Find Places To Visit In The North

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

A fortified house built by Adam of Jesmond.

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

The trig point called Brunton Bridge Farm Trig Point on Brunton Lane (62m).

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

Lime kilns located at Seaham harbour, restored in 2005.

Limestone ravine with two waterfalls in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

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

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

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

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

Tiled street art depicting space invaders placed around Newcastle City Centre

650 hectare site attracting thousands of birds every year.

The jaw bone of a Right Whale forming an arch, framing the harbour of Seahouses and beyond to the Farnes, with a fishy past!

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

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

A sculpture of three drill heads in Weetslade Country Park.

A model of the Grey Heron that frequents the area.

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

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

An old ruined windmill sitting in Armstrong Park.

An atmospheric little pool surrounded by a grove of trees.

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

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.

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

Based in Cumbria, Carlisle Castle that had the most sieges and also the last siege in Great Britain.

Purpose built gallery housing the collection of Joseph Shipley.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two gigantic sculptures of Clydesdale horse heads paying tribute to Scotland’s heavy horse heritage.

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

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.

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

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

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

A drinking water reservoir with beautiful surrounding scenery.

The new Flamborough Head Lighthouse built in 1806.

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

Twenty beautifully decorated Morph figures to find in North Tyneside.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stepping stones crossing the river Wansbeck at Bothal.

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

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

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

A statue to John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his unlikely companion.

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 town with a nature reserve, memorial garden, cemetry and a reconstructed miners pit cage, celebrating the times of mining in Easington Colliery.

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

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

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

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

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

An old gun battery from the 19th century and reused in WW2.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nature Reserve near Houghton-le-Spring run by Durham Wildlife Trust.

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

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

A tiny ruined castle just inland from Seaton Sluice.

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

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

Ruined chapel on west side of Church Hill.

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

A radome housing an RAF radar at Brizlee Wood sitting on top of Alnwick Moor.

Statues of the Ironmaster and Coal Miner made from obselete components representing the legacy of the local steelworks.

A ruined 13 century priory sitting in the grounds of Hulne Park in Alnwick.

Metal signs warning to Keep Out! Part of the Cramlington art trail.

Park alongside the River Wear with views of Lumley Castle.

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

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

One of the remaining arches carrying a two mile horizontal chimney as part of a flue system.

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

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

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

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

A 47 hectare nature reserve near Witton le Wear created on an area of former sand and gravel quarry and sewerage treatment works.

A small suspension footbridge crossing the river Wansbeck.

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

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

A 1920's park in Whitby that also houses a Museum and Art Gallery on site.

The trig point sitting on top of Bavington Crags In Great Bavington (248m).

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

A country park with an important history, a massive lake, wildlife and fauna, fine views, loads of recreational and sport things. Bonus it has a cafe!

A lovely church in a quintessentially British setting. Possibly the oldest in the Durham diocese.