Beautiful ruins of small monastery founded by White Canons set above a bend in the River Tees near Barnard Castle.
The remaining gatehouse from Alnwick Abbey, built in the 12th century.
A war memorial to the Northumberland Fusiliers sited on the grounds of St Thomas the Martyr Church at Barras Bridge, depicting the spirit and patriotic confidence that swept the nation at the outset of war in 1914.
A small marker stone where Robert Lumsden murdered Isabella Sudden in 1610.
A hillfort in Colwell near Swinburne with a large outcrop of whinstone on the north face.
A new artwork on the King Street Stairs leading from the Quayside to All Saints Church.
A folly ruin of an 18th century chapel in the grounds of Capheaton Hall.
A beacon that when lit would warn the neighbouring villages of an impending attack!
A Victorian public park in Walker, Newcastle with links to Robert Burns and its own population of Ring Necked Parakeets.
350 acre world famous open air museum set in rural County Durham.
A 3 chambered cave used by the monks as storage and safegaurd and as a dwelling for St Constantine.
A 19th century lime kiln near the Wannie Line.
A maginificent viaduct spanning the River Eden in Wetheral.
An ingeniously preserved lime kiln sitting on the wonderfully named Slag Hill.
A ruined lime kiln sitting between Cateran Hole and Ros Castle in the Alnwick area.
A 19th century fountain dedicated to Bryan Adamson, a lieutenant of the HMS Wasp that was lost at sea.
The last remaining hut built to accomodate the workers who constructed the Catcleugh Reservoir.
Small photographic gallery on Newcastle's Quayside.
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.
Two Parks, Castle Vale and Coronation Park, set either side of Berwick Station which include footpaths, shelters, rose gardens and a lily pond.
Excavated Roman fort, with a museum and 35m viewing tower.
An obelisk commerating playwright and poet John Thomson, who also penned the words to Rule, Britannia.
Birthplace of mechanical engineer George Stephenson, built around 1760.
A three draw arch lime kiln in Otterburn.
A 2,000 foot long pier built in the 1960's to pipe sea water for the magnesia treatment works.
Lime kilns on the coast near South Shields, built in the 1870s.
A mausoleum for William the second Earl, who died in 1844.
Originally envisaged as a motte and bailey, Simonburn Castle was eventually a tower house before falling into ruin.
A 19th Century Windmill in Fulwell, built for Joseph Swan in 1806.
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.
An ornate, Edwardian Shopping Arcade, in the centre of Newcastle built in 1906. The arcade is set within Richard Grainger's Central Exchange Building.
A town with a nature reserve, memorial garden, cemetry and a reconstructed miners pit cage, celebrating the times of mining in Easington Colliery.
A 19th century Victorian pumping station used to provide drinking water to the Darlington area.
A life sized bronze sculpture in memory of Lord Armstrong on Barras Bridge outside the Hancock Museum.
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 stand alone bell tower for the the Church of St Oswald in Kirkoswald, Cumbria.
Ruined motte and bailey castle, dating back to the Norman Conquest.
The private estate of the White Ridley family where the grounds are filled with wonderful statues, follies and temples.
650 hectare site attracting thousands of birds every year.
A 900m long pier protecting ships when entering the River Tyne at Tynemouth.
An obelisk marking the centenary of the Glorious Revolution by William the Orange.
A preacher's cross erected by monks from Lindisfarne.
A sculpture of four metal cows constructed from old JCB parts, grazing on the C2C route near Beamish.
An amazing example of a Victorian designed viaduct spanning 280m over the South River Tyne.
A small rock arch off the coast in South Shields near Souter Lighthouse.
A metal statue by Ray Lonsdale built as a memorial for fishermen lost at sea from North Shields.
Artwork inspired by the Little Tern colony which return to nest in Horden every spring.
A very well hidden stone viaduct spanning the River Blyth at Plessey Woods for the East Coast Main Line.
A ruined colliery engine house that was part of a monumental mining disaster.
A 15th century country house, situated near the village of Alwinton in an area of natural outstanding beauty.
54m high viaduct, built with the help of Robert Stephenson.
Nature Reserve near Houghton-le-Spring run by Durham Wildlife Trust.
221 hectares of woodland, grassland and paths leading to the beautiful Durham coast.
The ruins of a castle fought over by the Scots and English on a small outcrop near St Abbs.
Small museum showcasing the history of coal mining in the region.
A stunning example of a lighthouse in Sunderland with a parabolic pier.
A metal sculpted bench portraying three notable people from the Bedlington area.
Statues of three heads representing different eras of human and industrial production.
Castle dating back to the 17th century and home to the bishops of Durham.
A tower based on a siege engine amongst eclectic buildings
A water tower sitting next to the kitchen garden of Alnwick Gardens.
Once a former chapel, but is now a museum, packed full of local heritage.
Nature Reserve set in a former Whinstone Quarry in the village of Embleton
Life size sculpture referring to the legend of Durham's founding on the banks of the River Wear
A museum with a truckload of old bikes beautifully restored by past racer Mike Barry.
The first five sailed smock style windmill in Britain and the only remaining one in the North East.
Modernist footbridge completed without using scaffolding in 1963
Designed by local sculpturer Ray Lonsdale, this statue Horns could be the Angel Of Durham.
A Roman Temple dedicated to the God Mithras near to Brocolitia Fort on Hadrian's Wall.
A late 18th or early 19th Century Lime Kiln just outside Shilbottle.
A skeleton of a castle built by the Lowther family who have owned this estate since before the 11th century.
Two fantastic galleries in the heart of Bishop Auckland.
A distinguished weather radar station that can be seen for miles.
Six foot pair of boxing gloves commemorating the achievements of Maurice Cullen.
Ruined 12th century abbey in the beautiful Rye Valley, North Yorkshire
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.
WW1 acoustic mirror, which detected German Zeppelins as they approached the coast.
Home to three of the most famous families in the North East, set in 13,500 acres of land.
A life size sculpture of grandmother and granddaughter by Ray Lonsdale.
A 47 hectare nature reserve near Witton le Wear created on an area of former sand and gravel quarry and sewerage treatment works.
The Transporter Bridge that spans the River Tees in Middlesbrough.
A beautiful ruined abbey on the estate of Jervaulx Hall was the original home of Wensleydale cheese.
The trig point called Harbottle sitting on top of Cold Law (361m).
Striking mural and sculpture, depicting South Hetton's mining heritage.
A folly based on Stonehenge with two large stone circles, an altar, sacrificial stone and a tomb area.
A stone pant in Holystone Village named after St Mungo, the patron saint of Glasgow.
A series of linked public parks in Wallsend comprising Richardson Dees Park, the Hall Grounds and Arboretum.
A huge conical hill in North Berwick jutting out of the ground with spectacular views over East Lothian.
A short but sweet 0.8km sculpture trail in Thornley Woods.
A nature reserve at the northern end of Druridge Bay and one of the best wildlife spots in the north east.
A castle dating back to the Normans in Durham city centre.
A trio of curious follies located behind Sorrelsykes House near Aysgarth.
Small park in the heart of Whickham, home to Whickham Windmill.
The grave and monument of Harry Clasper, renowned boat builder and professional oarsman. The Alan Shearer of his day.
The trig point sitting on top of Berwick Law (187m).
The trig point sitting on top of Curleheugh on Bewick Moor (215m).
The trig point sitting on top of The Cheviot Summit (815m).
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