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The Parish Church of St James in Shilbottle

A 16th century ruined tower house belonging to the Hume family, who were a powerful Border clan.

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

A secluded waterfall and plunge pool in the Harthope Valley next to The Cheviot.

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

Fountain commemorating Doctor James Trotter, local councillor known as 'Mr Bedlington' during Victorian times.

Lanercost Priory, founded in 1169, is a well-preserved medieval Augustinian priory in Brampton, Cumbria.

Artwork on a call of angel wings, balloons and an umbrella, set up ready for a selfie.

A blue carpet made out of crushed glass outside of the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle. Part of an urban art project and created by Thomas Heatherwick.

A poignant tribute to the mining community in the distinctive style of Ray Lonsdale.

Castle dating back to the 17th century and home to the bishops of Durham.

A timber cabin set on the banks of Kielder Water mirrored on the opposite bank by another, more simple hut.

A type of roundhouse that was built during the Iron Age in Scotland and is located on the slopes of Cockburn Law.

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

An 18th century market cross that would have been used for proclamations.

A multitude of artifacts, equipment, models, photographs and information on all things mining.

A 5.5 inch Howitzer Gun to celebrate Seaham's links to the Royal Artillery and coastal defence during WWII.

Something for all ages, from dinosaurs to mining, shipbuilding, glass, art, natural history, and an arboretum!

Guibal fan house built in 1872, which once ventilated Huntcliff Ironstone mine.

A staircase leading up to where the battery would have been in Newcastle.

The trig point sitting on top of Bavington Crags In Great Bavington (248m).

A Victorian Public Park dating from 1880.

Small National Trust site with medieval hall dating back to the 13th century.

Remains of a pumping station built by Robert Stephenson in 1844.

Saint George slaying the dragon atop a granite and portland stone pillar in the middle of old Eldon Square

A pleasant green with many fine views of magnificent landmarks of North and South Shields.

An urban conservation area, with grand buildings, cobbled lanes, River Tyne views, and a few pubs.

This is the trig point for Greenside (362m) near Kielder.

This is the trig point for Coldtown Beacon (366m) near Bellingham.

A family of four concrete hippos on a housing estate in Killingworth.

An 11th century Saxon cross head that marks the focus for the start of the annual Goose Fair in Ovingham.

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

A severely ruined 15th century tower in Little Swinburne.

The Beacon Hill North trig point overlooks the North Sea (87m) near Seaham.

A 47 hectare nature reserve near Witton le Wear created on an area of former sand and gravel quarry and sewerage treatment works.

This is the trig point for Long Crag (320m) in Thrunton Wood near Rothbury.

Two Parks, Castle Vale and Coronation Park, set either side of Berwick Station which include footpaths, shelters, rose gardens and a lily pond.

A late 19th century secluded harbor and part of the South Gare Breakwater.

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

Small ruined castle in the grounds of the Glengarry Castle estate.

A nature reserve at the northern end of Druridge Bay and one of the best wildlife spots in the north east.

This is the trig point for Deadwater Moor (569m) near Kielder.

The Kelpie maquettes in Ardrishaig, at three meters tall are the 1/10 scale prototypes for the real McCoy Kelpies by Andy Scott stabled in Falkirk.

A substantial and imposing 13th century ruin of a new castle sits in contrast with the modest footprint of an old castle.

Visit the ruins of a once-thriving Carmelite monastery in Aberlady, East Lothian.

A trio of curious follies located behind Sorrelsykes House near Aysgarth.

A narrow limestone staircase on a former corpse route in Southern Cumbria with legends of faeries, wishes and even a demonic dog.

Brickwork from the Victorian age.

The trig point sitting on top of Lamb Hill on the border ridge (511m).

Impressive castle owned by the Neville family until the 16th century.

A stone pant in Holystone Village named after St Mungo, the patron saint of Glasgow.

Ruin near Kelso overlooking the River Tweed, in the grounds of Floors Castle.

Carved statues in distress near the Bill Bryson Library in Durham University.

A life size reminder of The Vaux Brewery wagons and Dray horses by Ray Lonsdale.

A 21 arch viaduct carrying the West Highland Line (and Hogwarts Express) over Loch Shiel.

A 19th century Victorian pumping station used to provide drinking water to the Darlington area.

This is the trig point for Penshaw Hill (136m) near Sunderland.

A Roman Temple dedicated to the God Mithras near to Brocolitia Fort on Hadrian's Wall.

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

The trig point sitting on top of Shirlaw Pike (308m) near Rothbury.

Ruins of a Roman garrison located on Hadrians Wall, with a museum of artifacts found on site.

A mausoleum for William the second Earl, who died in 1844.

The Spy Rigg trig point sits on a craggy outcrop (313m) above Lampert Farm near Gilsland.

This is the trig point for Warlaw Pike (402m) near Blanchland.

A Grade II listed Tower Mill dating to around 1790.

An obelisk standing in Richmond Market Place dating to 1771 with a surprising hidden secret.

The trig point sitting on top of Titlington Pike (233m) near Eglingham.

Another beauty of a lime kiln situated in Low Alwinton.

A waterfall set within the stunning Galloway Forest Park.

The Wreighill Pike trig point sits in a field just north of Hepple (219m) near Rothbury.

Built in 1846, the standing engine hauled railway trucks up and down an incline into Rookhope.

This is the trig point for Hasting Hill (124m) near Sunderland.

This is the trig point for The Dodd (354m) near Kielder.

650 hectare site attracting thousands of birds every year.

A subtle stone sculpture hidden in a dry stone wall in the middle of the Galloway Forest Park.

Striking mural and sculpture, depicting South Hetton's mining heritage.

A single-span, through arch road bridge, built in 1928-29 by Sir William Arrol and Company Ltd., and designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson, and a bowstring arch railway bridge built in 1879.

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

The trig point sitting on top of Branshaw (326m) on the Otterburn Ranges.

A 5m high cairn on Padon Hill marking the wedding anniversary of some local notables and to honour the work of a prominent Presbyterian preacher.

Remains of a former smelting mill hidden in the Northumberland countryside.

This is the trig point for Carter Bar (579m) near Catcleugh.

The Winshields trig point sits on Windshields Crags next to Hadrians Wall (345m) near Haltwhistle.

The Blackdown trig point (310m) located on the Ray Wind Farm near Kirkwhelpington.

A late 18th or early 19th Century Lime Kiln just outside Shilbottle.

The trig point sitting on top of Ravensheugh Crags (256m) near Simonburn.

Ruins of a 12th century priory on the Bolton Abbey estate.

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

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

The remains of a 2,000 year old hillfort in Drem, East Lothian.

This is the trig point for Tunstall Hills (112m) near Sunderland.

A large rock in next to Simonside in Rothbury that resembles a small church and may have been a meeting place for persecuted religious groups.

A standing stone celebrating the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

A weir in the River Coquet which powered a nearby water mill, but was also the scene of a wartime tragedy.

This is the trig point for Long Crag Gunnerton (222m) near Swinburne.

A Coxswain Statue by Ray Lonsdale is a tribute to the RNLI and the 9 lives lost on the Lifeboat 'The George Elmy'.

A ruined 12th century Abbey in the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh, Kelso.

Model village near Bridlington featuring local landmarks.

A lovely church in a quintessentially British setting. Possibly the oldest in the Durham diocese.

An historic market place in the centre of Stanhope and the location of the Market Cross, a Petrified Tree Stump, the War Memorial and St Thomas Church.