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Two fantastic galleries in the heart of Bishop Auckland.

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

An ancient well found by St Cuthbert in Bellingham, topped by a Georgian pant and known for its miracles.

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.

This is the trig point for Brenkley Hill (83m) near Cramlington.

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

The grave and monument of Harry Clasper, renowned boat builder and professional oarsman. The Alan Shearer of his day.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

A Grade II listed Tower Mill dating to around 1790.

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

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

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

A lime kiln set in a lovely rolling Hobbiton area.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An old ruined windmill sitting in Armstrong Park.

Nature Reserve with SSSI status in Blaydon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A beautiful old bridge build in 1717 that crosses the River Dulnain in the pretty highland village of Carrbridge.

A tower based on a siege engine amongst eclectic buildings

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

A 19th Century Public Park designed by Edward Kemp.

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

Two chambered cairns dating back to the Neolithic period.

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

The Parish Church of St James in Shilbottle

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

Model village near Bridlington featuring local landmarks.

Abandoned farm buildings built around 1851.

A statue to John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his unlikely companion.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scotland's National Book Town in Dumfries and Galloway.

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

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

Brickwork from the Victorian age.

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

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

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

A decorative well head built in the 18th century.

Picturesque waterfall in the heart of Galloway Forest.

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

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

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

A pedestrian and cycle bridge that forms the shape of the mathematical symbol for infinity.

Purpose built gallery housing the collection of Joseph Shipley.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

WW2 pillbox disguised as a ruined house.

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

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