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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.

Purpose built gallery housing the collection of Joseph Shipley.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A standing stone celebrating the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A ruined Augustinian Abbey in the town of Jedburgh.

Scotland's National Book Town in Dumfries and Galloway.

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

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

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

An old Victorian water tower in Haltwhistle that now houses a shop and cafe.

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

A decorative well head built in the 18th century.

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

The highest perched toilet in England, situated in Northumberland National Park

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

An experimental hydraulic silo to improve the efficiency of processing cut grass into silage built by Lord Armstrong.

A statue to John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his unlikely companion.

Relief sculpture around a metro ventilation shaft.

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

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

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

Country park with fantastic views over to Penshaw Monument

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

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

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

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

A sculpture of a Monkey based on a local legend.

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

A waterfall and Cave on the Bowlees Beck.

An original working Victorian Water Pumping Station operated by steam.

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

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

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

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

A 19th Century Public Park designed by Edward Kemp.

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

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

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

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

Designed and built as a museum in the style of a French Chateau and housing 22 galleries. Famous for the amazing kinetic art of the Silver Swan.

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

A 19th century lime kiln near the Wannie Line.

The only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A public Park in Blyth opened in 1904.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Grade I listed mansion house predominantly 18th century.

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

A monument to where a Richmond man's horse threw him over a cliff and his plan to stay alive.

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

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

The last remaining cone from the Lemington Glass Works Cone.

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

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

A preacher's cross erected by monks from Lindisfarne.

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

This is the trig point for Mickley (206m) near Prudhoe.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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