Find Places To Visit In The North

Dating from the late 12th century, St Michael and All Angels' Church is the parish church of Houghton-le-Spring and contains the tomb of Bernard Gilpin.

A unique fortress style house in Newcastle's West End that was won as a prize in a 1920's raffle.

An abundance of art in a striking eco friendly/ green building.

The Thistle Green trig point sits on Cronkley Fell (544m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

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

A heavily modified ruin of an early 13th century castle held by the powerful Hume family.

A castellated farmhouse sitting on the foundations of a 15th century motte and baily castle.

This is the trig point for March Head (454m) near Kielder.

A bridge across the Ouseburn in Jesmond Dene, built by William Armstrong at his Elswick works.

The most northern point in England right on the coast.

Seven murals around North Shields by local artists created to capture the heritage and spirit of the area.

Historic 18th Century Grade II Listed Building and Grounds now used as a Registry Office with space for ceremonies and on-site accommodation, whilst the basement includes the remains of a Cold War Nuclear Bunker.

A 50m high memorial in Williamson Park commissioned by Lord Ashton in memory of his second wife.

The Romaldkirk Moor trig point sits on moorland (410m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

A waterfall set within the stunning Galloway Forest Park.

The Currack Rigg trig point sits on moorland (304m) near Barnard Castle.

Remains of part of the original Stockton and Darlington Railway main line, built in 1825.

An unusual gravestone marking the final resting of a burglar trying to rob Lee Hall.

Marmion Tower is a Garde I listed, 15th-century gatehouse in West Tanfield, North Yorkshire.

The Blue House trig point sits in a hedge (231m) near Bishop Auckland.

Pens to hold stray animals, dating back to medieval times.

A Nature Reserve alongside the River Breamish in the Northumberland National Park

The Hillingdon Farm trig point on the edge of a field (249m) near Barnard Castle.

The Wolfcleugh Common trig point sits on moorland (607m) near Alston.

Six foot pair of boxing gloves commemorating the achievements of Maurice Cullen.

The Parish Church of St James in Shilbottle

The scoop bucket used from the now dismantled Ace Of Spades dragline excavator.

Built in 1906, the Royal Victoria Infirmary is a university-linked teaching hospital, treating over 400,000 patients each year, fronted with some beautiful architecture and offering specialised care and maternity services.

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

A Miner kneeling testing the air with his safety lamp, by Ray Lonsdale.

A former horse racing track on the outskirts of Richmond that contains what is left of the oldest, surviving, stone built, public grandstand in the world.

The Cote Hill trig point sits in a hedge (141m) near Newton Aycliffe.

The Citron Seat trig point sits on Gilmonby Moor (446m) near Barnard Castle.

A life size sculpture of grandmother and granddaughter by Ray Lonsdale.

Ruins of a corn mill in the heart of Whittle Dene.

The grave and monument of Harry Clasper, renowned boat builder and professional oarsman. The Alan Shearer of his day.

A ruined, Grade II listed Scheduled Monument, 16th Century Tower House / Bastle House.

A pretty church sitting in amazing countryside with breathtaking views in Low Alwinton.

A ruined motte-and-bailey castle at the West end of Wark on Tweed in Northumberland.

The High House trig point is sitting in a hedge next to the High House Reservoir (172m) near Bishop Auckland.

This is the trig point for The Dodd (354m) near Kielder.

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

This is the trig point for Foulmire Heights (397m) near Kielder.

A statue in North Shields recognising the bravery of Mary Ann Matcham, a stow away, escaping slavery who arrived in North Shields on Christmas Day 1831.

A pair of controversial horned, helmeted and shield wielding Vikings in Jarrow Town Centre.

Public gardens with sunken trees, an Italian rock in the fountain, and the stunning backdrop of a former 18th-century rectory.

A large-scale Miners Lamp to honour the Bowburn Colliery and the wider Durham coalfields.

Individual artwork creations, on opposite sides of the main road in Ushaw Moor.

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

The Eggmartin Hill trig point sits in a field (222m) near Barnard Castle.

A stone pant in Holystone Village named after St Mungo, the patron saint of Glasgow.

An octagonal folly, once part of the Stella Hall estate in Blaydon.

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

Scott’s View is a scenic viewpoint near Melrose in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the River Tweed and Eildon Hills, famously loved by Sir Walter Scott.

Weather vane made from galvanised steel with cormorants showing which way the wind blows.

Pretty waterfalls near Keld in Swaledale.

Metal art exhibit depicting wind and an equatorial sundial on East Shore in Seaham.

An un-chiselable bit of Hadrian's Wall, near Walwick, where the Romans may have run out of might.

A noticeable Norman Church commanding a hill in Easington Village.

The Etherley Lane trig point sits in a hedge (167m) near Witton Le Wear.

Steel Truffle Pigs and Mushroom Statues hidden in Newcastle Centre by the Men of Steel blacksmith Graeme Hopper.

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

This is the trig point for Monylaws (246m) near Ford And Etal.

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

A super viaduct in Bishop Auckland where rail, road and river converge.

Observation towers used during WW2 for ground attack training.

Stone monument dedicated to two women martyred at Wigtown in 1685.

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

Built in 1846, the standing engine hauled railway trucks up and down an incline into Rookhope.

The trig point sitting on top of Berwick Law (187m).

A natural limestone bridge on the Pennine Way.

A ruined 18th century church currently being transformed by the local residents into another place for calm and reflection.

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

A scrap metal statue of Henry Pease - Saltburn’s founding father.

Giant wooden head looking out over Kielder Reservoir.

A sculpture of the ingenious life saving lamp originally designed by George Stephenson, favoured by North East miners, sitting pretty opposite Lidl in Westmoor.

A 14th Century castle that now lies in ruins.

A proud standing Percy lion atop a grandiose gateway to the old Ladykirk House in Upsettlington.

A Toposcope commemorating an important naval battle during the American Revolutionary Wars.

The High Copelaw Farm trig point sits in a Hedge (95m) near Newton Aycliffe.

An 18th century church which was partly rebuilt in 1884. It has a window which commemorates those who died during the construction of the nearby Catcleugh Reservoir.

Originally St Wilfrid's Premonstratensian nunnery, this ruined priority sits by a tight bend in the River Coquet.

Former market cross dating back to the 18th century.

An art/science installation involving audience participation and sunshine.

The Carr Brow Moor trig point sits on moorland (504m) near Stanhope.

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

Statue of Constantine the Great who was made Roman emperor in AD306.

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

An art gallery located in the former Christ Church in Hartlepool.

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

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

A ruined 17th-century bastle, or fortified farmhouse, situated on a south-east slope of moorland on the edge Ridsdale.

A stone circle marking the grave of three kings of Denmark.

A distinguished weather radar station that can be seen for miles.

A small marker stone where Robert Lumsden murdered Isabella Sudden in 1610.

A 17th-century Jacobean mansion disguided as a castle just north of Hexham.

An old room set out with a seaman’s glass, and other features made from metal and stone. Situated on Lookout Hill overlooking the mouth of the River Wear.

An 18th Century church dedicated to St Ebba.

A ceramic wall mural, installed on the site of a former bakery.

An ancient market cross, the base dating from Medieval times, and a curious stone table once used as a pulpit for John Wesley to preach from.