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

Ruins of a 12th century Premonstratensian abbey in the hamlet of Easby.

Explore stunning water features, magical gardens a treehouse restaurant and the mysterious Poison Garden in Alnwick Garden.

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

A replica of an Iron Age Roundhouse giving a glimpse into life 2000 years ago.

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

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

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

A spectacular stone circle on the Moor Divock area of Askham Fell near Ullswater.

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

34 pieces of enlarged micro marine life made from weathered Corten steel by Andrew McKeown at East Shore Village, Seaham.

A 19th century lime kiln near the Wannie Line.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Church in the heart of Corbridge village, originally built around 674.

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

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

Remains of a roman fort built around 260AD

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two waterfalls on the River Tees within the North Pennine AONB.

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

A preacher's cross erected by monks from Lindisfarne.

A splendid feast of medieval lookalike architectural delights, and other things.

A monument to two shepherds who lost their lives in a snow storm and ultimately led to the formation of the Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team.

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

One of Blighty’s oldest wooden ship-lapped buildings. Fresh from a new coat of paint.

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

A mural depicting history and noteworthy people and places of Newcastle Upon Tyne.

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

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

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

Old lime kilns at Fulwell, now a fancy backdrop for a car showroom.

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

An old school hall in Ford Village that was decorated with biblical murals by Lady Waterford over 21 years.

A group of nine cairns sitting on the aptly named Nine Standards Rigg just east of Kirby Stephen.

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

Long Meg and Her Daughters are a series of curious Neolithic standing stones forming a circle on a hillside in the western foothills of the Pennines.

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

Sculptures and decorations from old buildings that were demolished to make way for Eldon Square.

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

This is the trig point for Byers Pike (458m) near Allendale.

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

The trig point sitting on top of Thorny Hill (185m) in Pauperhaugh near Rothbury.

A unintentionally concealed 90 foot tall way marker marking north for astronomers at Durham University one mile south.

A cast iron book sculpture a dedicated to the Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid.

A ruined bastle in Redesdale near Otterburn in Northumberland standing as a reminder of the tumultuous history of the borders.

A five tonne Limestone boulder marking the location of the former East Chevington Drift Mine.

The ruins of a crossing used to allow Roman soldiers and goods across the Vallum.

This is the trig point for Fourlaws Hill (343m) near Ridsdale.

Stunning castle built in 1721, set in a 21,000 hectare estate.

Monument built in 1835 in memory of a local shepherd's boy, Alexander Murray.

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

Once a public loo, now a tiny holiday home in the heart of Berwick.

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

The Batter Law Hill trig point (143m) overlooking Dalton Park near Seaham.

A 200 year old water tower in Aberlady that was used to provide water to Luffness hall.

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

A monument to Robert Loraine, who was brutally murdered by Border Reivers in Kirkhale.

The High Moorsley trig point is sitting in a field (163m) in Houghton-le-Spring.

This is the trig point for Rhodes Hill (146m) near Ford And Etal.

A Roman Fort that forms part of Hadrian's Wall at the frontier of the Roman Empire.

Sitting on a blowy corner of the Northumberland National Park, is Causeway House, Northumberland's only heather thatched cottage. With a history of hidden lucky roof charms and close to a Roman Milecastle.

The Mickle Fell trig point sits above Lune Forest on MOD land (758m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The Bolts Law Hunstanworth trig point sits on Stanhope Common (541m) near Rookhope.

This is the trig point for Stokoe High Crags (230m) near Falstone.

This is the trig point for Bulbeck Common (427m) near Blanchland.

The Charlaw Moor trig point is Sacriston (232m) near Durham.

The Killingworth trig point (0m) within Killingworth Village.

Exploring the old and modern art around the Northumbria University Campus.

A Grade I listed building with origins dating back to the 7th century.

A beautiful church filled with art, history and culture in the fork of the road up to the College Valley.

Based in Cumbria, Carlisle Castle that had the most sieges and also the last siege in Great Britain.

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

This is the trig point for Berrymoor Edge (459m) near Kielder.

This is the trig point for Monkside (513m) near Kielder.

This is the trig point for Blackwool Law (266m) near Rochester.

12th century abbey dedicated to St Andrew, in the heart of Hexham.

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

An 18th century battery protecting Dunbar Harbour from invasion and privateers.

The Toy Top trig point is in woodland (208m) near Bishop Auckland.

Lime kilns built in 1847, hidden away in the beautiful Weardale countryside.

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

The Eldon Hall Farm trig point sits in a field (168m) near Bishop Auckland.

This is the trig point for Ealingham Rigg (241m) near Bellingham.

All that would have been dock life around the 18th century and complete with one of The Admiralties Frigates, The HMS Trincomalee.

A three draw arch lime kiln in Otterburn.

This is the trig point for Watsons Pike (447m) near Allendale.

This is the trig point for Grey's Pike (446m) near Kielder.

This is the trig point for Blackmoor Skirt (364m) near Bellingham.

The jaw bone of a Right Whale forming an arch, framing the harbour of Seahouses and beyond to the Farnes, with a fishy past!