Find Places To Visit In The North

The Moncreiffe Hill trig point sits on a hill fort (185m) near Perth.

A big, bold bronze sculpture commemorating the epic career of one of the Northeast Lionesses, Jill Scott.

A memorial, in central Newcastle, to businesswoman and philanthropist Eleanor Allan, who endowed her farmland in Wallsend to purchase a charity school for 40 boys and 20 girls, which was named Dame Allan's School.

The Meall nan Each trig point sits on the Ardnamurchan peninsula (490m) next to Ben Laga (512m).

The Ben Donich trig point is in the Arrochar Alps (847m) near Lochgilphead.

An unusual fountain on the site of the old Corn Mill in Galashiels.

The Twelve Apostles Stone Circle is a massive stone circle containing eleven stones, that can be found in a field north west of Dumfries.

A granite obelisk that sits in Dock Park, that commemorates two local lads who sadly went down with the Titanic in 1912.

A parish war memorial at Kirknewton with a stepped base and stone cross, commemorating those who fell in the World Wars.

A curious calcium carbonate formation made of petrified plant life in the harbour in Sunderland.

A vast peat blanket bog straddling Sutherland and Caithness, awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status; it's a critical breeding site for endangered upland birds and home to carnivorous plants.

A hidden lime kiln on the banks of the Corriemulzie Burn near Braemar.

Found at Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport, this memorial honours a test pilot known for his serial breaking of world records.

A cast iron bridge which crosses the River Spey near Aberlour, that was designed by Thomas Telford.

An impressive Georgian building once home to a guild of seafarers, now a maritime museum

A mysterious 900-year-old Hogback Stone in Ancrum, a rare medieval grave monument rediscovered beneath the churchyard grass.

A heavily ruined 16th century tower house, built for the Earl of Morton.

An obelisk that marks the location of the last public hanging in Atholl, near Blair Castle.

A fabulous folly that can be found in the woodlands of Blair Castle, with great views over the castle and surrounding countryside.

A famous 14th century castle popular as a filming location, including Monty Python and Outlander.

A beautifully ornate cast iron fountain originally erected in 1882 on Dumfries High Street.

A massive 7m high Pictish standing stone, decorated with early medieval carvings and protected by a glass canopy.

A series of artificial breeding platforms for the world's furthest inland breeding colony of Kittiwakes.

Built in 1906, the Royal Victoria Infirmary is a university-linked teaching hospital, treating over 400,000 patients each year, fronted with some beautiful architecture and offering specialised care and maternity services.

A beautifully restored 16th century tower house, which sits on the edge of a farmyard.

An excellent ruinous tower house that was built by the Wolf of Badenoch in the 14th century.

A fabulous bridge that replaced a two arched bridge built by George Wade as part of the military road.

A replica of the original public punishment stocks, where wronguns would be sent to pay the price of their general misdemeanours...in full view of Berwick's community!

An elaborate white octagonal Greek style dome, containing the grave of Robert Burns.

The two freshwater lochs of Loch Mallachie and Garten, surrounded by the Abernethy Forest with its abundance of nature.

A perfectly placed little mission church by the sea, curling up Haven Hill in Craster, and home to the last Leonard Evetts commission.

A small picturesque loch, which contains the remains of a crannog and is surrounded by ancient woodland.

The ruins of a gothic style college church built by Archibald the Grim.

The scant remains of a 13th century castle, located on a hill above Rothes.

A fabulous 15th century kirk, hidden by trees in the Dumfriesshire countryside.

The house where the poet Robert Burns spent his final days and is now a museum.

A beautiful loch that reflects the cairngorm mountains and offers a brilliant walks around it's banks.

An eight arch viaduct which carries a single railway track between Inverness and Aviemore.

A memorial stone hidden in woodland near the River Dulnain, in honour of Iain Beag Macandra a renowned local archer.

A 29 arch viaduct which carries trains between Inverness and Perth, and is the longest railway viaduct in Scotland.

A plaque in the Market Place commemorating The Hexham Riot of March 1761 where over 50 protesters died in unrest towards government plans to force working men into the militia by ballot.

A memorial in the woodlands next to Loch Morlich, which commemorates the silver jubilee of King George V.

A white marble statue of Robert Burns, that stands at the end of Dumfries High Street.

A wonderful 13th/14th century ruined hall-house that had it's own chapel, located near Nairn.

A drinking fountain erected in Gilesgate, funded by philanthropy in 1858, when Hexham was deemed bereft of sanitation, drainage and clean water for those living and working in the slums.

A decorative stone fountain gifted to the villagers of Nethy Bridge by Lady Stamford.

120 acre estate featuring over 30 sculptures by well known artists such as Andy Goldsworthy.

A retro style shop front hiding a mass of marvellous makes, cakes and bakes all made by artist Kerry Samantha Boyes. If you sink your teeth into them, you'd lose them, as everything on show is fake!

Ruins of a late 13th century church, tucked away in a corner of Pateley Bridge.

A sculpture by Antony Gormley.

A memorial column on Dumfries High Street that was erected in 1780 to commemorate the 3rd Duke of Queensberry.

A bridge across the Ouseburn in Jesmond Dene, built by William Armstrong at his Elswick works.

Historic limestone cave system featuring stunning stalactites, stalagmites, and ancient fossil remains.

A small but significant Methodist Chapel outside Allendale, set up by John Wesley. Surrounded by the industrial heritage of the lead and smelt mines and those who lived and worked there, it is the oldest surviving Methodist Chapel in the world.

A statue of Jean Armour, the wife of Robert Burns located between their old house and their mausoleum.

A beautiful walled garden, made up of many horticultural rooms, and home to the National collection of Gallica Roses in the Borders.

A mural to Newcastle United legend Kevin Keegan.

A ruinous 16th century kirk, that sits on the edge of ancient woodland on the grounds of Blair Castle.

A relic of our industrial past which housed a huge pump engine that sucked water from the Jack Tar Pit, in Scremerston, near Berwick.

A sculpture on the Way of the Roses Cycle Route

An early 19th-century watch-house in Eckford churchyard, built to protect newly buried bodies from grave robbers and resurrectionists.

Artwork near Roker Pier representing the seven main phases of the moon.

A partially ruined 14th-century fortress, originally built by the Sinclair family and modified over several centuries.

A mural at the LMA Newcastle Campus site.

A small survivor of the lead ore industry in Teesdale, the Saddle House is a reminder of the tough work of Jagger Galloway ponies and the weight they pulled over the moors.

A large landscape sculpture at Coldstones Quarry.

A well-preserved 19th-century lime kiln in Nidderdale, featuring a distinctive furnace, flue, and chimney.

Whitby High Lighthouse and its historic fog horn stand on the cliffs at Ling Hill, where they helped guide ships safely along the Yorkshire coast.

A tiny place of worship carved into the face of a rock overlooking the River Nidd in Knaresborough.

The Light is a museum in Durham sharing the history of the Durham Light Infantry through soldiers’ personal stories, historic objects and interactive displays.

The site of a Roman Fort, once the largest north of Hadrian's Wall.