Find Places To Visit In The North

A six foot stone hat tip to the efforts and energies of the women who kept the herring industry afloat in Dunbar.

Three art installations based on international pilgrims and journeys.

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

An impressive waterfall with a 20m drop also knows as Inverkirkaig Falls in Assynt.

Former market cross dating back to the 18th century.

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

A 1956 style AA sentry box that would have been a sight of safety for many post war drivers until its closure in 2002.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Climb up 488m to bag Nettlehope Hill in The Cheviots.

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

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

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

12th century cross, possibly a Christianised monolith.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Possible parametric art outside Hartlepool College of Further Education.

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

Yeavering Bell hillfort near Wooler is the largest Iron Age settlement in Northumberland, with over 100 roundhouses and views across Glendale Valley.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The famous castle built on an island in the middle of Loch Leven, where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.

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

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

An impressive 15th century ruinous castle, located in a fantastic position on the foothills of the Ochils near Dollar.

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

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

A ruinous 13th century Priory, that is on the Lake of Menteith and is only accessible by boat.

A Second World War radar tower at Shoreswood Farm, built as part of Britain’s early warning system and one of the few surviving examples in Northumberland.