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A Victorian model village near Shipley in Bradford, West Yorkshire, built by Sir Titus Salt for his mill workers and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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

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

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.

Quirky water mill maintained by National Trust for Scotland.

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.

Ruined priory built in the 1100s, said to be home of one of Scotland's first Cristian communities.

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

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.

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

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 Knarsdale Forest trig point sits on Black Hill (484m) near Alston.

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

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

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

The Highwatch Currick trig point sits above Burnhope Reservoir (639m) near Alston.

The Dry Rigg trig point sits on Redburn Common (561m) near Rookhope.

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

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

Sculptural chairs that are part of the Kielder Art Trail.

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

The remains of St Andrew's Kirk, dating from around the 1100s and with links to the North Berwick Witch Trials.

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

A sculpture at the source of the River Rede of a feral Northumberland goat, living its leaping life just above the peeping eye of Catcleugh Reservoir.

Mural of the Fair Slayer By Smug.

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

A stone circle showing all the different kinds of stone that are quarried in the area.

An old tithe barn within the grounds of Foulden Parish Church where parishioners would give the church 10% of their agricultural produce.

A 29m high tower on Byres Hill built as a monument to John Hope, the 4th Earl of Hopetoun.

A standing stone marking the northern source of the River Tyne in Deadwater.

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

A severely ruined 15th century tower in Little Swinburne.

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

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

The Brown Rigg trig point sits on Cotherston Moor (419m) near Barnard Castle.

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

The Hill Head Farm trig point sits at the edge of a field (186m) near Gateshead.

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

A lovely cascading waterfall in a stunning gorge near Hethpool in The Cheviots.

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

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

Commemorative viewing tower in the Forest of Bowland, built in 1887.

Smuggler's Bothy built by the famous smuggler John Robertson in 1760.

A Red Kite Feeding Station set up on a Farm.

Ruined 14th century pele tower set in the Cumbrian countryside.

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 remains of a Saxon Cross adjacent to the B6275 which follows the line of the old Roman Road Dere Street.

A stunning house and landscaped grounds which is the seat of the Earls of Wemyss.

A ruined 16th-century L-plan tower house located on a ridge above Seacliff beach.

A 19th century lime kiln near the Wannie Line.

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

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

This is the trig point for Mayland Lea Farm sitting by a wall in a field (305m) near Bishop Auckland.

The pillar marks the location where Lady Anne Clifford, said farewell to her mother in 1616 near the gateway to Brougham Castle.

Explore the historic Bantling Lime Kilns near Consett – a striking remnant of County Durham’s industrial heritage, set along the scenic C2C cycle route.

A 15th Century Gatehouse to Wetheral Priory, which is all that remains of the complex following the Dissolution of the Monastaries.

A 16th Century Church with links to the now demolished Wetheral Priory.

A group of nine cairns sitting on the aptly named Nine Standards Rigg just east of Kirby Stephen.

A memorial drinking fountain, dedicated to the memory of the 3rd Earl Ravensworth in Whittingham.

The smallest place of sanctuary, rolling out of West Woodburn, between the road and the river, lies the church of St Cuthbert's, Corsenside.

When art meets mathematics you get a geometric granite sculpture.

A narrow limestone staircase on a former corpse route in Southern Cumbria with legends of faeries, wishes and even a demonic dog.

Explore 13th century Dally Castle ruins, one of Northumberland's earliest hall houses showcasing medieval architecture.

The remains of a medieval cross with only a socket stone and stone shaft still standing.

An 18th Century engine house near Settlingstones, built to contain a 70” Cornish Condensing Engine and the discovery place of the mega mineral Witherite

The filming location for Hagrid's Hut from the Harry Potter movies set up in Clachaig, Glencoe.

A museum with a truckload of old bikes beautifully restored by past racer Mike Barry.

A 4m standing stone, most likely a headless cross, maybe thrown there by giants or the devil.

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

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

The Cramondhill trig point sits in a field (79m) near Ford And Etal.

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

The Maryside Hill trig point sits in a field next to a golf course (51m) near Ryton.

The Beaumont Hill trig point sits on Tutin Hill (93m) near Darlington.

The Reddings Hill trig point sits in the corner of a field (147m) near Hurworth Burn Reservoir, Wingate, Hartlepool.

This is the site where the trig point once stood for Holme House Farm behind Holme House Prison (13m) near Stockton on Tees.

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

Ruins of a Benedictine monastery first built in 1088.

A large Corten Steel artwork of lovers' hands entwined, by Ray Lonsdale.

Crackpot hall is an abandoned farm close to the Beldi Hill Lead Mine near Keld in the Yorkshire Dales.

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

An Iron Age hillfort sitting on top of Great Hetha in the College Valley.

The UK's first local nature reserve, established in 1952.

A memorial to the mining past depicting a miner with a pickaxe, working in a narrow seam.

A gas-fired beacon installed for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.

A Grade II listed Water Tower in Teesside built by Sir Hugh Bell in 1915 to supply water to Ingleby Arncliffe and Rounton villages which houses some unexpected things within.

A historical sliver in pinky Penrith sandstone, Kirkoswald Castle was built to impress and defend.

A 14th century ruined castle in the small village of Innerwick built for Scottish royals.

A ruin of a folly shaped like a shepherd's hut on the Alnwick moors.

A beautiful pele tower perched on Minto Crags peaking out of the trees.

The Whitton Hill trig point is hidden in a copse of trees (74m) near Ford And Etal.

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

The Law Plantation trig point sits in woodland (177m) near Belford.

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

The Kilmond Scar trig point lies on its side in a quarry (311m) near Barnard Castle.