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Ruins of a Roman garrison located on Hadrians Wall, with a museum of artifacts found on site.

A research and teaching laboratory which formed part of the School of Marine Science and Technology at Newcastle University. It is now part of the larger School of Natural and Environmental Sciences.

The original 1910 building with the new lantern on its roof.

A curvaceous staircase in wood, metal and concrete by Thomas Heatherwick.

A 19th century viaduct that spans the valley of Batty Moss in the Yorkshire Dales.

A 12th century church standing on the site of the original wooden church built by St Aidan in the 7th century.

Finchale Priory was a benedictine priory founded in 1196 on the site of the hermitage of Saint Godric.

Redundant marine buoys that are artfully decorated and now sit on the banks of the River Tyne.

The largest timber structure in Europe, built in 1893.

The Grade I listed Cathedral Church of St Mary, Newcastle's Catholic and first Cathedral.

A Roman Fort, surrounding settlement and museum that has been gradually excavated over the past 50 years and the location of some of the most important Roman finds in history.

Medieval, Regency, and Victorian splendour all under several roofs. A wonderful deer park and woods. Oh and of course, it's haunted!

A small rock arch off the coast in South Shields near Souter Lighthouse.

Lime kilns on the coast near South Shields, built in the 1870s.

Beautiful 360 hectare woodland, great for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.

Causey Arch is the oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge in the world.

Emily Davison was a militant suffragette who died after throwing herself in front of the king's horse at the Epsom Derby.

Also known as All Saints Chantry, it’s a Grade I listed building now housing a bagpipe museum.

A grade I listed castle built in 1392, now a stunning hotel.

A Grade I listed building built around 1278 and situated at a shallow crossing point on the River Till, Ford, Northumberland.

A natural tidal pool in Whitley Bay that was expanded for swimmers in the 19th century.

Something for all ages, from dinosaurs to mining, shipbuilding, glass, art, natural history, and an arboretum!

A limestone cave in Knaresborough where local legend has it that Mother Shipton was born and lived.

A sandstone ridge to the south of Rothbury with teems of crags, wildlife and amazing views.

Decommissioned leading lights in North Shields.

The Vampire Rabbit is a strange and mysterious “grotesque” that can be found above the door at the rear entrance to the historic Cathedral Buildings, adjacent to Newcastle Cathedral.

Church in the heart of Corbridge village, originally built around 674.

A hospital built on the site of a 13th century Augustinian Friary to house the "poor freemen" of Newcastle.

A new artwork on the King Street Stairs leading from the Quayside to All Saints Church.

A 19th century fountain dedicated to Bryan Adamson, a lieutenant of the HMS Wasp that was lost at sea.

The ever changing Ouseburn Street Art and Installations.

A ruined Augustinian Abbey in the town of Jedburgh.

Edwardian Baroque styled town hall which embodies civic pride.

The longest surviving section of 'broad wall' on Hadrians Wall.

A statue of Queen Victoria in St Nicholas' Square to commemorate 500 years of Shrievalty.

Manor house associated with the family of George Washington, first president of the USA.

Potentially one of the earliest stone circles in Britain, thought to be constructed around 3000BC, located in one of the finest locations within the Lake District National Park.

The gatehouse of the original motte and bailey castle in Morpeth.

A traditional Victorian Park packed with features sitting between Tynemouth and North Shields.

A piece of public art found at Blyth Quayside representing a full sized steam train and tender.

A ruined medieval English castle situated on the south bank of the River Tyne.

A spectacular natural landform of Limestone Pavement in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

A coastal success in the Turning of the Tide Project and something for all the senses

A Victorian Public Park dating from 1880.

Birthplace of mechanical engineer George Stephenson, built around 1760.

18th century lime kilns in the harbour of Beadnell Bay

A nature reserve at the northern end of Druridge Bay and one of the best wildlife spots in the north east.

A reconstruction of a gatehouse and buildings on the original foundations of the Roman buildings.

The banqueting hall where Lord Armstrong would entertain his guests.

A church with 13th century and earlier origins set on the spectacular Church Point Headland in Newbiggin by the Sea

A castelled octagonal building in Seaton Sluice that was once a tax office, harbour master house and now a gallery.

A grade II listed rib-arch bridge over the River Tyne.

Stepping stones over Ladyburn Lake in Druridge Bay Country Park.

A pair of tunnels under the River Tyne for use by pedestrians and cyclists.

A Victorian park with many fine features, sculptures, and modern-day art installations including reference to Lewis Carroll.

The trig point sitting on top of The Cheviot Summit (815m).

An abstract sculpture by Eilis O'Connell of a conical, polished stainless-steel sculpture.

A museum dedicated to the Volunteer Life Brigade at Tynemouth.

A quaint little fishing village set around old fishermen's cottages and spectacular jagged cliffs - Also twinned with New Asgard!

A 14th century defensive pele tower once used as a vicarage and now is a micro gin bar.

Locomotion in Shildon is a captivating railway museum that showcases the history of locomotives and their impact on transportation.

A 19th Century Windmill in Fulwell, built for Joseph Swan in 1806.

A giant 15 foot spoon in between two fields near Cramlington and Seghill as part of a National Lottery funded art trail.

The trig point sitting on top of Shaftoe Crags (213m).

The smallest museum in Northumberland (if not the world!!) with pictures, memorabilia and trinkets about boating life in Alnmouth.

A 14th century Hermitage carved out of the bedrock on the River Coquet.

A 13th century fortified manor house set in beautiful woodland setting near Corbridge.

A 14th century ruined castle managed by the English Heritage.

An urban conservation area, with grand buildings, cobbled lanes, River Tyne views, and a few pubs.

A replica of the gibbet used to display the body of the murderer William Winter.

A 12th century medieval monastery built on a bend of the River Coquet, near Rothbury.

An independent Library, the largest outside of London, in the centre of Newcastle established in 1793, opened in 1825 and home of Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society.

An 18th century, 40 acre park designed by London architect, James Paine.

A cast iron lighthouse set in Roker Cliff Park.

A 12th century castle that saw plenty of action during the wars between England and Scotland.

A monument marking the Battle Of Fodden where the Scottish army of King James IV were heavily defated by the English in a brutal encounter.

A splendid feast of medieval lookalike architectural delights, and other things.

Remains of the Roman Bridge across the River Tyne that led to the Roman Town.

An historic market place in the centre of Stanhope and the location of the Market Cross, a Petrified Tree Stump, the War Memorial and St Thomas Church.

The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers or as it is more commonly known, “The Mining Institute” is one of the finest buildings in Newcastle. It is a Victorian building built at the time when high-Gothic architecture was coming into fashion.

A restored 19th century mining museum in the centre of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where you can experience the life and work of the lead mining families of the North Pennines.

A spectacular waterfall at the head of a forest walk.

A mural depicting history and noteworthy people and places of Newcastle Upon Tyne.

An old school hall in Ford Village that was decorated with biblical murals by Lady Waterford over 21 years.

A Roman Temple dedicated to the God Mithras near to Brocolitia Fort on Hadrian's Wall.

A six storey lookout tower used to assist gun turrets in both World War 1 and 2.

Probably the largest lime kiln in Northumberland sitting next to Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island.

Castle dating back to the 17th century and home to the bishops of Durham.

A water tower sitting next to the kitchen garden of Alnwick Gardens.

An obelisk standing in Richmond Market Place dating to 1771 with a surprising hidden secret.

Medieval castle, home to the Clifford family for 400 years

162 hectare park with ponds, walkways and bird hides.

A Grade II listed Tower Mill dating to around 1790.

A plaque marking the site of a gibbet where Michael Curry was chained for murder.

A ruined chapel that was once a popular place for pilgrimages.

The Market Cross was erected to the memory of Lord And Lady Armstrong.

The last remaining cone from the Lemington Glass Works Cone.

A beautiful ruined abbey on the estate of Jervaulx Hall was the original home of Wensleydale cheese.

A defensive gun battery established near the mouth of the Tyne during the Anglo Dutch Wars in the 17th Century and used during various later conflicts.

Situated in Holburn, St Cuthbert either lived in this cave as a hermit or his body was laid to rest here by monks escpaing from the vikings!