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A 29m high tower on Byres Hill built as a monument to John Hope, the 4th Earl of Hopetoun.

A large rock sitting in Collywell Bay at Seaton Sluice that a local once grew things on.

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

Cragside is a Victorian country house near Rothbury in Northumberland, built for William Armstrong and his wife, Margaret.

A statue of the comedy icon and one half of the legendary duo Laurel and Hardy, Stan Laurel to celebrate his time living in North Tyneside.

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

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

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

Ruined chapel on west side of Church Hill.

The Transporter Bridge that spans the River Tees in Middlesbrough.

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

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

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

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

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

A stunning example of a lighthouse in Sunderland with a parabolic pier.

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

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

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

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

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

Charming working clock in the town centre of Morpeth.

A ruined manor home complex with a tower in Seaham.

A spectacular waterfall at the head of a forest walk.

A 60m waterfall cascading into the sea next to a 90m basalt cliff resembling a kilt.

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

A stunning 900 year old cathedral built on a peninsula formed by the River Wear.

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 statue of Queen Victoria by sculptor Alfred Turner in Tynemouth.

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 lovely 2 level waterfall just under a bridge near Edlingham.

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"

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

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

A 14th century Hermitage carved out of the bedrock on the River Coquet.

A natural limestone bridge on the Pennine Way.

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

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

Stepping stones crossing the river Wansbeck at Bothal.

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

A tunnel running from the Town Moor to the Ouseburn that was used to transport coal and then became an air raid shelter.

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

A tall stone marking Queen Victoria's Jubilee.

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

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

A former POW camp located behind Featherstone Castle for Italian and German prisoners of war.

An 18 metre waterfall in the beautiful Ingram Valley.

An old sail-less windmill situated within a farmers field.

A small marker stone where Robert Lumsden murdered Isabella Sudden in 1610.

A drinking water reservoir with beautiful surrounding scenery.

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

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

Maybe a windmill, maybe used for sea-navigation, maybe just a pretty building. Now a holiday home.

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

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

A fortified house built by Adam of Jesmond.

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

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

A cave in Hulne Park guarded by a statue of a hermit.

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

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

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

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

Sharp's Folly is an 18th century tower in Rothbury, and is the oldest folly in Northumberland.

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

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

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

Also known as All Saints Chantry, it’s a Grade I listed building now housing a bagpipe museum.

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

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

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

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

A ruined tower sitting on a crag just around the corner from the Duddo Stones.

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

The remains of a 19th century engine house, later transformed into flats and known as 'Shildon Castle'.

The original 1910 building with the new lantern on its roof.

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

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

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

A sail-less 19th century windmill in Lynemouth.

A recently renovated pele tower situated in Creswell on the coast.

A Victorian Public Park on South Shields seafront that is part of a 4km chain of parks.

A circular labyrinth made out of a selection of stones in memory of a dog.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

A beautiful Saxon church nestling in the rolling countryside that was once bombed by the Germans.

An elaborate Gothic style tower based in Hulne Park.

A small well linked to the nearby St. Mary's Chapel.

A ruined 18th century church currently being transformed by the local residents into another place for calm and reflection.

The deer house is a rare and well preserved example of Gothic Revival architecture built in 1760.

Beautiful 360 hectare woodland, great for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.

A Tudor arch bridge built in 1511 which was the largest single span bridge anywhere in Britain at its time.

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

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

An octagonal folly, once part of the Stella Hall estate in Blaydon.