Find Places To Visit In The North

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

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

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.

WW2 pillbox disguised as a ruined house.

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

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

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 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 Ellis Crag (498m) near Byrness.

A waterfall and Cave on the Bowlees Beck.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

An impressive castle perched on the edge of steep cliffs overlooking the Firth of Fourth near North Berwick.

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

A statue depicting legendary comedian, Eric Morecambe.

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

A ruined Augustinian Abbey in the town of Jedburgh.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

A 19th Century Public Park designed by Edward Kemp.

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

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

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

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

The last remaining cone from the Lemington Glass Works Cone.

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

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

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

Another beauty of a lime kiln situated in Low Alwinton.

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

A public Park in Blyth opened in 1904.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

A 14th Century castle that now lies in ruins.

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

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

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

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

Relief sculpture around a metro ventilation shaft.

A standing stone celebrating the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

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

An original working Victorian Water Pumping Station operated by steam.

Magical stone bridge tucked away in the west highlands.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Cairn End (304m) near Haltwhistle.

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

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

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

This is the trig point for Bolts Law Smalesmouth (395m) near Kielder.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Picturesque waterfall in the heart of Galloway Forest.

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.

Grade I listed mansion house predominantly 18th century.

A 19th century lime kiln near the Wannie Line.

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

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