Find Places To Visit In The North

The seat of the ancient kings of Northumbria and a mighty stronghold on the coast of Northumberland.

A castle and country house in Alnwick, Northumberland. It is the seat of The 12th Duke of Northumberland.

Rotating bridge designed by William Armstrong, which opened in 1876.

Monument dedicated to Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey built in 1838.

A 16th Century, grade I listed castle on Holy Island only accessible from the Northumberland coast at low tide.

A contemporary sculpture of a metal angel designed by Antony Gormley.

A ruined Priory on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, widely considered to be the birthplace of Christianity in England.

An ornate, Edwardian Shopping Arcade, in the centre of Newcastle built in 1906. The arcade is set within Richard Grainger's Central Exchange Building.

Cragside is a Victorian country house near Rothbury in Northumberland, built for William Armstrong and his wife, Margaret.

A covered market in Newcastle City centre, designed by John Dobson and opened in 1835. Once the largest covered market in the country.

350 acre world famous open air museum set in rural County Durham.

A stunning 900 year old cathedral built on a peninsula formed by the River Wear.

A 14th-century fortification on the coast of Northumberland between the villages of Craster and Embleton. Built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313 and 1322.

A gem of a market place with interesting sculptures, some secret creatures, and a timeline.

A ruined medieval castle in Warkworth standing over a loop of the River Coquet.

A 15th century gatehouse that was part of the Alnwick old town walls.

Famous book shop in the old Alnwick train station.

A combined moated castle and gatehouse with the ruins of a Benedictine priory where early kings of Northumbria were buried.

A lighthouse on a small tidal island just north of Whitley Bay. It is linked to the mainland by a short concrete causeway which is submerged at high tide.

The 199 stone steps lead up to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, a classic Gothic graveyard, and the Norman Church of Saint Mary.

Old flour mill converted into a contemporary art gallery in 2002.

The ruins of a 7th Century Christian Monastery which later became a Benedictine Abbey overlooking the north sea and town of Whitby. Famous for featuring in Bram Stoker's Dracula.

A 17th century stone bridge over the River Tyne that is the oldest surviving bridge over the River.

A 900m long pier protecting ships when entering the River Tyne at Tynemouth.

A museum of natural history and ancient civilisations in the heart of Newcastle city centre.

This castle started as a motte and baily and then rebuilt in the 14th century in a Quatrefoil styled castle. The only one in England.

The trig point sitting on top of The Cheviot Summit (815m).

A memorial in the style of an ancient Greek temple on Penshaw Hill owned by the National Trust.

An 18th century market cross that would have been used for proclamations.

A 12th century keep in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne.

A lone Sycamore Tree that stood on Hadrian's Wall which was considered the most photographed spot in the Northumberland National Park.

Home to three of the most famous families in the North East, set in 13,500 acres of land.

A huge rock standing on the beach at Marsden, South Shields that has collapsed into an arch and then to a single rock.

A Grade II listed Clock Tower and Drinking Fountain in the Venetian Gothic Style.

Three statues sowing the different aspects of a working man of Newcastle.

A free art gallery in the centre of Newcastle housing works by Henry Moore, Thomas Bewick, Norman Cornish, Richard Hamilton and Charles Napier Hemy among others.

Saint George slaying the dragon atop a granite and portland stone pillar in the middle of old Eldon Square

A statue of a British infantryman commemorating the end of World War 1.

Three statues of Newcastle United legends outside St. James Park - Jackie Milburn, Sir Bobby Robson and Alan Shearer.

A museum of science and industry housed in the former Co-operative Wholesaler Society Headquarters Building on Blandford Square.

A Grade I listed railway viaduct spanning the River Tweed at Berwick and built by Robert Stephenson.

A castle dating back to the Normans in Durham city centre.

A Greek Doric style house, 14th century castle and 30 acres of beautiful gardens.

Charming working clock in the town centre of Morpeth.

Northumberlandia is a unique landform sculpture near Cramlington, opened by Princess Anne in 2012.

A Grade II* listed monument in Tynemouth, dedicated to Vice Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood. A Napoleonic-era admiral noted for being second-in-command to Admiral Lord Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar.

The trig point sitting on top of Shaftoe Crags (213m).

A 15 hectare public park, right in the centre of Newcastle, dating from the 1880s and associated with, and named after two major exhibitions, the Royal Jubilee Exhibition of 1887 and the 1929 North East Coast Exhibition.

A small and picturesque harbour which used to export salt, coal and bottles.

Built in the 1870s, it was the first lighthouse in the world to be designed and built specifically to use alternating electric current.

A Norman Church with a quirky interior, sitting high and proud above Whitby with a paradigmatic gothic graveyard.

A pretty artificial waterfall in Jesmond Dene created by Lord Armstrong.

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

Remains of the 14th century walls that were built around Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Gibside is a 720 acre estate acquired by the Bowes family in 1713.

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

A beautiful set of beach huts situated on the Blyth Promenade.

A single-span, through arch road bridge, built in 1928-29 by Sir William Arrol and Company Ltd., and designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson, and a bowstring arch railway bridge built in 1879.

A beautiful grade I listed country house a mile from the coast, packed with glorious history!

Fountains and water troughs throughout Alnwick that were once used to provide clean water.

A war memorial to the Northumberland Fusiliers sited on the grounds of St Thomas the Martyr Church at Barras Bridge, depicting the spirit and patriotic confidence that swept the nation at the outset of war in 1914.

Group of islands off the coast of Northumberland.

Two Market Crosses in Corbridge.

A grade two listed iconic building in Cullercoats constructed as a lookout for fishermen.

A Grade I listed, 12th Century ruined castle on the banks of the River Tees in Barnard Castle

The trig point sitting on top of Windy Gyle (619m).

Defensive walls built in the 16th century, now managed by English Heritage.

Statue dedicated to George Stephenson at the junction of Westgate Road and Neville Street.

A 19th Century, Grade II listed, Lifeboat Station situated on the beautiful horseshoe bay at Cullercoats.

Cathedral of Newcastle upon Tyne, originally built in 1091.

The Transporter Bridge that spans the River Tees in Middlesbrough.

The monument for the Northumberland heroine Grace Darling who helped in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked Forfarshire in 1838.

A Roman Fort, surrounding settlement and museum that has been gradually excavated over the past 50 years and the location of some of the most important Roman finds in history.

A mini version of the Angel Of The North standing in a field near Hexham.

A ruined watermill dating from back to 1739 in Jesmond Dene.

A sculpture comprising 22 bronze figures by Juan Muñoz near South Shields beach.

A ruined medieval castle built around 1341 by Robert Manners.

A Victorian Public Park on South Shields seafront that is part of a 4km chain of parks.

The trig point sitting on top of Tosson Hill (440m) #147.

A restored Grade I listed, 13th Century Friary and ruins in the centre of Newcastle, now partly used as a restaurant and craft workshops.

A stunning example of a lighthouse in Sunderland with a parabolic pier.

The trig point sitting in Night Fold Field in Alnmouth (48m).

A bronze sculpture of the River God Tyne found on the side of the Civic Centre building.

Originally part of the town's medieval defences, this tower is now a luxury holiday cottage.

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

The trig point sitting on top of Hedgehope Hill (714m).

An ornate clock standing on Whitley Bay promenade, unveiled by Councillor James Hamilton Grant in 1933.

A bronze sculpture depicting six monks transporting St Cuthbert's coffin in Durham City centre by Fenwick Lawson.

Ruined 12th century abbey in the beautiful Rye Valley, North Yorkshire

A metal statue by Ray Lonsdale built as a memorial for fishermen lost at sea from North Shields.

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

A blue carpet made out of crushed glass outside of the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle. Part of an urban art project and created by Thomas Heatherwick.

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

A statue of Queen Victoria by sculptor Alfred Turner in Tynemouth.

Two replica Mark VII 6"naval guns mounted on the Blyth beach promenade.

The Winshields trig point sits on Windshields Crags next to Hadrians Wall (345m) near Haltwhistle.

A Victorian lighthouse built in 1882, still used for navigational purposes today.

The trig point sitting on top of Ros Castle (316m).

Statue to Henry Percy, also known as Harry Hotspur, Alnwick's most famous Knight and one of Shakespeare's best known characters.

18th century gateway to Craster Tower, now an iconic entrance to the village of Craster.