Find Places To Visit In The North

A ruined Vicar's Pele sitting on the main high street in Ponteland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two fantastic galleries in the heart of Bishop Auckland.

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

A Grade II listed Tower Mill dating to around 1790.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 lime kiln set in a lovely rolling Hobbiton area.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A tower based on a siege engine amongst eclectic buildings

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

An old ruined windmill sitting in Armstrong Park.

Nature Reserve with SSSI status in Blaydon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Abandoned farm buildings built around 1851.

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

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

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

A 19th Century Public Park designed by Edward Kemp.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two chambered cairns dating back to the Neolithic period.

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

The Parish Church of St James in Shilbottle

A statue to John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his unlikely companion.

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

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

Scotland's National Book Town in Dumfries and Galloway.

Model village near Bridlington featuring local landmarks.

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

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

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

Picturesque waterfall in the heart of Galloway Forest.

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

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

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

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

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

Brickwork from the Victorian age.

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.

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

The UK's first, permanent offshore sculpture by Sean Henry

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

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

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

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

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.

Spectacular cave on the Isle of Staffa formed by basalt pillars

Purpose built gallery housing the collection of Joseph Shipley.

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

WW2 pillbox disguised as a ruined house.

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

A 14th Century castle that now lies in ruins.

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.

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