Find Places To Visit In The North

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Training trenches dug by members of the 18th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers in preparation for World War I.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Three tall Neolithic standing stones sitting in a line in Boroughbridge near Knaresborough.

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

A ruined Roman template dedicated to the local deity Antenociticus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Figure of newspaper cartoon character Andy Capp cast in bronze.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Georgian Grade I Listed aqueduct, the largest all-masonry aqueduct in Britain taking the Lancaster Canal over the River Lune.

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

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

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

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

A preacher's cross erected by monks from Lindisfarne.

This is the trig point for Westerhope (132m) near Ponteland.

A fantastic large folly on a hill overlooking the Moray Firth near Dingwall in Scotland.

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

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

This is the trig point for Longknowe Hill (346m) near The Cheviots.

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

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

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

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

A beauty of a bridge, old and packhorsey, with some chunky cutwaters and lovely views up and down the rivers Wear and Browney where they confluence.

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

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

The Eggleston Moor trig point sits on Grey Carrs moorland (461m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Remains of a roman fort built around 260AD

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

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

This is the trig point for Shepherdskirk Hill (202m) in the Kyloe Hills near Belford.

This is the trig point for Pit House Plantation (266m) near Durham.

The Stoterley Hill trig point is sitting on Muggleswick Common (376m) near Consett.

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

This is the trig point for Sewingshields Crags (326m) near Haydon Bridge.

The Harwood Side trig point sits on Sinderhope Carrs (489m) near Allendale.

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

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

This is the trig point for Glendhu Hill (514m) near Kielder.

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

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

The Black Hill trig point sits north of Westernhope Moor (559m) near Stanhope.

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

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

This is the trig point for Corby Pike (369m) near Rochester.

This is the trig point for Limestone Bank (251m) near Simonburn.

The Westernhope Moor trig point sits on moorland (676m) north of Middleton-in-Teesdale.

This is the trig point for Greensheen Hill (206m) near Belford.

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 New Heaton trig point sits in a copse of trees (92m) near Ford And Etal.

This is the trig point for White Crags (537m) near Kielder.

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

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

Abandoned farm buildings built around 1851.

The Hoove Faggergill trig point is sitting on Faggergill Moor (554m) near Barnard Castle.

This is the trig point for Whitehill (247m) near Kirkwhelpington.

This is the trig point for Midhopelaw Pike (326m) near Bellingham.

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

This is the trig point for Camp Hill (200m) near Ford And Etal.

The Newsham Moor trig point sits on How Tallon (447m) near Barnard Castle.

This is the trig point for White House Hill (169m) near Alnwick.

This is the trig point for Chatton Park Hill (184m) near Wooler.

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

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

The Tripsy Bank trig point sitting on top of Greater Willington Common (152m) in Willington near Bishop Auckland.

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

The Oxen Law trig point sits in a field at Oxen Law (346m) near Consett.

A three draw arch lime kiln in Otterburn.

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

The East Grange trig point sits in a hedge (103m) near Durham.