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

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

The remains of a 2,000 year old hillfort in Drem, East Lothian.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

A Red Kite Feeding Station set up on a Farm.

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

Model village near Bridlington featuring local landmarks.

A multitude of artifacts, equipment, models, photographs and information on all things mining.

An 11th Century Church in the village of Egglescliffe

The West House Field trig point sits in a hedge (82m) near Sedgefield.

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

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

This is the trig point for Ellis Crag (498m) near Byrness.

A 30 foot high bottle with a quote from Captain Cook's journal.

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

A large man-made cavern near Rydal Water in the Lake District, created by slate quarrying in the 19th century.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A disused water tower that once supplied Aycliffe Hospital.

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

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

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

The Hardberry Hill trig point sits above the Coldberry Gutter (530m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A beautiful little barn used to collect tithes in the middle ages.

The Harter Fell trig point sits on Crossthwaite Common (481m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

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

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

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

This is the trig point for Highfield (309m) near Falstone.

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

Stone steps with a geometric pattern depicting local heritage.

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.

Drinking fountain constructed in 1880, positioned at the entrance to York Museum Gardens.

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 life saving barometer swallowed up in the body of a monument to the fishermen of Dunbar.

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

Quirky water mill maintained by National Trust for Scotland.

A bronze cast blackfaced ram atop the pink corncockle stone blocks of a Victorian drinking fountain in Moffat.

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

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

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

When art meets mathematics you get a geometric granite sculpture.

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

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

The Moss Mire trig point sits in a field opposite a disused quarry (308m) near Barnard Castle.

The Lintzgarth Common trig point sits on Windy Hill (554m) near Rookhope.

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

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

A severely ruined 15th century tower in Little Swinburne.

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

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

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

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

Chinese gingall gun captured during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, brought to Bellingham as a war trophy from the China Expeditionary Force.

A Church in Romaldkirk known as the "Cathedral of the Dales" and dating back to Saxon times.

A six foot stone hat tip to the efforts and energies of the women who kept the herring industry afloat in Dunbar.

Sculptural chairs that are part of the Kielder Art Trail.

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

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

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

Mural of the Fair Slayer By Smug.

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

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

The Woodland trig point sits on Hindon Hill (370m) near Witton le Wear.

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