Find Places To Visit In The North

A bronze statue of Queen Victoria outside Scarborough Town Hall.

A 15th century ruinous castle that sits on top of the cliffs near St Monans overlooking the Firth of Forth.

A large memorial stone commemorating the Battle of Culblean near Ballater.

A set of three cairns north of Carlcroft Hill called the Gimmermoor Cairns, although I could only find two.

A superb 67m tower, containing exhibitions on each of the three floors, then the crowning glory at the top.

A large and well preserved Iron Age Broch near Clachtoll Beach in Assynt.

Find the exact location and where to park for the Monument Hill Trig Point (355m) near Langholm.

A 30 foot high bottle with a quote from Captain Cook's journal.

A bronze statue unveiled in 1995 in Ashington, commemorating Newcastle United legend Jackie Milburn.

A large cairn shelter overlooking the Cairngorms, hidden in the woodlands on Torr Alvie.

A 13th century ruinous castle, that sits on a craggy tidal island in Loch Moidart.

A sculpture in Hartlepool paying tribute to Ridley Scott and Tony Scott.

Scott’s View is a scenic viewpoint near Melrose in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the River Tweed and Eildon Hills, famously loved by Sir Walter Scott.

A garden in Scotland notable for its respect to Japanese culture and for having been both designed and conceived by women.

A Market Hall, dating from the 17th century and Market Cross thought to date from the 13th century in the centre of Bingley.

A former coal mine turned into a mining museum and heritage centre.

A life saving barometer swallowed up in the body of a monument to the fishermen of Dunbar.

A set of five locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

One of Scotland's oldest stone castles, built in the 1220s.

The Ballencrieff Hill trig point sits in a field (312m) near Bathgate.

An ancient market cross, the base dating from Medieval times, and a curious stone table once used as a pulpit for John Wesley to preach from.

Small, possibly prehistoric stone circle hidden away on Ilkley Moor.

Striking cable stayed bridge over the River Wear in Sunderland, with a 105 metre pylon and riverside paths offering impressive views.

Moss Force is a scenic waterfall on Newlands Pass in the Lake District, near Buttermere, with cascades dropping in stages down the slopes of Robinson Fell.

A 300m artwork celebrating the link between birds and literature.

A huge metal spider artwork on the side of a house in North Shields.

Collection of four sculptures on Durham University’s South Road campus, each celebrating history, science, and art.

A beautiful lighthouse that sits above the windswept cliffs on the north west coast of Assynt.

A lighthouse built in 1908, on the headland near Ruby Bay, with fantastic views over the Firth of Forth.

12th century cross, possibly a Christianised monolith.

The Cnoc Ceislein trig point sits on a hill to the north west of the Fyrish Monument (523m) near Dingwall.

The Cocklerue Hill trig point sits on an old hill fort (278m) near Linlithgow.

Kelton is a larger than life willow likeness of a Belted Galloway Bull. Also known as 'Keltie the Beltie', keeping an eye on the community in Castle Douglas, South West Scotland.

An Edwardian Baroque-styled building that is the headquarters of the Durham Miners' Association.

A huge monument, built in 1857 to commemorate Onesiphorus Tyndall-Bruce, a significant figure in the area.

The Cairnoch Hill trig point is sits above the Carron Valley Reservoir (413m) near Kilsyth.

The Ben Wyvis trig point is the highest point in Easter Ross (1046m) near Dingwall in Scotland.

A ruined Norman fortress built in the 12th century, with remains including the keep and gatehouse overlooking the River Ehen.

A memorial to the aircrew lost in a crash on 31st January 1944.

Drinking fountain constructed in 1880, positioned at the entrance to York Museum Gardens.

A 17th Century Manor House with roots dating back to the 7th Century.

An intriguing folly that is hidden high in the woodland of Green Hill on the Falkland Estate.

A poignant statue of WWII POW Len ‘Guitar’ Gibson by Ray Lonsdale.

A plaque in Newcastle City Centre which commemorates the site of the imprisonment of the last monarch to be arrested.

The Dumyat trig point sits on the hills (419m) north east of Stirling.

Large heritage mural in Horden, County Durham, by Durham Spray Paints, depicting a miner holding a safety lamp to mark 125 years of mining in the village.

Replica of a Roman-era rock carving near Risingham in Northumberland, showing a standing male figure believed to represent a local god or guardian spirit.

England's oldest gaol, built in 1333 from the stone of the Corbridge Roman site.

Clock tower created in 1911, sited over an old place of pilgrimage.

A ceramic wall mural, installed on the site of a former bakery.

A fantastic 14th century ruinous castle that has had many extensions and gardens added over the ages.

A stone shrine built in the 1950s by Brian Foxton, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and maintained by St Anne’s Church, Buxton.

A discreet sandstone monolith in South Gosforth that notes the line of the Ninety Fathom Dyke and the distance from the Gosforth Colliery Shaft.

A bronze sculpture celebrating the history and heritage of one of the Borders oldest dog breeds, The Dandie Dinmont, made popular by Sir Walter Scott in his novel Guy Mannering.

A unique postmodern architecture and a memorial to a firefighter who died in the line of duty.

A playful sculpture showing the balancing act of settling a dispute.

An early medieval royal settlement site near Yeavering in Northumberland, associated with the kings of Bernicia and notable for its great timber hall and assembly place.

A vertical Lift bridge, which was once the biggest in the world.

Possible parametric art outside Hartlepool College of Further Education.

A statue in North Shields recognising the bravery of Mary Ann Matcham, a stow away, escaping slavery who arrived in North Shields on Christmas Day 1831.

A heavy anti-aircraft battery situated within Mugdock Country Park, containing a command post and four gun emplacements.

The Point of Stoer trig point sits on the cliffs of Sithean Mor (161m) near Stoer Lighthouse.

Memorial to Eleanor “Nellie” Heron, a Northumberland hill woman who died in a snowstorm in 1863 while crossing Alnham Moor, marked by a lone stone on Salters Road.

An early 12th century Motte & Bailey Castle in a beautiful spot near Elgin.

A small square enclosure, which was used to keep the village's escaped animals in during the 1800s and was managed by the Osmotherley Pinder.

A 60 foot tall landmark maypole on the village green in Ovington, County Durham with an echo of a maypole sculpture in its shadow.

A curious cave with links back to the Mesolithic period on the shores of Loch Caolisport.

An old cemetery containing important memorials, with a great viewpoint for Stirling Castle and the surrounding hills.

A late medieval dovecote, just hiding off the A1 near Belford, first documented in 1626, which is grade II and on the National Heritage List for England.

A large tower shaped landmark that sits on the edge of a golf course overlooking the firth of forth.

The ruin of the a 1912 memorial chapel, containing graves of the Crichton-Stuart family.

Ruins of a medieval parish church in Gullane, East Lothian, dating from the 12th century and abandoned in 1612 due to blown sand making it unusable.

A large Corten Steel artwork of lovers' hands entwined, by Ray Lonsdale.

A bold piece of public art standing quietly above the River Blyth in Bedlington Dene, near the site of the historic Bedlington Iron & Engine Works.

A 16th century beehive shaped doocot, that has been beautifully restored.

A 16th century wellhead with conical roof, and 14th century finial borrowed from the Old Parish Church.

The Earls Seat trig point is sitting on Campsie Fells (578m) near Strathblane.

A 16th century beehive shaped doocot, that still has a few resident pigeons.

A collection of bronze and brass sculptures, abstract shapes, spitting out their edges over the sea at Prestonpans.

The Ord Ban trig point sits on a rocky outcrop (428m) near Aviemore.

A beautiful, secluded mill in a wooded valley, peppered with spring flowers and bird song.

A small lighthouse that sits on the end of the west pier at Anstruther Harbour.

A castle built on an island in the middle of Loch an Eilein.

A blunt, blocky tower used as a look out against Border Reivers by the monks of Alnwick Abbey, sitting on Heiferlaw Hill just outside of Alnwick.

Remains of a medieval castle mound overlooking Wooler, thought to be a motte site, later crowned with a war memorial to local soldiers.

A man made round cairn on top of Carter Bike near to the border.

A ruinous country house, that was built in 1812 and has now succumbed to nature in the Mugdock Country Park.

A waterfall that is reached via the Birks of Aberfeldy, where Robert Burns was inspired to write a poem.

The Meikle Bin trig point is sits on the Campsie Fells (570m) near Kilsyth.

Majestic swan mural by Frank Styles on the wall of the Salvation Army building, Swan Lodge.

The Morrone trig point sits on a hill (859m) above Braemar.

A vibrant mural painted on a gable-end wall, paying tribute to the history of Chester le Street.

A late 1800s lighthouse, built to replace the original which was erected in 1636.

The ruins of an impressive townhouse built by John Erskine, the keeper of Stirling Castle.

A ruinous 13th century courtyard castle in Nethy Bridge, which enjoys stunning views of the surrounding mountains.

Striking remnants of 19th century ironstone mining, with unique ridged landscapes and fascinating industrial history.

A statue of Robert the Bruce that sits in front of Stirling Castle with views of the Wallace Monument and Ochil Hills.

A three hundred year old beehive doocot near Aberlady Bay.

People’s Park created in the Victorian era with fine features.

The stunning falls of Bruar Water, that tumble down a gorge through woodland near Blair Atholl.