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A sculpture of three drill heads in Weetslade Country Park.

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

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

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

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

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

A lime kiln situated on Alnwick Moor, one of 400 that would have been used in Northumberland.

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

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

An old ruined windmill sitting in Armstrong Park.

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

A maginificent viaduct spanning the River Eden in Wetheral.

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

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

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.

A small suspension footbridge crossing the river Wansbeck.

Cathedral of Newcastle upon Tyne, originally built in 1091.

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

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.

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

Small and pretty local nature reserve with lots of wildlife to see.

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

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

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

A Nature Reserve alongside the River Breamish in the Northumberland National Park

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

A lime kiln set in a lovely rolling Hobbiton area.

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

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

A fortified farmhouse (Bastle) near Harbottle.

Modernist footbridge completed without using scaffolding in 1963

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

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.

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

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

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

Dramatic landscape and panoramic views of the coast. Stone art with science, history and mythology.

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

A museum dedicated to the Volunteer Life Brigade at Tynemouth.

Another beauty of a lime kiln situated in Low Alwinton.

A former POW camp located behind Featherstone Castle for Italian and German prisoners of war.

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

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

14th century gatehouse tower built by Sir William Hylton.

Art installation near Middlesbrough football ground.

Nature Reserve with SSSI status in Blaydon.

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

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

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.

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

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

A cool little lime kiln up the side of a hill in Slaggyford.

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

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

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

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

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 chimneys remaining from the Sikehead mine set on Ramshaw Moors

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

A severely ruined 15th century tower in Little Swinburne.

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

A fine example of a 16th-century tower house, located just west of the village of Gordon, in the Scottish Borders

A slightly ruined lime kiln in Hepple in between Rothbury and Elsdon.

The Parish Church of St James in Shilbottle

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

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

Disused steel furnace and woodland walk, managed by English Heritage.

Small photographic gallery on Newcastle's Quayside.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Small park in the heart of Whickham, home to Whickham Windmill.

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

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

Stunning 284 acre country park with woodlands, wetlands and lowland heath.

Originally envisaged as a motte and bailey, Simonburn Castle was eventually a tower house before falling into ruin.

The birthplace of Thomas Bewick, the famous wood engraver and ornithologist.

A 19th century fountain dedicated to Bryan Adamson, a lieutenant of the HMS Wasp that was lost at sea.

A distinguished weather radar station that can be seen for miles.

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

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

Two fantastic galleries in the heart of Bishop Auckland.

A standing stone celebrating the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

A small rock arch off the coast in South Shields near Souter Lighthouse.

A ruined bastle which may not have been a bastle after all.

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

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

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.

Six foot pair of boxing gloves commemorating the achievements of Maurice Cullen.