Find Places To Visit In The North

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

A ruined bastle and cottage located in a remote area of Bellingham.

The first five sailed smock style windmill in Britain and the only remaining one in the North East.

A gem on the County Durham coast in terms of variety, scenery, history and passive science at work.

Water Mill on the edge of Blaydon, originally built in 1730.

Metal signs warning to Keep Out! Part of the Cramlington art trail.

Group of islands off the coast of Northumberland.

Twenty beautifully decorated Morph figures to find in North Tyneside.

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

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

A Greek Doric style house, 14th century castle and 30 acres of beautiful gardens.

The remaining gatehouse from Alnwick Abbey, built in the 12th century.

A ruined Vicar's Pele sitting on the main high street in Ponteland.

A reconstruction of a gatehouse and buildings on the original foundations of the Roman buildings.

A ruined medieval castle built around 1341 by Robert Manners.

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

A 19th Century, Grade II listed, Lifeboat Station situated on the beautiful horseshoe bay at Cullercoats.

The trig point sitting on top of Windy Gyle (619m).

A ruined 15th century tower house near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders.

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

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

Also known as Davison’s Obelisk, this monument is a memorial to Horatio Nelson, victor of the Battle of Trafalgar.

A maginificent viaduct spanning the River Eden in Wetheral.

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

A sculpture of three drill heads in Weetslade Country Park.

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

Cathedral of Newcastle upon Tyne, originally built in 1091.

The Grade I listed Cathedral Church of St Mary, Newcastle's Catholic and first Cathedral.

25 bronze lion sculptures by artists Gillie and Marc, temporarily on display in Exhibition Park.

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

An amazing landscape on Skye caused by an ancient landslide.

A research and teaching laboratory which formed part of the School of Marine Science and Technology at Newcastle University. It is now part of the larger School of Natural and Environmental Sciences.

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

14th century gatehouse tower built by Sir William Hylton.

The last remaining hut built to accomodate the workers who constructed the Catcleugh Reservoir.

Artwork inspired by the Little Tern colony which return to nest in Horden every spring.

A restored 19th century mining museum in the centre of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where you can experience the life and work of the lead mining families of the North Pennines.

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

Probably the largest lime kiln in Northumberland sitting next to Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island.

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

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

The building used to house the rocket apparatus for saving crews from stranded ships near Blyth harbour.

An old 19th century pottery on the outskirts of Corbridge, previously known as Walker's Pottery.

A fortified farmhouse (Bastle) near Harbottle.

An old ruined windmill sitting in Armstrong Park.

Art installation near Middlesbrough football ground.

Originally part of the town's medieval defences, this tower is now a luxury holiday cottage.

Beautiful ruins of small monastery founded by White Canons set above a bend in the River Tees near Barnard Castle.

A small suspension footbridge crossing the river Wansbeck.

A 14th-century fortification on the coast of Northumberland between the villages of Craster and Embleton. Built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313 and 1322.

WW1 acoustic mirror, which detected German Zeppelins as they approached the coast.

The trig point sitting on top of Newton Tors in The Cheviots (537m).

A new artwork on the King Street Stairs leading from the Quayside to All Saints Church.

A heavily modified ruin of an early 13th century castle held by the powerful Hume family.

Nature Reserve set in a former Whinstone Quarry in the village of Embleton

An 18th century church which was partly rebuilt in 1884. It has a window which commemorates those who died during the construction of the nearby Catcleugh Reservoir.

A metal statue by Ray Lonsdale built as a memorial for fishermen lost at sea from North Shields.

The trig point sitting on top of Shaftoe Crags (213m).

The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers or as it is more commonly known, “The Mining Institute” is one of the finest buildings in Newcastle. It is a Victorian building built at the time when high-Gothic architecture was coming into fashion.

The trig point sitting on top of Target Plantation (250m) above Rothbury.

A restored Grade I listed, 13th Century Friary and ruins in the centre of Newcastle, now partly used as a restaurant and craft workshops.

A ruined, Grade II listed Scheduled Monument, 16th Century Tower House / Bastle House.

A museum dedicated to the Volunteer Life Brigade at Tynemouth.

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

An obelisk erected to James Maitland Balfour, MP and Major Commandant of the East Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry.

The trig point sitting on top of Hedgehope Hill (714m).

The trig point sitting on top of Gains Law in The Cheviots (319m).

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

A ruined abbey sitting in a secluded woodland on the banks of the River Tweed.

Two chimneys remaining from the Sikehead mine set on Ramshaw Moors

A ruined colliery engine house that was part of a monumental mining disaster.

The trig point sitting on top of Bloodybush Edge (610m).

A 14th century stone monument to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388

A lime kiln set in a lovely rolling Hobbiton area.

A serene sculpture by Ray Lonsdale, positioned eloquently by The Cenotaph in Murton, near Seaham.

The Wether Cairn trig point sitting on Wholhope Hill Law (563m).

Statue to Jack English or Lang Jack, a famed resident of Whickham who stood 6 feet 4 inches and was renowned for his strength... and bad temper!

Another beauty of a lime kiln situated in Low Alwinton.

The trig point sitting on top of Shillhope Law (501m).

Nature Reserve with SSSI status in Blaydon.

A life size sculpture of grandmother and granddaughter by Ray Lonsdale.

Ruins of a corn mill in the heart of Whittle Dene.

The ruins of a castle fought over by the Scots and English on a small outcrop near St Abbs.

A country park with an important history, a massive lake, wildlife and fauna, fine views, loads of recreational and sport things. Bonus it has a cafe!

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

Pens to hold stray animals, dating back to medieval times.

A ruin of a folly shaped like a shepherd's hut on the Alnwick moors.

Excavated Roman fort, with a museum and 35m viewing tower.

An obelisk commerating playwright and poet James Thomson, who also penned the words to Rule, Britannia.

A severely ruined 15th century tower in Little Swinburne.

A column in memory of James Evelyn's parents, moved from Felbridge up to Lemmington, Northumberland.

Four sculptures outside the Stadium Of Light that commemorate the city's industrial past.

Ruined castle dating to the 12th century, said to be founded by Uther Pendragon.

A 15th century country house, situated near the village of Alwinton in an area of natural outstanding beauty.

The trig point sitting on top of Old Fawdon Hill in Ingram Valley (315m).

Fisherman and his dog daubed on the back of a wall at Blyth Harbour.

Small photographic gallery on Newcastle's Quayside.

The trig point sitting on top of Barcombe on Thorgrafton Common (280m).

A stand alone bell tower for the Church of St Oswald in Kirkoswald, Cumbria.

The Parish Church of St James in Shilbottle