Find Places To Visit In The North

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

The largest timber structure in Europe, built in 1893.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Modernist footbridge completed without using scaffolding in 1963

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

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

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

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

An elaborate Gothic style tower based in Hulne Park.

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

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

A sail-less 19th century windmill in Lynemouth.

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

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

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

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

Famous book shop in the old Alnwick train station.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seven murals around North Shields by local artists created to capture the heritage and spirit of the area.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Group of islands off the coast of Northumberland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

14th century gatehouse tower built by Sir William Hylton.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A mural of the Blyth Spartans legend - Robbie Dale