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Once a former chapel, but is now a museum, packed full of local heritage.

The trig point sitting on top of Blackchester Hill Plantation (214m) in Alnham.

The Tinely Moor trig point sits in gorse bushes on Brownieside Hill (151m) near Preston.

This is the trig point for Pike Rigg (525m) near Alston.

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

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

The Shacklesborough trig point sits above Balderhead Reservoir (454m) near Barnard Castle.

The Crow Coal Hill trig point sits on Reahope Moor (466m) near Stanhope.

Large-scale mural depicting the heritage of the area, close to the Wearmouth Bridge.

Monument built in 1897 by local banker John Stuart McCaig

Pretty waterfalls near Keld in Swaledale.

An Edwardian Baroque-styled multi-purpose building feature artworks.

The only museum dedicated to the history of science fiction in the UK with lots of amazing memorabilia on show.

The tallest standing stone in the UK reaching a whopping 7.6 metres located in All Saints Church graveyard in Rudston.

A magnificent pineapple-topped folly located in Dunmore Park near Falkirk.

The Kelpie maquettes in Ardrishaig, at three meters tall are the 1/10 scale prototypes for the real McCoy Kelpies by Andy Scott stabled in Falkirk.

An art/science installation involving audience participation and sunshine.

A Celtic cross, commemorating the lives of James and Charles Radcliffe, Earls of Derwentwater, Viscounts Langley.

A heart filled horseshoe horse, surveying the summer sunshine and the gentle tilts and curves of the upland Buteland view near Bellingham.

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

Model village near Bridlington featuring local landmarks.

The remaining gatehouse and garderobe of Bewcastle Castle which was built in the 14th century by one of Edward III's generals.

Magnificent folly on the outskirts of Richmond, built around 1760.

A Bronze Age four-poster stone circle located near Ravensheugh Crags in Northumberland.

A stand alone bell tower for the Church of St Oswald in Kirkoswald, Cumbria.

A 3 chambered cave used by the monks as storage and safegaurd and as a dwelling for St Constantine.

The last remaining hut built to accomodate the workers who constructed the Catcleugh Reservoir.

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

This is the trig point for Bowsden West (103m) near Ford And Etal.

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

The Hart trig point sits in a hedge (127m) near Hartlepool.

The Coalway Plantation trig point is in a hedge (140m) near Blaydon.

The Coldberry End trig point can be found on Ireshope Moor (708m) near Alston.

A lighthouse and visitors centre which sits at the end of the Mull of Galloway peninsula with incredible views and wildlife.

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

An enchanting gatehouse and remains of a Medieval almshouse and hospital on an elbow of the River Wear in Durham.

1,400 acre wetland site with mudflats, pools and reedbeds supporting thousands of birds.

A medieval dovecote in the middle of a bunch of houses with a dove's eye view of the sea.

Acoustic sound mirror built in 1916 to detect German airships during WW1.

A cairn memorial to John Cobb who died attempting to set a world speed record on Loch Ness.

Stone commemorating Robert the Bruce's first victory over an English army in 1307.

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

A stunning double headed crag on the north east banks of Hedgehope Hill.

An outstanding painting at Sheburn Village by Jordan Stead AKA Twenty Six Studio. It has become the pride of the village.

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

A column in memory of James Evelyn's parents, moved from Felbridge up to Lemmington, Northumberland.

This is the trig point for Thornton House (156m) near Morpeth.

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

This is the trig point for Round Top (325m) near Stonehaugh.

The Hangwell Law trig point sits in a wind farm (212m) near Chillingham.

This is the trig point for East Hill (187m) near Ingram.

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

Lifesize wire sculpture of an adventurous lady who was the first female skipper of a fishing boat up north.

A sculpture by Nigel Boonham to commemorate the bold boys of West Auckland, a team made up of coal miners, who won the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy competition in Turin in 1909.

A contemporary maze near Kielder Castle.

The coke ovens are rare remnants of Durham's coal industry, showcasing early coke production methods before their decline by 1880.​

A precariously placed lime kiln pit near Cocklawburn beach.

Disused haybarn on the Croxdale Hall estate.

A spectacular sandstone rockface in Ridsdale used for bouldering and climbing, with breathtaking views across Northumberland from the top.

An old 18th century windmill part of Birney Hill farm.

A disused water tower that once supplied Aycliffe Hospital.

An 11th Century Church in the village of Egglescliffe

Originally envisaged as a motte and bailey, Simonburn Castle was eventually a tower house before falling into ruin.

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

A fine example of a 16th-century tower house, located just west of the village of Gordon, in the Scottish Borders

A small cave in a huge rock up a hill where it was thought St Cuthbert may have stayed.

A redundant Roman Catholic chapel in Biddlestone set in a picturesque copse.

This is the trig point for Greenside (362m) near Kielder.

The Royal Oak trig point once stood in a plantation (223m) near Bishop Auckland.

The Raven Seat trig point sits on Harnisha Hill (589m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The Embleton Old Hall trig point sits by a hedge (114m) north of Embleton Old Hall near Sedgefield.

Clock tower created in 1911, sited over an old place of pilgrimage.

The Teaching is a sculpture in limestone by David Edwick, reflecting the link between learning and the local children of Ponteland, sitting on the site of the original Coates Endowed School.

Giant wooden head looking out over Kielder Reservoir.

A new social history museum adjacent to a grand Georgian manor house telling the history of the area.

A beautiful blue bronze statue of an oversized tern by Geoffrey Dashwood, resting by the sea in North Berwick.

A tiny place of worship, hidden away, with a hefty nine hundred year history and notable Norman architectural features.

Observation towers used during WW2 for ground attack training.

Two weathered rock formations representing a priest and his clerk on the banks of Cartington Hill in Rothbury.

An urban gallery displaying the work of 12 artists based on the history of the area.

A stunning mural depicting the release of a yellow canary which references the area's mining days and has significance for the future.

Ruins of a 12th century Benedictine priory, close to the banks of the River Swale.

A mid to late 12th century Kirk (Church) in the Romanesque style in Haddington, East Lothian.

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

The Beacon trig point sits in dense heather on Dues Hill (301m) near Harbottle.

The Murton Whitehouse trig point sits on a footpath behind the Kells (109m) near Berwick Upon Tweed.

This is the trig point for Broom Hill (127m) near Belsay.

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

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

The Red Lion Farm trig point sits in a hedge (66m) near Hartlepool.

This is the trig point for Old Cassop (194m) near Durham.

RSPB Reserve that is home to the largest reed bed in the north west of England.

Medieval fortress dating back to the 13th century.

Quirky water mill maintained by National Trust for Scotland.

The remains of an Iron Age Hillfort sitting on a little spur of Clennell Hill near Alwinton.

A boulder marking where Marion Lillie, also known as the Ringwoodie Witch, was executed in 1696.

One of a handful of hearse houses left in the UK with a little 'fun for free' museum.

A local nature reserve with a modern history of regeneration from marshland to bog due to the end of water mills.

Guibal fan house built in 1872, which once ventilated Huntcliff Ironstone mine.

A huge chunk of rock sitting on the north east banks of Hedgehope Hill overlooking the Harthope Valley.