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

A fortified house built by Adam of Jesmond.

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

Park alongside the River Wear with views of Lumley Castle.

Founded about AD 670–675, it is one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon churches in England.

A natural cave modified into a place for swimmers to get changed in the 18th century.

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

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

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

Lime kilns located at Seaham harbour, restored in 2005.

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

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

A ruined 12th century Abbey in the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh, Kelso.

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

A large rock sitting in Collywell Bay at Seaton Sluice that a local once grew things on.

An atmospheric little pool surrounded by a grove of trees.

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

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

The new Flamborough Head Lighthouse built in 1806.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

650 hectare site attracting thousands of birds every year.

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

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

A statue to John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his unlikely companion.

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

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.

Purpose built gallery housing the collection of Joseph Shipley.

A sculpture of three drill heads in Weetslade Country Park.

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

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.

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

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

Country park with fantastic views over to Penshaw Monument

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

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

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

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

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

An old ruined windmill sitting in Armstrong Park.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The UK's first, permanent offshore sculpture by Sean Henry

Spire which once linked two chapels in Amble East Cemetery.

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

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

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

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

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

A drinking water reservoir with beautiful surrounding scenery.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stepping stones crossing the river Wansbeck at Bothal.

Whitby’s historic piers and lighthouses tell the story of the town’s maritime past, from Tudor stonework to 19th century beacons.

Small photographic gallery on Newcastle's Quayside.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A tower which is all that remains of the Greyfriars Franciscan Friary in the centre of Richmond.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is the trig point for Barley Hill (305m) near Blanchland.

A monument in Glenfinnan to remember the Jacobite Rising of 1745.

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

Ruined chapel on west side of Church Hill.

This is the trig point for Sewingshields Crags (326m) near Haydon Bridge.

A sculpture of a Monkey based on a local legend.

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