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This is the trig point for Beacon Hill (194m) near Morpeth.

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

A lime kiln set in a lovely rolling Hobbiton area.

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

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

Once a former chapel, but is now a museum, packed full of local heritage.

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

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.

The trig point sitting on top of Ros Castle (316m).

A waterfall and Cave on the Bowlees Beck.

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

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

The trig point sitting on Hungry Law (501m).

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

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

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

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

A Red Kite Feeding Station set up on a Farm.

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

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

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

An old ruined windmill sitting in Armstrong Park.

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

A three-storied tower-house built as a hunting lodge then later extended and used as a farmhouse and students' hostel.

The trig point called Harbottle sitting on top of Cold Law (361m).

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

A tall pyramidical structure made with repurposed stone from a Durham Cathedral turret.

The trig point sitting on top of Shill Moor (529m).

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

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

Nature Reserve with SSSI status in Blaydon.

The trig point sitting in Night Fold Field in Alnmouth (48m).

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

A brickwork mural of William Shakespeare on the gable end of a house in Heaton.

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

A tower based on a siege engine amongst eclectic buildings

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

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

A Grade II listed Tower Mill dating to around 1790.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Over 10 acres of glorious trees, and plants with stunning romantic backdrops such as St Marys Abbey, The Hospitium, St Marys Tower, and the Roman Walls.

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

This is the trig point for Hebron Hill (130m) near Morpeth.

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

The Parish Church of St James in Shilbottle

A neoclassical tower that stands on top of a bluff overlooking Portree harbour.

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

This is the trig point for Greenleighton (285m) near Morpeth.

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

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

Two chambered cairns dating back to the Neolithic period.

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

Model village near Bridlington featuring local landmarks.

The Hopealone trig point (316m) sitting on top of Hope Hill.

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

The trig point sitting next to Darden Lough (375m) near Elsdon.

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

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

The trig point sitting on top of Curleheugh on Bewick Moor (215m).

Brickwork from the Victorian age.

A statue to John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his unlikely companion.

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

Scotland's National Book Town in Dumfries and Galloway.

A 19th Century Public Park designed by Edward Kemp.

A former gentleman’s Georgian residence and now a museum in a park nestled along the river Tees.

This is the trig point for Barley Hill (305m) near Blanchland.

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

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

Magnificent folly on the outskirts of Richmond, built around 1760.

The Clachan Bridge between mainland Scotland and the Isle of Seil.

Well kept 16th century peel tower in the Scottish Borders, home to the infamous Border Reiver Johnnie Armstrong.

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

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

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

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

A decorative well head built in the 18th century.

The site preserves the only First World War battle site in Blighty.

Purpose built gallery housing the collection of Joseph Shipley.

A hidden away home to The Kerr clan of Lothian, Ferniehirst Castle is a rarely open gem nestled in the Borders.

A monument to two engineers who died during the collapse of the Penmanshiel Tunnel expansion.

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

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

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

A stone monumnet standing on the Eston Hills that replaced a Napoleonic beacon.

One of the Royal Horticultural Society's flagship gardens in Harrogate.

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.

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

WW2 pillbox disguised as a ruined house.

A severely ruined 15th century tower in Little Swinburne.

Lighthouse built in 1826, where Grace Darling spotted the wreck of the SS Forfarshire.