Find Places To Visit In The North

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

The Mattilees Hill trig point sits in a field (109m) near Duddo.

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

Sculptures made from concrete, glass, and metal depicting heritage by a posh marina.

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

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.

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

An arresting piece of steel art by Stanson Art (Ron Lawson) and Mark Burns Cassell commemorating the coal industry in the area.

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

Priory founded in 1113, nestled in the heart of Bridlington old town.

A 35m tall chimney that was part of the Gaunless Valley Lead Mill.

Former golf course with far reaching scenic views, a café with a model of an early steam engine by Stephenson.

A holed stone in the Simonside Hills that lines up with the summer solstice.

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

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

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

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

The Fendrith Hill trig point sits south of Chapel Fell (696m) near Stanhope.

A sculpture park and art exhibition space set within the grounds of Cheeseburn Grange, near Ponteland.

A lime kiln situated on Alnwick Moor, one of 400 that would have been used in Northumberland.

An ornamental pele tower that was once part of a 16th century manor house.

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

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

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

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

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.

A statue outside the entrance to Stirling Castle commemorating the second Boer War.

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

17 street murals around Spennymoor and a case of ‘there is more to these than meets the eye’.

Four mural sites depicting the cultural history of Houghton le Spring, created by local artists.

A World War I memorial of a six foot soldier, with his rifle lowered, taking a drink from his canteen by Ray Lonsdale.

A giant trowel next to the North Seaton Community Centre in Ashington.

A small castellated house in Bedale that was used to house leeches which were sold to local doctors for bloodletting.

A beacon that when lit would warn the neighbouring villages of an impending attack!

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.

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

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

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

An 18th Century church dedicated to St Ebba.

The Clachan Bridge between mainland Scotland and the Isle of Seil.

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.

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

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

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

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

An art/science installation involving audience participation and sunshine.

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.

The Denton Cross Roads trig point sits in a hedge (88m) near Newton Aycliffe.

Ruin near Kelso overlooking the River Tweed, in the grounds of Floors Castle.

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

A mausoleum for William the second Earl, who died in 1844.

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

Stublick Chimney is a grade II listed building from the former Langley lead smelting mill.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two chambered cairns dating back to the Neolithic period.

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

Observatory dating from 1765, built by local astronomer Thomas Wright.

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

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

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

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

An ancient burial ground for a Bronze Age chieftain called Prince Caryn.

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

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

A country manor house with beautiful gardens, an observatory, old church and ruined pele tower.

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

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

An early 18th Century well in Ford.

Photogenic museum with geological interest and eclectic items dating to Georgian times.

The ruin of Swinner Gill Lead Mine near Keld, Upper Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales.

Artwork by James Turrell on a rocky outcrop on the edge of Kielder Forest.

Ruins of a 9th century chapel, with graves cut directly into the nearby rocks.

Medieval fortress dating back to the 13th century.

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

A precariously placed lime kiln pit near Cocklawburn beach.

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

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

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.

A modern day folly set in the Lilburn Tower estate next to the Hurl Stone.

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

The Broomfield Farm trig point is on the edge of a field (255m) near Chopwell.

Statue dedicated to EM Perkins whose company supplied materials for the High Level Bridge in Newcastle.

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

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

This is the trig point for Doddington (180m) near Doddington.

The most northern point in England right on the coast.

A BAC Jet Provost T5 (serial XW405) outside the Hartlepool College of Further Education, shown banking to starboard.

A set of five locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

A sculpture by artist, Christine Hill, erected in 1991 as 'a reminder that the rhino, one of the world's great animals, is threatened with extinction by the greed of mankind'.

Observation towers used during WW2 for ground attack training.

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

Disused haybarn on the Croxdale Hall estate.