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A model of the Grey Heron that frequents the area.

The peninsula part of Holy Island, made up of dunes, salt marshes, Snook House and Snook Tower

Art installation near Middlesbrough football ground.

A very well hidden stone viaduct spanning the River Blyth at Plessey Woods for the East Coast Main Line.

An 18th century shooting box built for Captain Wilson on the slopes of Roseberry Topping.

A short but sweet 0.8km sculpture trail in Thornley Woods.

An atmospheric little pool surrounded by a grove of trees.

The only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.

A number of shipwrecks visible in Amble harbour at low tide.

A former gentleman’s Georgian residence and now a museum in a park nestled along the river Tees.

The new Flamborough Head Lighthouse built in 1806.

Lime kilns located at Seaham harbour, restored in 2005.

A museum containing collections from cultures and histories of northern Africa to Asia including more than 30,000 objects of art, textiles, ceramics, and manuscripts.

A folly based on Stonehenge with two large stone circles, an altar, sacrificial stone and a tomb area.

A series of linked public parks in Wallsend comprising Richardson Dees Park, the Hall Grounds and Arboretum.

Two obelisk navigation beacons that when lined up would direct you into Holy Island harbour.

Two huge sculptures of 19th century surveyor's instruments standing on freaky feet!

A Corten Steel sculpture by Ray Lonsdale to honour the Herring Girls.

A collection of twelve almshouses designed by Norman Shaw for Lord Armstrong to house his retired workers in Rothbury.

A life size reminder of The Vaux Brewery wagons and Dray horses by Ray Lonsdale.

Jail built on the site of the old Jedburgh Castle in the 1820s.

Turret 7B on Hadrian's Wall, found along with a 63m long section of the wall in a small area of public space in a housing estate by the A186

A juxaposed scene, with chaldron wheels, industrial remains, and an old jetty against a backdrop of organic appeal.

Purpose built gallery housing the collection of Joseph Shipley.

A sculpture of three drill heads in Weetslade Country Park.

A Church without parish dedicated to the murdered Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket

Park alongside the River Wear with views of Lumley Castle.

An RSPB reserve comprising chalk cliffs and grassland, home to one of the UK's largest seabird colonies.

A sandstone ruined house that is part of a collection of sculptures on the Riverside Sculpture Trail.

650 hectare site attracting thousands of birds every year.

A field, church and wooden cross marking the Battle Of Heavenfield. A skirmish between Northumbrians and the Welsh in 634AD.

The Military Road trig point sits on the roadside (269m) near Corbridge.

A statue to John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his unlikely companion.

An airfield mainly for pleasure flights where you can sit with a cup of tea in the observation deck and watch the planes take off and land.

Tiled street art depicting space invaders placed around Newcastle City Centre

A recently renovated pele tower situated in Creswell on the coast.

A small Cathedral but perfectly (almost) formed with a celestial ceiling.

An old ruined windmill sitting in Armstrong Park.

Impressive castle owned by the Neville family until the 16th century.

Bronze statue close to the River Tyne, depicting the history of South Shields.

Ruins of a 12th century Premonstratensian abbey in the hamlet of Easby.

Artwork of a steel tree that stands at the location of an actual riverside crane.

The trig point sitting on top of Helvellyn (950m).

This is the trig point for Brenkley Hill (83m) near Cramlington.

The site preserves the only First World War battle site in Blighty.

A stone chair of carved gargoyles situated in Durham on the banks of the river Wear.

The home of Blyth Spartans - The most famous Non League football club!

The trig point sitting on top of Garleigh Moor (268m).

This is the trig point for Long Crag (320m) in Thrunton Wood near Rothbury.

Country park with fantastic views over to Penshaw Monument

Built in 1674 from white chalk by Sir John Clayton and George Blake.

A memorial fountain dedicated to Richard Grainger, the builder famous for his partnership with architect John Dobson.

A sculpture of four metal cows constructed from old JCB parts, grazing on the C2C route near Beamish.

A ruined abbey sitting in a secluded woodland on the banks of the River Tweed.

Memorial statue to commemorate the life of English radical Liberal politician, industrialist, activist and journalist standing tall at the junction of Westgate Road and Fenkle Street in Newcastle.

An island off the coast of East Lothian famous for its seabird colony.

A drinking water reservoir with beautiful surrounding scenery.

Spire which once linked two chapels in Amble East Cemetery.

A tall pyramidical structure made with repurposed stone from a Durham Cathedral turret.

Stunning castle built in 1721, set in a 21,000 hectare estate.

The birthplace of Thomas Bewick, the famous wood engraver and ornithologist.

A small saxon church built on the site of an old 8th century church near Edlingham Castle.

A 13th century church located in the grounds of Ford Castle, later restored by John Dobson.

Sculptures and decorations from old buildings that were demolished to make way for Eldon Square.

A neo-gothic 1800s castle with lovely lakeside grounds for a wander.

A ruined medieval castle situated at the west end of the village of Harbottle.

A castle and stately home in the village of Bothal near the River Wansbeck, between Morpeth and Ashington.

A ruined castle in the centre of Pickering that dates from the Norman period.

Small photographic gallery on Newcastle's Quayside.

The jaw bones of a whale as a reminder of the whaling industry of Whitby.

A statue to local heroine Dolly Peel, a smuggler, fighter against the pressgang and eventually nurse.

The water tower from the original Sunderland and South Shields Water Company plant.

A ruined windmill sitting on the highest part of the Cleadon Hills.

The trig point sitting on top of Gains Law in The Cheviots (319m).

An 18th century folly built by Sir Walter Blackett, in Rothley,

The meeting place of the north and south River Tyne sources.

A Grade I Listed Church in Mitford with a number of interesting architectural features and Grade II Listed tombstones and Lych Gate in the churchyard.

One thousand acres of historic park and woodland set against the backdrop of Lambton Castle.

A polished and lacquered aluminium shroud set in the nature reserve.

The trig point sitting on top of Target Plantation (250m) above Rothbury.

A unique herd of wild white cattle, living on the Chillingham Estate for hundreds of years and rarer than pandas.

Sculpture depicting the skyline of the old Vane Tempest colliery in Seaham.

Once a public loo, now a tiny holiday home in the heart of Berwick.

Former St Mary le-Bow Church, hosting displays on Durham history.

Fountain commemorating Doctor James Trotter, local councillor known as 'Mr Bedlington' during Victorian times.

A Parish Church close to the centre of Rothbury, parts of which date back to the 1200s

Twenty beautifully decorated Morph figures to find in North Tyneside.

Stepping stones crossing the river Wansbeck at Bothal.

This is the trig point for Greensheen Hill (206m) near Belford.

The remains of a gatehouse that lead to an Augustinian Priory Church.

A 12th century church which was the scene of a Roundheads and Cavalier's confrontation and is also the final resting place of Anne Bronte.

A 2,000 foot long pier built in the 1960's to pipe sea water for the magnesia treatment works.

The private estate of the White Ridley family where the grounds are filled with wonderful statues, follies and temples.

A puppet of the Iron Man that was used in the musical of the same name by The Who guitarist Pete Townshend.

Ruined chapel on west side of Church Hill.

The trig point sitting on Cold Law on Thorgrafton Common (453m).

This is the trig point for Limestone Bank (251m) near Simonburn.

Figure of newspaper cartoon character Andy Capp cast in bronze.

A spacecraft-like old concrete water tower, standing in the fields near Amble.

A tiny ruined castle just inland from Seaton Sluice.