Find Places To Visit In The North

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

This is the trig point for Five Lane Ends (161m) near Swinburne.

The remains of a chapel founded by St Ebba.

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

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

This is the trig point for Black Knowe (493m) near Kielder.

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

This is the trig point for Birk Hill (230m) near Stonehaugh.

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

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

This is the trig point for Hedley Hill (147m) near Longhorsely.

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

The Halidon Hill trig point sits in a hedge next to the Halidon Hill battle field (163m) near Berwick Upon Tweed.

The Reddings Hill trig point sits in the corner of a field (147m) near Hurworth Burn Reservoir, Wingate, Hartlepool.

The Hillingdon Farm trig point on the edge of a field (249m) near Barnard Castle.

A great set of waterfalls on the Black Water River next to Silverbridge just north of Garve near Dingwall in Scotland.

Turret 29A on Hadrian's Wall.

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

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

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

This is the trig point for Hay Banks (177m) near Belsay.

The Fellhouse Fell trig point sits on Beacon Hill (337m) near Allendale.

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

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

The Hart trig point sits in a hedge (127m) near Hartlepool.

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

This is the trig point for Round Top (325m) near Stonehaugh.

This is the trig point for Dod Law (200m) near Doddington.

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

A model of the Grey Heron that frequents the area.

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.

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

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

Statue of Constantine the Great who was made Roman emperor in AD306.

The Burradon Mains trig point sits on the edge of a field (236m) near Alwinton.

The Cote Hill trig point sits in a hedge (141m) near Newton Aycliffe.

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

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

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

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

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

The Ell Hill trig point sits in a field (61m) near Bamburgh.

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

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

The remains of St Andrew's Kirk, dating from around the 1100s and with links to the North Berwick Witch Trials.

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

A stunning waterfall, with a 29m drop on the River Endrick in the Fintry Glen.

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

A dovecote or doocot located in East Linton near Markle.

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

A series of railway related art works in Shildon.

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

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

A real Iron Ore mine which has now been converted into a museum.

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

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

An unusual two story concrete walkway that runs around the perimeter of Torness Nuclear Power Station and includes a fenced off pier.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A memorial obelisk on Lanton Hill erected by Alexander Davison in memory of his brother, John Davison.

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

The largest of the Treshnish Isles in Argyll and Bute.

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

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

A lovely cascading waterfall in a stunning gorge near Hethpool in The Cheviots.

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

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

Lime kilns located at Seaham harbour, restored in 2005.

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

Impressive Bronze Age stone circle, close to Wigtown.

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

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

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

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

The tide stone was a 1783 stone marker denoting the tidal limit of the river Tyne before it moved further upstream to Wylam.

Fields as far as the eye can see of firework bright Dahlia and Chrysanthemums which burst into bloom every autumn, close to Hadrian's Wall.

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

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

Observation towers used during WW2 for ground attack training.

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.

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

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

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

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

Ruins of a medieval chapel dedicated to St Ninian.

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