Find Places To Visit In The North

The Highwatch Currick trig point sits above Burnhope Reservoir (639m) near Alston.

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

This is the trig point for March Head (454m) near Kielder.

The remains of a coal staithes for the Wearmouth Pit.

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

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

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

Medieval fortress dating back to the 13th century.

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

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

The Broomfield Farm trig point is on the edge of a field (255m) near Chopwell.

A statue commemorating David Stirling, the founder of the SAS.

The Beacon trig point sits in dense heather on Dues Hill (301m) near Harbottle.

The remains of a chapel founded by St Ebba.

The Eggmartin Hill trig point sits in a field (222m) near Barnard Castle.

The Middle Brunton West Farm trig point sits in a hedge (71m) near Ponteland.

The Pasture Hill Plantation trig point sits in a garden (95m) in Rock near Alnwick.

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

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

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

Turret 29A on Hadrian's Wall.

The Kilmond Scar trig point lies on its side in a quarry (311m) near Barnard Castle.

The Brown Rigg trig point sits on Cotherston Moor (419m) near Barnard Castle.

The Cheeveley trig point sits in a hedge (61m) near Eshott.

The Romaldkirk Moor trig point sits on moorland (410m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

This is the Hard Rigg trig point (547m) near Alston.

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

The Dry Rigg trig point sits on Redburn Common (561m) near Rookhope.

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

A beautiful beach with strange geology and fossils.

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

The Chester Hill trig point sits on a hillfort (188m) near Swarland.

The Catton Beacon trig point sits close to masts (338m) near Haydon Bridge.

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

The Denton Cross Roads trig point sits in a hedge (88m) near Newton Aycliffe.

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

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

The Coalway Plantation trig point is in a hedge (140m) near Blaydon.

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.

A model of the Grey Heron that frequents the area.

This is the trig point for Whitsunbank Hill that sits on moorland (167m) near Wooler.

A dovecote or doocot located in East Linton near Markle.

The Collinsons Hill trig point sits on Bowes Moor (435m) near Barnard Castle

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

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

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

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

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

A series of railway related art works in Shildon.

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

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

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

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

Ruined castle built by William Rufus in 1092.

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

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

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

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

A hidden gorge, which contains mysterious carvings and has long been associated with pagan rituals.

A wishing well in a water meadow near Wooler where bent pins were dropped for wishes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lime kilns located at Seaham harbour, restored in 2005.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

A sandstone cave that is accessible from one of the narrow streets of Pittenweem, linked to both smugglers and St Fillan, a 7th century missionary.

A hidden waterfall in a mysterious gorge carved with geological formations in the Finnich Glen.

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

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

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

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

A burial vault for John Pringle, built from the rubble of a hospital, church and friary known as The House of the Holy Trinity, with great views out over Southern Scotland.

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

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

Impressive Bronze Age stone circle, close to Wigtown.

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

Ruins of a medieval chapel dedicated to St Ninian.

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

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

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

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.

Garden inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels, opened in 2004.

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.

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

RSPB Reserve that is home to the largest reed bed in the north west of England.

A Corten Steel sculpture by Ray Lonsdale to honour the Herring Girls.

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