Find Places To Visit In The North

Neidpath Tunnel is a disused 550-metre railway tunnel near Peebles, built in 1864 on the Caledonian Railway’s Symington to Peebles branch line.

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

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

Charming working clock in the town centre of Morpeth.

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

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

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

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

The largest timber structure in Europe, built in 1893.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Modernist footbridge completed without using scaffolding in 1963

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

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

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

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

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

An elaborate Gothic style tower based in Hulne Park.

A country house near Christon Bank and home to a past Prime Minister, and the longest serving Foreign Secretary.

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

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

A gem of a market place with interesting sculptures, some secret creatures, and a timeline.

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

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

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

Famous book shop in the old Alnwick train station.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A sail-less 19th century windmill in Lynemouth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An old water tower from Broomhill Colliery that was sold at auction to be a house.

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

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

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

Two gigantic sculptures of Clydesdale horse heads paying tribute to Scotland’s heavy horse heritage.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Group of islands off the coast of Northumberland.

A sculpture of a man made of many mirrors, standing in the depths of Loch Earn at St Fillans near Killin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A neo-gothic 1800s castle with lovely lakeside grounds for a wander.

14th century gatehouse tower built by Sir William Hylton.

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

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

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

Small Camera Obscura on the edge of Kielder Reservoir.

Remains of the Roman Bridge across the River Tyne that led to the Roman Town.

Old flour mill converted into a contemporary art gallery in 2002.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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