Find Places To Visit In The North

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.

A 19th century Victorian pumping station used to provide drinking water to the Darlington area.

WW2 pillbox disguised as a ruined house.

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

A ruined bastle which may not have been a bastle after all.

The trig point sitting on top of Branshaw (326m) on the Otterburn Ranges.

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

The Wreighill Pike trig point sits in a field just north of Hepple (219m) near Rothbury.

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

This is the trig point for The Dodd (354m) near Kielder.

The birthplace of Thomas Bewick, the famous wood engraver and ornithologist.

A mausoleum for William the second Earl, who died in 1844.

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

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

Remains of a former smelting mill hidden in the Northumberland countryside.

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

The Spy Rigg trig point sits on a craggy outcrop (313m) above Lampert Farm near Gilsland.

A weir in the River Coquet which powered a nearby water mill, but was also the scene of a wartime tragedy.

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.

A ruined Augustinian Abbey in the town of Jedburgh.

The Blackdown trig point (310m) located on the Ray Wind Farm near Kirkwhelpington.

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

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

A 19th Century Public Park designed by Edward Kemp.

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 Ellis Crag (498m) near Byrness.

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

The last remaining cone from the Lemington Glass Works Cone.

A 5m high cairn on Padon Hill marking the wedding anniversary of some local notables and to honour the work of a prominent Presbyterian preacher.

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

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.

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

A 14th Century castle that now lies in ruins.

Striking mural and sculpture, depicting South Hetton's mining heritage.

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

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

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.

The trig point sitting on top of Ravensheugh Crags (256m) near Simonburn.

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

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

A public Park in Blyth opened in 1904.

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

A late 18th or early 19th Century Lime Kiln just outside Shilbottle.

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

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

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

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

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

Relief sculpture around a metro ventilation shaft.

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

Another beauty of a lime kiln situated in Low Alwinton.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An original working Victorian Water Pumping Station operated by steam.

A ruined border fortress built in the 13th century and associated with battles and Mary, Queen of Scots.

Childhood home of Richard III, built in the 12th century

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

A standing stone celebrating the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

A cool little lime kiln up the side of a hill in Slaggyford.

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

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

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

Picturesque waterfall in the heart of Galloway Forest.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Cairnglastenhope (315m) near Kielder.

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

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

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

This former prestigious rectory is one of the oldest domestic houses in England and is haunted!

Grade I listed mansion house predominantly 18th century.

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

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

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 Gapshields (290m) near Gilsland.

A little hidden den in the dunes near Amble made of driftwood and containing shells and fun messages.

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

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

Spectacular cave on the Isle of Staffa formed by basalt pillars