor James Hamilton Grant in 1933.

An imposing church that can be seen for miles at Hartlepool Headland.

A nature reserve which was an old mining area with remains of a monolithic winding engine house.

A bread oven introduced in 1310 to the people of Corbridge by King John and used for over 500 years.

The Tinely Moor trig point sits in gorse bushes on Brownieside Hill (151m) near Preston.

The remains of a coal staithes for the Wearmouth Pit.

The High Copelaw Farm trig point sits in a Hedge (95m) near Newton Aycliffe.

The Knarsdale Forest trig point sits on Black Hill (484m) near Alston.

A standstone semi-circular escarpment located above Catcleugh Reservoir near Byrness.

A bronze cast statue of the remarkable war-time bear who lived and travelled with Polish soldiers, and ended his days living in the Scottish Border town of Duns, before retiring to Edinburgh Zoo.

Lilliard’s Stone near Ancrum marks the grave of legendary Scottish warrior Lilliard, said to have fought in the Battle of Ancrum Moor in 1545.

The Lintzgarth Common trig point sits on Windy Hill (554m) near Rookhope.

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

Medieval fortress dating back to the 13th century.

A series of railway related art works in Shildon.

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

A pre-Norman boundary stone from 950AD marking the border between English Northumbria and the Scottish Kingdom of Strathclyde.

A large-scale Miners Lamp to honour the Bowburn Colliery and the wider Durham coalfields.

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

A ruinous castle built on a mound that was occupied from the Middle Ages, near New Galloway. Parts of the 17th century castle still remain in the existing structure.

16th century tower built for Alexander Hannay, and still owned by the family today.

A Celtic cross, commemorating the lives of James and Charles Radcliffe, Earls of Derwentwater, Viscounts Langley.

A dovecote or doocot located in East Linton near Markle.

Lime kilns located at Seaham harbour, restored in 2005.

The Currack Rigg trig point sits on moorland (304m) near Barnard Castle.

An urban gallery displaying the work of 12 artists based on the history of the area.

The UK's first local nature reserve, established in 1952.

The smallest place of sanctuary, rolling out of West Woodburn, between the road and the river, lies the church of St Cuthbert's, Corsenside.

The Etherley Lane trig point sits in a hedge (167m) near Witton Le Wear.

Two boundary stones where the kings and queens of the Yetholm gypsies were crowned.

17 street murals around Spennymoor and a case of ‘there is more to these than meets the eye’.

Discover Shildon, the cradle of the railways, with highlights including Hackworth’s House, the Coal Drops, and SoHo Shed – celebrating 200 years of railway history in 2025.

An 18th-century commemorative tower built by the MacDuff family, former landowners of the nearby Bonhard House.

Ruins of a medieval chapel dedicated to St Ninian.

A new social history museum adjacent to a grand Georgian manor house telling the history of the area.

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

Yes, a 20 foot high desk lamp in green that was part of the Lumiere festival.

The jaw bones of a whale as a reminder of the whaling industry of Whitby.

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

Nine prehistoric caves containing Pictish carvings and Dovecots in East Wemyss, Kirkcaldy.

Garden inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels, opened in 2004.

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

A well head commissioned by Lady Waterford that was once fed by a natural spring and linked to the Battle Of Flodden.

Impressive Bronze Age stone circle, close to Wigtown.

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

A series of murals mounted on the walls of an old air raid shelter just underneath the Black Gate depicting familiar scenes from the city’s history.

Square lighthouse overlooking the Solway Firth.

Individual artwork creations, on opposite sides of the main road in Ushaw Moor.

Two weathered rock formations representing a priest and his clerk on the banks of Cartington Hill in Rothbury.

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

A beautiful beach with strange geology and fossils.

The remains of a medieval cross with only a socket stone and stone shaft still standing.

A magnificent pineapple-topped folly located in Dunmore Park near Falkirk.

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

A castle on the banks of Loch Doon in East Ayrshire thought to have been built by Robert the Bruce.

Lifesize Durham Light Infantry soldier atop a plinth with his rifle.

A collection of twelve almshouses designed by Norman Shaw for Lord Armstrong to house his retired workers in Rothbury.

An ancient sea stack near Oban with links to Scottish folklore.

A pedestrian and cycle bridge that forms the shape of the mathematical symbol for infinity.

Ruins of a 9th century chapel, with graves cut directly into the nearby rocks.

A beautifully positioned ruinous sandstone castle, overlooking the Firth of Fourth in East Wemyss, near Kirkaldy in Scotland.

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

Dating from the late 12th century, St Michael and All Angels' Church is the parish church of Houghton-le-Spring and contains the tomb of Bernard Gilpin.

Two rocky outcrops on the banks of Hedgehope Hill.

19th century church built by the Salvin family.

A smart 1700s bridge, ahead of its time, sat tight on the banks of the Tweed.