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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A mural of the Blyth Spartans legend - Robbie Dale

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The 199 stone steps lead up to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, a classic Gothic graveyard, and the Norman Church of Saint Mary.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Decommissioned leading lights in North Shields.

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

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

A beautiful folly set in the grounds of the Gibside estate which is now a holiday home.

A very well hidden stone viaduct spanning the River Blyth at Plessey Woods for the East Coast Main Line.

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

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

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

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

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

A beautiful set of beach huts situated on the Blyth Promenade.

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 sea arch and rock formation that is said to resemble a drinking dinosaur at Flamborough Head.

An old gun battery from the 19th century and reused in WW2.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A beautiful little barn used to collect tithes in the middle ages.

Modernist footbridge completed without using scaffolding in 1963

A 12th century medieval monastery built on a bend of the River Coquet, near Rothbury.

Probably the finest pele tower in Northumberland with magnificent views and beautiful gardens.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A blue stone that has links to the Saxons, the black death, vaccinations and strongman feats!

An ornamental pele tower that was once part of a 16th century manor house.

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

Famous book shop in the old Alnwick train station.

A Grade I Listed Church in Mitford with a number of interesting architectural features and Grade II Listed tombstones and Lych Gate in the churchyard.

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

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

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

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

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

The largest timber structure in Europe, built in 1893.

Statue dedicated to EM Perkins whose company supplied materials for the High Level Bridge in Newcastle.

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

A pele tower that used to be part of the vicarage for the adjoining St James Church.

A sculpture of four metal cows constructed from old JCB parts, grazing on the C2C route near Beamish.

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

Fountains and water troughs throughout Alnwick that were once used to provide clean water.

An amazing landscape on Skye caused by an ancient landslide.

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

One of the remaining arches carrying a two mile horizontal chimney as part of a flue system.

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

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

A spectacular mausoleum for the British soldier Thomas Monteath Douglas.

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

A ruined castle on the Scottish side of the border built by the 1st Earl of Roxburghe.

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

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

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

A 12th century castle that saw plenty of action during the wars between England and Scotland.

Stepping stones over Ladyburn Lake in Druridge Bay Country Park.

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

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

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