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Statue to Henry Percy, also known as Harry Hotspur, Alnwick's most famous Knight and one of Shakespeare's best known characters.

Spectacular crags in beautiful countryside, with a castle on top!

Quite simply the biggest free standing boulder in Northumberland!

A lone Sycamore Tree that stood on Hadrian's Wall which was considered the most photographed spot in the Northumberland National Park.

Rotating bridge designed by William Armstrong, which opened in 1876.

An 18m tall Obelisk sitting 900m south of Seaton Delaval Hall.

A memorial in the style of an ancient Greek temple on Penshaw Hill owned by the National Trust.

The banqueting hall where Lord Armstrong would entertain his guests.

A Grecian style summerhouse on the banks of the River Wear named after a Polish entertainer.

18th century lime kilns in the harbour of Beadnell Bay

An amazing landscape on Skye caused by an ancient landslide.

A 13th century priory twixt manor house that was a retirement home and also a retreat for the Durham Monks.

A combined moated castle and gatehouse with the ruins of a Benedictine priory where early kings of Northumbria were buried.

A temple containing four bronze statues depicting the "Four Seasons" dedicated to poet James Thomson.

A limestone cave in Knaresborough where local legend has it that Mother Shipton was born and lived.

A bridge spanning the River Tees where Ray Hanna flew his Spitfire under.

A mini version of the Angel Of The North standing in a field near Hexham.

A 16th Century, grade I listed castle on Holy Island only accessible from the Northumberland coast at low tide.

A former courthouse, and gateway to a gaol, now a restaurant and apartments.

A castle and country house in Alnwick, Northumberland. It is the seat of The 12th Duke of Northumberland.

An ornate, Edwardian Shopping Arcade, in the centre of Newcastle built in 1906. The arcade is set within Richard Grainger's Central Exchange Building.

The meeting place of the north and south River Tyne sources.

A redundant Roman Catholic chapel in Biddlestone set in a picturesque copse.

Situated in Holburn, St Cuthbert either lived in this cave as a hermit or his body was laid to rest here by monks escpaing from the vikings!

A small five stone circle set in a beautiful location in Duddo Northumberland.

A statue to local heroine Dolly Peel, a smuggler, fighter against the pressgang and eventually nurse.

The wreck of concrete tug 'Cretehawser' which sits on the banks of the River Wear.

A short but sweet 0.8km sculpture trail in Thornley Woods.

A natural limestone bridge on the Pennine Way.

Two replica Mark VII 6"naval guns mounted on the Blyth beach promenade.

A Grade I listed building built around 1278 and situated at a shallow crossing point on the River Till, Ford, Northumberland.

A lighthouse on a small tidal island just north of Whitley Bay. It is linked to the mainland by a short concrete causeway which is submerged at high tide.

Statues of the Ironmaster and Coal Miner made from obselete components representing the legacy of the local steelworks.

A Grade II* listed monument in Tynemouth, dedicated to Vice Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood. A Napoleonic-era admiral noted for being second-in-command to Admiral Lord Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar.

A sculpture park and art exhibition space set within the grounds of Cheeseburn Grange, near Ponteland.

Ushaw College is a former Catholic seminary, partially designed by Augustus Pugin.

A delightful 12th-century church tucked away beside the magnificent Seaton Delaval Hall.

A small cave in a huge rock up a hill where it was thought St Cuthbert may have stayed.

A beautiful pele tower perched on Minto Crags peaking out of the trees.

A natural tidal pool in Whitley Bay that was expanded for swimmers in the 19th century.

Two chimneys that were part of the Allen Lead Smelt Mill flue system.

A spectacular waterfall at the head of a forest walk.

The ruins of an old lead and fluorspar mine in the Pennines with the headframe and some buildings still visible.

Stepping stones crossing the river Wansbeck at Bothal.

A statue of a British infantryman commemorating the end of World War 1.

A modern take on a 16th Century Physic Garden dedicated to the life of Morpeth native William Turner, also known as the "Father of British Botany"

An 18 metre waterfall in the beautiful Ingram Valley.

A ruined 16th-century L-plan tower house located on a ridge above Seacliff beach.

Ruined chapel on west side of Church Hill.

A ruined medieval castle situated at the west end of the village of Harbottle.

A six storey lookout tower used to assist gun turrets in both World War 1 and 2.

Remains of the 14th century walls that were built around Newcastle Upon Tyne.

A ruined manor home complex with a tower in Seaham.

A memorial to the Bradford brothers and other soldiers from Witton Park who fought in World War 1 and both received the Victoria Cross.

A pair of tunnels under the River Tyne for use by pedestrians and cyclists.

A war memorial to the Northumberland Fusiliers sited on the grounds of St Thomas the Martyr Church at Barras Bridge, depicting the spirit and patriotic confidence that swept the nation at the outset of war in 1914.

A medieval first-floor style Manor House set in the beautiful Derwent Walk Country Park.

A statue of Queen Victoria by sculptor Alfred Turner in Tynemouth.

A town with a nature reserve, memorial garden, cemetry and a reconstructed miners pit cage, celebrating the times of mining in Easington Colliery.

A big water tower in Tranwell, part of RAF Morpeth.

Charming working clock in the town centre of Morpeth.

The seat of the ancient kings of Northumbria and a mighty stronghold on the coast of Northumberland.

A 900m long pier protecting ships when entering the River Tyne at Tynemouth.

A 15 hectare public park, right in the centre of Newcastle, dating from the 1880s and associated with, and named after two major exhibitions, the Royal Jubilee Exhibition of 1887 and the 1929 North East Coast Exhibition.

Stunning 284 acre country park with woodlands, wetlands and lowland heath.

A 12th century keep in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne.

A spacecraft-like old concrete water tower, standing in the fields near Amble.

A Grade II listed Clock Tower and Drinking Fountain in the Venetian Gothic Style.

A small stone building used to store the explosives during the construction of the seahouses pier and harbour.

A sandstone ridge to the south of Rothbury with teems of crags, wildlife and amazing views.

A statue of Queen Victoria in St Nicholas' Square to commemorate 500 years of Shrievalty.

An 18th century shooting box built for Captain Wilson on the slopes of Roseberry Topping.

A Grade I listed, 12th Century ruined castle on the banks of the River Tees in Barnard Castle

The best preserved Lime Kiln in the Northumberland national park at Tosson.

A drinking water reservoir with beautiful surrounding scenery.

A Doric style column with a Percy Lion on the top dedicated to the 2nd Earl of Northumberland.

The ruined chapel of an old hospital located in Denwick near to Alnwick Castle.

A tall stone marking Queen Victoria's Jubilee.

Lime kilns on the coast near South Shields, built in the 1870s.

A ruined watermill dating from back to 1739 in Jesmond Dene.

A beautiful grade I listed country house a mile from the coast, packed with glorious history!

A lovely 2 level waterfall just under a bridge near Edlingham.

A ruined shepherd's hut in the moors near Old Bewick set amongst crags and cairns.

A modern day folly set in the Lilburn Tower estate next to the Hurl Stone.

A fortified house built by Adam of Jesmond.

A Parish Church close to the centre of Rothbury, parts of which date back to the 1200s

A holed stone in the Simonside Hills that lines up with the summer solstice.

A ruined chapel that was once a popular place for pilgrimages.

A castellated farmhouse sitting on the foundations of a 15th century motte and baily castle.

The ancestral home of the Earls Grey since 1319. (As in the tea!)

A grade II listed rib-arch bridge over the River Tyne.

A lovely little 12th century ruined castle just outside of Rothbury.

Small and pretty local nature reserve with lots of wildlife to see.

A ruined motte-and-bailey castle at the West end of Wark on Tweed in Northumberland.

Life size sculpture referring to the legend of Durham's founding on the banks of the River Wear

Ruins of the Church of the Holy Cross that is nearly 900 years old.

A piece of public art found at Blyth Quayside representing a full sized steam train and tender.

Limestone ravine with two waterfalls in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

A Victorian public park in Walker, Newcastle with links to Robert Burns and its own population of Ring Necked Parakeets.

An ancient Northumbrian Church, one of the oldest in the Country, dating back to the 11th Century that stands on a hill with amazing views in all directions.