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Over 10 acres of glorious trees, and plants with stunning romantic backdrops such as St Marys Abbey, The Hospitium, St Marys Tower, and the Roman Walls.

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

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

Caves at Cullercoats Bay known locally as Fairies Caves.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Decommissioned leading lights in North Shields.

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

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

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

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

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

The largest timber structure in Europe, built in 1893.

Edwardian Baroque styled town hall which embodies civic pride.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

A ruined Augustinian Abbey in the town of Jedburgh.

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 gatehouse of the original motte and bailey castle in Morpeth.

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

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

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

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

18th century lime kilns in the harbour of Beadnell Bay

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

A Victorian Public Park dating from 1880.

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

The ever changing Ouseburn Street Art and Installations.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Birthplace of mechanical engineer George Stephenson, built around 1760.

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

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

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

The banqueting hall where Lord Armstrong would entertain his guests.

A museum dedicated to the Volunteer Life Brigade at Tynemouth.

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.

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

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

Designed and built as a museum in the style of a French Chateau and housing 22 galleries. Famous for the amazing kinetic art of the Silver Swan.

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

Stepping stones over Ladyburn Lake in Druridge Bay Country Park.

Explore stunning water features, magical gardens a treehouse restaurant and the mysterious Poison Garden in Alnwick Garden.

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

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

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

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

162 hectare park with ponds, walkways and bird hides.

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

A 19th Century Public Park designed by Edward Kemp.

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

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

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

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 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.

Early Norman castle built in the 1070s by Alan Rufus.

A Grade II listed Tower Mill dating to around 1790.

A cast iron lighthouse set in Roker Cliff Park.

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.

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

A spectacular waterfall at the head of a forest walk.

The trig point sitting on top of Windy Gyle (619m).

Modernist footbridge completed without using scaffolding in 1963

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

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.

Medieval castle, home to the Clifford family for 400 years

A ruined fortress in the town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, first built by a Norman baron in c. 1100 on a cliff above the River Nidd.

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.

All that would have been dock life around the 18th century and complete with one of The Admiralties Frigates, The HMS Trincomalee.

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

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