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24 hectare park with lake, woodland and waymarked paths in the heart of Gateshead.

Dramatic landscape and panoramic views of the coast. Stone art with science, history and mythology.

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

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

The smallest museum in Northumberland (if not the world!!) with pictures, memorabilia and trinkets about boating life in Alnmouth.

A traditional Victorian Park packed with features sitting between Tynemouth and North Shields.

A ruined windmill sitting on the highest part of the Cleadon Hills.

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

A Nature Reserve alongside the River Breamish in the Northumberland National Park

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

A stone circle marking the grave of three kings of Denmark.

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

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

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

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

Totem poles have stood in the village of Stonehaugh since 1971 and these three are the latest carvings.

One thousand acres of historic park and woodland set against the backdrop of Lambton Castle.

An elaborate Gothic style tower based in Hulne Park.

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

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

A sail-less 19th century windmill in Lynemouth.

A 17th-century Jacobean mansion disguided as a castle just north of Hexham.

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

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

A 19th century viaduct that spans the valley of Batty Moss in the Yorkshire Dales.

Modernist footbridge completed without using scaffolding in 1963

A life sized bronze sculpture in memory of Lord Armstrong on Barras Bridge outside the Hancock Museum.

An island off the coast of East Lothian famous for its seabird colony.

The trig point sitting on top of The Cheviot Summit (815m).

The trig point sitting on top of Tosson Hill (440m) #147.

A ruined Priory on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, widely considered to be the birthplace of Christianity in England.

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

A church with 13th century and earlier origins set on the spectacular Church Point Headland in Newbiggin by the Sea

Site of the battle of Newburn Ford and Ryton Willows Local Nature Reserve

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

A nature reserve set within Gosforth Park where you can see birds, otters, deer and much more.

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

The largest timber structure in Europe, built in 1893.

Causey Arch is the oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge in the world.

A 13th century fortified manor house set in beautiful woodland setting near Corbridge.

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

A beacon that when lit would warn the neighbouring villages of an impending attack!

A 13th century church located in the grounds of Ford Castle, later restored by John Dobson.

Home to three of the most famous families in the North East, set in 13,500 acres of land.

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

The private estate of the White Ridley family where the grounds are filled with wonderful statues, follies and temples.

A grade I listed castle built in 1392, now a stunning hotel.

A hospital built on the site of a 13th century Augustinian Friary to house the "poor freemen" of Newcastle.

350 acre world famous open air museum set in rural County Durham.

Famous book shop in the old Alnwick train station.

A defensive gun battery established near the mouth of the Tyne during the Anglo Dutch Wars in the 17th Century and used during various later conflicts.

A series of 12 gardens set in 3 acres of land in rural Gateshead.

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

A none conformist burial ground that is now a recreation area.

18th century gateway to Craster Tower, now an iconic entrance to the village of Craster.

A small saxon church built on the site of an old 8th century church near Edlingham Castle.

A castle dating back to the Normans in Durham city centre.

Originally St Wilfrid's Premonstratensian nunnery, this ruined priority sits by a tight bend in the River Coquet.

A 3 chambered cave used by the monks as storage and safegaurd and as a dwelling for St Constantine.

An ancient burial ground for a Bronze Age chieftain called Prince Caryn.

A Country Park and lake on the outskirts of Newcastle Upon Tyne

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

A quaint little fishing village set around old fishermen's cottages and spectacular jagged cliffs - Also twinned with New Asgard!

A concrete water tower located next to Northgate Hospital in Morpeth.

Anglo-Saxon Monastery where St Bede spent his life from the age of seven.

A stone chair of carved gargoyles situated in Durham on the banks of the river Wear.

A ruined medieval English castle situated on the south bank of the River Tyne.

A spectacular woodland planted on crags to the north and south.

A folly named after a princess overlooking bodies in a natural woodland burial site!

A mural of the Blyth Spartans legend - Robbie Dale

A spectacular natural landform of Limestone Pavement in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

A grade two listed iconic building in Cullercoats constructed as a lookout for fishermen.

A pretty church sitting in amazing countryside with breathtaking views in Low Alwinton.

A ruined medieval castle in Warkworth standing over a loop of the River Coquet.

A plaque marking the site of a gibbet where Michael Curry was chained for murder.

Stunning art around the Headland at Hartlepool. Each one has a story.

Finchale Priory was a benedictine priory founded in 1196 on the site of the hermitage of Saint Godric.

Small Camera Obscura on the edge of Kielder Reservoir.

A castelled octagonal building in Seaton Sluice that was once a tax office, harbour master house and now a gallery.

The trig point sitting on top of Garleigh Moor (268m).

A 16-hectare lake set in a country park that was once one of the biggest colliery spoil heaps in Europe.

The Market Cross was erected to the memory of Lord And Lady Armstrong.

A 4m standing stone, most likely a headless cross, maybe thrown there by giants or the devil.

A ruined three storey tower house now mostly covered by trees.

A Norman Church with a quirky interior, sitting high and proud above Whitby with a paradigmatic gothic graveyard.

A 15th century gatehouse that was part of the Alnwick old town walls.

14th century gatehouse tower built by Sir William Hylton.

Manor house associated with the family of George Washington, first president of the USA.

Gibside is a 720 acre estate acquired by the Bowes family in 1713.

Ruined motte and bailey castle, dating back to the Norman Conquest.

Group of islands off the coast of Northumberland.

A 12th century church standing on the site of the original wooden church built by St Aidan in the 7th century.

A ruined fort tower on the opposite side of the harbour to Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island.

Stublick Chimney is a grade II listed building from the former Langley lead smelting mill.

An 18th century, 40 acre park designed by London architect, James Paine.

A 12th-century castle in Northumberland on the bank of the River Tipalt rich in history and treasure!

Decommissioned leading lights in North Shields.

Designed by local sculpturer Ray Lonsdale, this statue 'Horns' could be the Angel Of Durham.

A Grade I listed railway viaduct spanning the River Tweed at Berwick and built by Robert Stephenson.

A beautiful tower sitting atop the crag of Lady Hill near Kelso.