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The Kelpies
The Kelpies
Art Falkirk Scotland

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

Wether Hill Trig Point
Wether Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Elsdon Northumberland

This is the trig point for Wether Hill (301m) near Elsdon.

North Gosforth Chapel
North Gosforth Chapel
Religious Place Gosforth Tyne And Wear

Ruins of a 13th century chapel in the middle of a housing estate.

Auckland Park Pyramid
Auckland Park Pyramid
Obelisk Bishop Auckland County Durham

A decorative well head built in the 18th century.

York Museum Gardens
York Museum Gardens
Landscape York North Yorkshire

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.

Humber Hill Trig Point
Humber Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Consett County Durham

The Humber Hill trig point is sitting in a field west of Lanchester (270m) near Consett.

Hindhope Law Trig Point
Hindhope Law Trig Point
Trig Point Kielder Northumberland

This is the trig point for Hindhope Law (426m) near Kielder.

Bondville Model Village
Bondville Model Village
Art Bridlington East Riding Of Yorkshire

Model village near Bridlington featuring local landmarks.

Collier Law Trig Point
Collier Law Trig Point
Trig Point Stanhope County Durham

The Collier Law trig point sits on Wolsingham Park Moor (517m) near Stanhope.

The Heugh Battery Museum at Hartlepool Headland
The Heugh Battery Museum at Hartlepool Headland
Museum Hartlepool County Durham

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

Hepple Lime Kiln
Hepple Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln Elsdon Northumberland

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

Grey Mare's Tail Waterfall
Grey Mare's Tail Waterfall
Waterfall Newton Stewart Scotland

A waterfall set within the stunning Galloway Forest Park.

Ellis Crag Trig Point
Ellis Crag Trig Point
Trig Point Byrness Northumberland

This is the trig point for Ellis Crag (498m) near Byrness.

Cresswell Pillbox
Cresswell Pillbox
Military Cresswell Northumberland

WW2 pillbox disguised as a ruined house.

Gosford Park And House
Gosford Park And House
Landscape East Lothian Borders

A stunning house and landscaped grounds which is the seat of the Earls of Wemyss.

Castlerigg Stone Circle
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Stone Circle Keswick Cumbria

Potentially one of the earliest stone circles in Britain, thought to be constructed around 3000BC, located in one of the finest locations within the Lake District National Park.

Pannett Park
Pannett Park
Landscape Whitby North Yorkshire

A 1920's park in Whitby that also houses a Museum and Art Gallery on site.

Dour Hill Trig Point
Dour Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Byrness Northumberland

This is the trig point for Dour Hill (415m) near Byrness.

Batey Catreen Trig Point
Batey Catreen Trig Point
Trig Point Bellingham Northumberland

This is the trig point for Batey Catreen (250m) near Bellingham.

Barnes Castle
Barnes Castle
Castle East Lothian Borders

An unfinished castle built by Sir John Seton situated a few miles north-east of Haddington in East Lothian.

Penmanshiel Tunnel Monument
Penmanshiel Tunnel Monument
Landmark Duns Borders

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

Hips Heugh Trig Point
Hips Heugh Trig Point
Trig Point Craster Northumberland

This is the trig point for Hips Heugh (58m) near Craster.

High Hartington Lime Kiln
High Hartington Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln Morpeth Northumberland

A 19th century lime kiln near the Wannie Line.

Kelso Abbey
Kelso Abbey
Religious Place Kelso Borders

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

Dilston Trig Point
Dilston Trig Point
Trig Point Corbridge Northumberland

This is the trig point for Dilston (187m) near Corbridge.

National Glass Centre
National Glass Centre
Museum Sunderland Tyne And Wear

A modernist building, especially built for the study, teaching, demonstrating and display of all things glass.

Ryhope Engines Museum
Ryhope Engines Museum
Museum Sunderland Tyne And Wear

An original working Victorian Water Pumping Station operated by steam.

St Cuthberts Church Elsdon
St Cuthberts Church Elsdon
Religious Place Elsdon Northumberland

A 14-century church and all-round home to saints, tall tales, bones of Border Rievers and men of battle.

Kirkley Obelisk
Kirkley Obelisk
Obelisk Ponteland Northumberland

An obelisk marking the centenary of the Glorious Revolution by William the Orange.

Pencraig Standing Stone
Pencraig Standing Stone
Standing Stone East Lothian Borders

A 3m tall standing stone in a field in East Lothian dated back to the Bronze Age.

Jedburgh Abbey
Jedburgh Abbey
Religious Place Jedburgh Borders

A ruined Augustinian Abbey in the town of Jedburgh.

Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve
Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve
Landscape Houghton-le-Spring Tyne And Wear

Nature Reserve near Houghton-le-Spring run by Durham Wildlife Trust.

Gaterley Hill Trig Point
Gaterley Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Allendale Northumberland

This is the trig point for Gaterley Hill (352m) near Allendale.

Gapshields Trig Point
Gapshields Trig Point
Trig Point Gilsland Northumberland

This is the trig point for Gapshields (290m) near Gilsland.

Oliver Duckett Folly
Oliver Duckett Folly
Folly Richmond North Yorkshire

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

Cowen Drinking Fountains
Cowen Drinking Fountains
Fountain Gateshead Tyne And Wear

Two drinking fountains given to the people of Blaydon by Joseph Cowen in the 1860s.

Manside Cross Trig Point
Manside Cross Trig Point
Trig Point Elsdon Northumberland

This is the trig point for Manside Cross (325m) near Elsdon.

Blackburn Common Trig Point
Blackburn Common Trig Point
Trig Point Kielder Northumberland

This is the trig point for Blackburn Common (366m) near Kielder.

Apothecary's Tower
Apothecary's Tower
Tower Skye Scotland

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

Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Castle Dunbar Borders

One of Scotland's strongest fortresses sitting in a prominent position overlooking the harbour of Dunbar.

High Trewhitt Trig Point
High Trewhitt Trig Point
Trig Point Rothbury Northumberland

This is the trig point for High Trewhitt (165m) near Rothbury.

Generation
Generation
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

Statues of three heads representing different eras of human and industrial production.

Winnowshill Common Trig Point
Winnowshill Common Trig Point
Trig Point Blanchland Northumberland

This is the trig point for Winnowshill Common (314m) near Blanchland.

Innerwick Castle
Innerwick Castle
Castle Dunbar Borders

A 14th century ruined castle in the small village of Innerwick built for Scottish royals.

Blakeman's Law Trig Point
Blakeman's Law Trig Point
Trig Point Otterburn Northumberland

The trig point sitting on top of Blackman's Law (274m) near Otterburn.

Belford Crag Trig Point
Belford Crag Trig Point
Trig Point Belford Northumberland

This is the trig point for Belford Crag (108m) near Belford.

Bollihope Carrs Trig Point
Bollihope Carrs Trig Point
Trig Point Stanhope County Durham

The Bollihope Carrs trig point sits on Snowhope Moor (541m) near Stanhope.

Ludworth Tower
Ludworth Tower
Tower Durham County Durham

Remains of a romantic looking pele tower on a hill with scenic views.

Bellymack Farm Red Kite Feeding Station
Bellymack Farm Red Kite Feeding Station
Landscape Dumfries And Galloway Scotland

A Red Kite Feeding Station set up on a Farm.

Ulgham Village Cross
Ulgham Village Cross
Religious Place Ulgham Northumberland

A preacher's cross erected by monks from Lindisfarne.

Ridley Park
Ridley Park
Landscape Blyth Northumberland

A public Park in Blyth opened in 1904.

The Man with the Donkey
The Man with the Donkey
Statue South Shields Tyne And Wear

A statue to John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his unlikely companion.

The Brothers
The Brothers
Statue Seaham County Durham

A sculpture of three miners waiting to go down the pit. It’s a reminder of the three mines that Seaham once had.

Tuthill Quarry Trig Point
Tuthill Quarry Trig Point
Trig Point Seaham County Durham

The Tuthill Quarry trig point is sitting on top of a quarry (164m) near Seaham.

Botanic Gardens Durham
Botanic Gardens Durham
Garden Durham County Durham

25 acres of plants from five continents. Also eye-catching art installations such as boots, bugs, and fungi.

Saltwell Park
Saltwell Park
Landscape Gateshead Tyne And Wear

A 19th Century Public Park designed by Edward Kemp.

Pikestone Fell Trig Point
Pikestone Fell Trig Point
Trig Point Stanhope County Durham

This is the trig point for Pikestone Fell (387m) near Stanhope.

Saint Marys with Holy Apostles Scarborough
Saint Marys with Holy Apostles Scarborough
Religious Place Scarborough North Yorkshire

A 12th century church which was the scene of a Roundheads and Cavalier's confrontation and is also the final resting place of Anne Bronte.

Ormesby Hall
Ormesby Hall
Estate Middlesbrough North Yorkshire

Grade I listed mansion house predominantly 18th century.

Heddon Hill Trig Point
Heddon Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Ingram Northumberland

This is the trig point for Heddon Hill (278m) near Ingram.

Gilnockie Tower
Gilnockie Tower
Tower Langholm Borders

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

Ros Castle Lime Kiln
Ros Castle Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln Chillingham Northumberland

A ruined lime kiln sitting between Cateran Hole and Ros Castle in the Alnwick area.

St Mary the Virgin Church
St Mary the Virgin Church
Religious Place Ovingham Northumberland

A Church in Ovingham with sections dating from the 11th century and location of the grave of famed engraver, Thomas Bewick.

Horseshoe Hill Trig Point
Horseshoe Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Stanhope County Durham

The Horseshoe Hill trig point is sitting on Edmundbyers Common (520m) near Stanhope.

Watch Crags Trig Point
Watch Crags Trig Point
Trig Point Kielder Northumberland

This is the trig point for Watch Crags (291m) near Bellingham.

Cairnglastenhope Trig Point
Cairnglastenhope Trig Point
Trig Point Kielder Northumberland

This is the trig point for Cairnglastenhope (315m) near Kielder.

White Walls Project
White Walls Project
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

A series of art installations created to celebrate the regeneration of the Hoults Yard estate between 2011 and 2020.

Locomotion
Locomotion
Museum Bishop Auckland County Durham

Locomotion in Shildon is a captivating railway museum that showcases the history of locomotives and their impact on transportation.

St Brandon's Church
St Brandon's Church
Religious Place Durham County Durham

Anglican church in Brancepeth, with views over to the stunning Brancepeth Castle.

What Lies Beneath Us
What Lies Beneath Us
Art Durham County Durham

A large scale pavement map showing the geology of The British Isles.

Linbrig Trig Point
Linbrig Trig Point
Trig Point Alwinton Northumberland

This is the trig point for Linbrig (390m) near Alwinton.

Longstone Lighthouse
Longstone Lighthouse
Lighthouse Farne Islands Northumberland

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

Hexham Common Trig Point
Hexham Common Trig Point
Trig Point Hexham Northumberland

This is the trig point for Hexham Common (291m) near Hexham.

Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum
Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum
Building Jedburgh Borders

Jail built on the site of the old Jedburgh Castle in the 1820s.

Rothbury Tree Trail
Rothbury Tree Trail
Landscape Rothbury Northumberland

A tree trail around Rothbury town centre and riverside showing you all the different types of trees and their history.

Shipley Art Gallery
Shipley Art Gallery
Museum Gateshead Tyne And Wear

Purpose built gallery housing the collection of Joseph Shipley.

Pigdon Trig Point
Pigdon Trig Point
Trig Point Morpeth Northumberland

The Pigdon trig point sits on the edge of a field (118m) near Morpeth.

Hart Law Trig Point
Hart Law Trig Point
Trig Point Alnham Northumberland

This is the trig point sitting on Hart Law (341m) near Alnham.

Five Pikes Trig Point
Five Pikes Trig Point
Trig Point Stanhope County Durham

The Five Pikes trig point sits on moorland south of Bollihope (479m) near Stanhope.

Lemington Glass Works Cone
Lemington Glass Works Cone
Building Newburn Tyne And Wear

The last remaining cone from the Lemington Glass Works Cone.

Low Friarside Chapel
Low Friarside Chapel
Religious Place Rowlands Gill Tyne And Wear

Ruins of a 14th century chapel in the grounds of Low Friarside Farm.

St Aidans Church Fourstones
St Aidans Church Fourstones
Religious Place Hexham Northumberland

A small wooden "off the peg" church in Fourstones, Northumberland. One of only two wooden Victorian missions in the country.

Seacliff Beach and Harbour
Seacliff Beach and Harbour
Landscape East Lothian Borders

A private beach to the east of North Berwick with views to Bass Rock.

Thomas Wright Observatory
Thomas Wright Observatory
Folly Bishop Auckland County Durham

Observatory dating from 1765, built by local astronomer Thomas Wright.

Flamborough Castle
Flamborough Castle
Castle Flamborough East Riding Of Yorkshire

Remains of a 14th century castle in the heart of Flamborough village.

Cairn End Trig Point
Cairn End Trig Point
Trig Point Haltwhistle Northumberland

This is the trig point for Cairn End (304m) near Haltwhistle.

River Tyne Old Buoys
River Tyne Old Buoys
Art North Shields Tyne And Wear

Redundant marine buoys that are artfully decorated and now sit on the banks of the River Tyne.

Swirle Pavilion
Swirle Pavilion
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

An attractive folly of several styles making a pleasant sitting arrangement along the River Tyne.

Roughside Moor Trig Point
Roughside Moor Trig Point
Trig Point Consett County Durham

The Roughside Moor trig point sits on top of Edmondbyers Common (384m) near Consett.

Hexham Racecourse Trig Point
Hexham Racecourse Trig Point
Trig Point Hexham Northumberland

This is the trig point for Hexham Racecourse (233m) near Hexham.

The Grun Trig Point
The Grun Trig Point
Trig Point Kielder Northumberland

This is the trig point for The Grun (516m) near Kielder.

River Wear Lime Kilns
River Wear Lime Kilns
Lime Kiln Sunderland Tyne And Wear

19th century lime kilns, located on the River Wear.

Wind Hill Trig Point
Wind Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Kielder Northumberland

This is the trig point for Wind Hill (231m) near Kielder.

Carlisle Cathedral
Carlisle Cathedral
Religious Place Carlisle Cumbria

A small Cathedral but perfectly (almost) formed with a celestial ceiling.

Greenchesters Lime Kiln
Greenchesters Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln Otterburn Northumberland

A three draw arch lime kiln in Otterburn.

Swans in Flight
Swans in Flight
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

Five bronze life-size swans in various stages of flight that look naturally interwoven with each other.

Blue Crags Hillfort
Blue Crags Hillfort
Hillfort Swinburne Northumberland

A hillfort in Colwell near Swinburne with a large outcrop of whinstone on the north face.

Sand Edge Common Trig Point
Sand Edge Common Trig Point
Trig Point Stanhope County Durham

The Sand Edge Common trig point is on Wolsingham North Moor (353m) near Stanhope.

Coatyards Trig Point
Coatyards Trig Point
Trig Point Longhorsely Northumberland

This is the trig point for Coatyards (226m) near Longhorsely.

Rosie's Waterfall
Rosie's Waterfall
Waterfall Newton Stewart Scotland

Picturesque waterfall in the heart of Galloway Forest.

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