Dove Marine
Building Cullercoats Tyne And Wear
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.
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
Building Gateshead Tyne And Wear
Old flour mill converted into a contemporary art gallery in 2002.
Beamish Museum
Estate Stanley County Durham
350 acre world famous open air museum set in rural County Durham.
Hylton Castle
Castle Sunderland Tyne And Wear
14th century gatehouse tower built by Sir William Hylton.
King Street Stairs
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear
A new artwork on the King Street Stairs leading from the Quayside to All Saints Church.
Evelyn Column Felbridge Monument
Statue Edlingham Northumberland
A column in memory of James Evelyn's parents, moved from Felbridge up to Lemmington, Northumberland.
Marsden Lime Kilns
Lime Kiln South Shields Tyne And Wear
Lime kilns on the coast near South Shields, built in the 1870s.
Alnwick Abbey Gatehouse
Religious Place Alnwick Northumberland
The remaining gatehouse from Alnwick Abbey, built in the 12th century.
Rookhope Arch
Chimney Bishop Auckland County Durham
One of the remaining arches carrying a two mile horizontal chimney as part of a flue system.
Hume Castle
Castle Kelso Borders
A heavily modified ruin of an early 13th century castle held by the powerful Hume family.
Percy Cross Otterburn Battlefield
Military Otterburn Northumberland
A 14th century stone monument to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388
Egglestone Abbey
Religious Place Barnard Castle County Durham
Beautiful ruins of small monastery founded by White Canons set above a bend in the River Tees near Barnard Castle.
Wetheral Viaduct - Corby Bridge
Bridge Wetheral Cumbria
A maginificent viaduct spanning the River Eden in Wetheral.
Birkheads Secret Garden
Landscape Gateshead Tyne And Wear
A series of 12 gardens set in 3 acres of land in rural Gateshead.
Sikehead Mine Chimneys
Chimney Blanchland Northumberland
Two chimneys remaining from the Sikehead mine set on Ramshaw Moors
The Ferry Hut - Ferryman's Hut
Building Alnmouth Northumberland
The smallest museum in Northumberland (if not the world!!) with pictures, memorabilia and trinkets about boating life in Alnmouth.
Rowantree Stob Bastle
Bastle Allendale Northumberland
A ruined bastle which may not have been a bastle after all.
Side Gallery
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear
Small photographic gallery on Newcastle's Quayside.
Easington Colliery
Landmark Peterlee County Durham
A town with a nature reserve, memorial garden, cemetry and a reconstructed miners pit cage, celebrating the times of mining in Easington Colliery.
Tynemouth North Pier
Lighthouse Tynemouth Tyne And Wear
A 900m long pier protecting ships when entering the River Tyne at Tynemouth.
Black Hut at Catcleugh Reservoir
Building Byrness Northumberland
The last remaining hut built to accomodate the workers who constructed the Catcleugh Reservoir.
High Hartington Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln Morpeth Northumberland
A 19th century lime kiln near the Wannie Line.
Thomson Monument
Obelisk Kelso Borders
An obelisk commerating playwright and poet John Thomson, who also penned the words to Rule, Britannia.
Hopetoun Monument
Tower East Lothian Borders
A 29m high tower on Byres Hill built as a monument to John Hope, the 4th Earl of Hopetoun.
Whorlton Castle
Castle Northallerton North Yorkshire
Ruined motte and bailey castle, dating back to the Norman Conquest.
The Mining Institute
Building Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear
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.
Blagdon Hall Estate
Estate Cramlington Northumberland
The private estate of the White Ridley family where the grounds are filled with wonderful statues, follies and temples.
Capheaton Hall Chapel Folly
Folly Belsay Northumberland
A folly ruin of an 18th century chapel in the grounds of Capheaton Hall.
Armstrong Memorial
Statue Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear
A life sized bronze sculpture in memory of Lord Armstrong on Barras Bridge outside the Hancock Museum.
Segedunum Roman Fort and Museum
Landscape Wallsend Tyne And Wear
Excavated Roman fort, with a museum and 35m viewing tower.
Berwick Parks
Landscape Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland
Two Parks, Castle Vale and Coronation Park, set either side of Berwick Station which include footpaths, shelters, rose gardens and a lily pond.
Simonburn Castle
Castle Simonburn Northumberland
Originally envisaged as a motte and bailey, Simonburn Castle was eventually a tower house before falling into ruin.
Blue Crags Hillfort
Hillfort Swinburne Northumberland
A hillfort in Colwell near Swinburne with a large outcrop of whinstone on the north face.
Ros Castle Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln Chillingham Northumberland
A ruined lime kiln sitting between Cateran Hole and Ros Castle in the Alnwick area.
St Francis Of Assisi Church Byrness
Religious Place Byrness Northumberland
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.
Lowther Mausoleum
Religious Place Penrith Cumbria
A mausoleum for William the second Earl, who died in 1844.
George Stephenson's Birthplace
Building Wylam Northumberland
Birthplace of mechanical engineer George Stephenson, built around 1760.
Little Tern Sculpture
Art Horden County Durham
Artwork inspired by the Little Tern colony which return to nest in Horden every spring.
Adamson Memorial Drinking Fountain
Fountain Cullercoats Tyne And Wear
A 19th century fountain dedicated to Bryan Adamson, a lieutenant of the HMS Wasp that was lost at sea.
Thorngreen Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln Allendale Northumberland
An ingeniously preserved lime kiln sitting on the wonderfully named Slag Hill.
Roker Lighthouse And Pier
Lighthouse Sunderland Tyne And Wear
A stunning example of a lighthouse in Sunderland with a parabolic pier.
The Laing Art Gallery
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear
A free art gallery in the centre of Newcastle housing works by Henry Moore, Thomas Bewick, Norman Cornish, Richard Hamilton and Charles Napier Hemy among others.
Beamish Shorthorns
Art Consett County Durham
A sculpture of four metal cows constructed from old JCB parts, grazing on the C2C route near Beamish.
Clennell Hall
Building Alwinton Northumberland
A 15th century country house, situated near the village of Alwinton in an area of natural outstanding beauty.
Fiddlers Green Statue
Art North Shields Tyne And Wear
A metal statue by Ray Lonsdale built as a memorial for fishermen lost at sea from North Shields.
Castle Eden Dene
Landscape Peterlee County Durham
221 hectares of woodland, grassland and paths leading to the beautiful Durham coast.
Bell Tower Of St Oswald Church Kirkoswald
Tower Penrith Cumbria
A stand alone bell tower for the the Church of St Oswald in Kirkoswald, Cumbria.
Haswell Colliery Engine House
Building Shotton County Durham
A ruined colliery engine house that was part of a monumental mining disaster.
Tees Cottage Pumping Station
Machinery Darlington County Durham
A 19th century Victorian pumping station used to provide drinking water to the Darlington area.
Greenchesters Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln Otterburn Northumberland
A three draw arch lime kiln in Otterburn.
Embleton Quarry Nature Reserve
Landscape Craster Northumberland
Nature Reserve set in a former Whinstone Quarry in the village of Embleton
RSPB Saltholme
Landscape Middlesbrough North Yorkshire
650 hectare site attracting thousands of birds every year.
Thornley Woods Sculpture Trail
Landscape Rowlands Gill Tyne And Wear
A short but sweet 0.8km sculpture trail in Thornley Woods.
Durham Angel
Statue Peterlee County Durham
Designed by local sculpturer Ray Lonsdale, this statue Horns could be the Angel Of Durham.
Whitburn Arch
Standing Stone Whitburn Tyne And Wear
A small rock arch off the coast in South Shields near Souter Lighthouse.
Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve
Landscape Houghton-le-Spring Tyne And Wear
Nature Reserve near Houghton-le-Spring run by Durham Wildlife Trust.
Newcastle United Statues
Statue Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear
Three statues of Newcastle United legends outside St. James Park - Jackie Milburn, Sir Bobby Robson and Alan Shearer.
Durham Cow
Art Durham County Durham
Life size sculpture referring to the legend of Durham's founding on the banks of the River Wear
Kirkley Obelisk
Obelisk Ponteland Northumberland
An obelisk marking the centenary of the Glorious Revolution by William the Orange.
Plessey Woods Viaduct
Bridge Cramlington Northumberland
A very well hidden stone viaduct spanning the River Blyth at Plessey Woods for the East Coast Main Line.
Fast Castle
Castle Eyemouth Borders
The ruins of a castle fought over by the Scots and English on a small outcrop near St Abbs.
Coastal Watch Mirror
Military Sunderland Tyne And Wear
WW1 acoustic mirror, which detected German Zeppelins as they approached the coast.
Ulgham Village Cross
Religious Place Ulgham Northumberland
A preacher's cross erected by monks from Lindisfarne.
Wheatley Hill Heritage Center
Building Peterlee County Durham
Once a former chapel, but is now a museum, packed full of local heritage.
Shilbottle Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln Alnwick Northumberland
A late 18th or early 19th Century Lime Kiln just outside Shilbottle.
Kingsgate Footbridge
Bridge Durham County Durham
Modernist footbridge completed without using scaffolding in 1963
Auckland Castle
Castle Bishop Auckland County Durham
Castle dating back to the 17th century and home to the bishops of Durham.
Generation
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear
Statues of three heads representing different eras of human and industrial production.
Boxing Gloves
Art Peterlee County Durham
Six foot pair of boxing gloves commemorating the achievements of Maurice Cullen.
Wallington Hall
Estate Morpeth Northumberland
Home to three of the most famous families in the North East, set in 13,500 acres of land.
Mike Barry Motorcycle Museum
Museum Carlisle Cumbria
A museum with a truckload of old bikes beautifully restored by past racer Mike Barry.
Lowther Castle
Castle Penrith Cumbria
A skeleton of a castle built by the Lowther family who have owned this estate since before the 11th century.
Washington F Pit
Building Washington Tyne And Wear
Small museum showcasing the history of coal mining in the region.
Auckland Tower
Building Bishop Auckland County Durham
A tower based on a siege engine amongst eclectic buildings
Druid's Temple
Folly Ripon North Yorkshire
A folly based on Stonehenge with two large stone circles, an altar, sacrificial stone and a tomb area.
Chimney Mill
Windmill Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear
The first five sailed smock style windmill in Britain and the only remaining one in the North East.
High Moorsley Weather Radar Station
Landmark Houghton-le-Spring Tyne And Wear
A distinguished weather radar station that can be seen for miles.
Spanish Gallery and Mining Art Gallery
Museum Bishop Auckland County Durham
Two fantastic galleries in the heart of Bishop Auckland.
Dr Trotter's Memorial
Fountain Bedlington Northumberland
Fountain commemorating Doctor James Trotter, local councillor known as 'Mr Bedlington' during Victorian times.
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Country Park
Landscape Ashington Northumberland
A 16-hectare lake set in a country park that was once one of the biggest colliery spoil heaps in Europe.
Transporter Bridge
Bridge Middlesbrough North Yorkshire
The Transporter Bridge that spans the River Tees in Middlesbrough.
Finn's Labyrinth
Art Whitburn Tyne And Wear
A circular labyrinth made out of a selection of stones in memory of a dog.
Eshott Airfield
Machinery Morpeth Northumberland
An airfield mainly for pleasure flights where you can sit with a cup of tea in the observation deck and watch the planes take off and land.
The Portrait Bench
Art Bedlington Northumberland
A metal sculpted bench portraying three notable people from the Bedlington area.
Lang Jack Statue
Statue Whickham Tyne And Wear
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!
Temple of Mithras
Religious Place Simonburn Northumberland
A Roman Temple dedicated to the God Mithras near to Brocolitia Fort on Hadrian's Wall.
Chase Park
Landscape Whickham Tyne And Wear
Small park in the heart of Whickham, home to Whickham Windmill.
Warren House Gill, Horden
Landscape Horden County Durham
A gem on the County Durham coast in terms of variety, scenery, history and passive science at work.
Alnwick Water Tower
Water Tower Alnwick Northumberland
A water tower sitting next to the kitchen garden of Alnwick Gardens.
Mural and the Village Remains
Statue Horden County Durham
Striking mural and sculpture, depicting South Hetton's mining heritage.
Hauxley Nature Reserve
Landscape Amble Northumberland
A nature reserve at the northern end of Druridge Bay and one of the best wildlife spots in the north east.
Stargate Ponds
Landscape Gateshead Tyne And Wear
Small and pretty local nature reserve with lots of wildlife to see.
Rievaulx Abbey
Religious Place Helmsley North Yorkshire
Ruined 12th century abbey in the beautiful Rye Valley, North Yorkshire
Relative Treats
Statue Horden County Durham
A life size sculpture of grandmother and granddaughter by Ray Lonsdale.
Low Barnes Nature Reserve
Landscape Bishop Auckland County Durham
A 47 hectare nature reserve near Witton le Wear created on an area of former sand and gravel quarry and sewerage treatment works.
Wallsend Parks
Landscape Wallsend Tyne And Wear
A series of linked public parks in Wallsend comprising Richardson Dees Park, the Hall Grounds and Arboretum.
Harry Clasper's Grave
Statue Whickham Tyne And Wear
The grave and monument of Harry Clasper, renowned boat builder and professional oarsman. The Alan Shearer of his day.
Durham Castle
Castle Durham County Durham
A castle dating back to the Normans in Durham city centre.
