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54m high viaduct, built with the help of Robert Stephenson.

221 hectares of woodland, grassland and paths leading to the beautiful Durham coast.

Park alongside the River Wear with views of Lumley Castle.

A model of the Grey Heron that frequents the area.

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

A Country Park and lake on the outskirts of Newcastle Upon Tyne

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

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

A small well linked to the nearby St. Mary's Chapel.

A fortified house built by Adam of Jesmond.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A statue to John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his unlikely companion.

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

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

650 hectare site attracting thousands of birds every year.

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!

An atmospheric little pool surrounded by a grove of trees.

The new Flamborough Head Lighthouse built in 1806.

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.

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

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

Purpose built gallery housing the collection of Joseph Shipley.

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

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.

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

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

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

Country park with fantastic views over to Penshaw Monument

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

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

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

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

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

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

A sculpture of three drill heads in Weetslade Country Park.

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

Tiled street art depicting space invaders placed around Newcastle City Centre

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

Spire which once linked two chapels in Amble East Cemetery.

An old ruined windmill sitting in Armstrong Park.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stepping stones crossing the river Wansbeck at Bothal.

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

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.

A drinking water reservoir with beautiful surrounding scenery.

A statue to commemorate the 18th-century explorer and navigator who changed the western perceptions of world geography.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Small photographic gallery on Newcastle's Quayside.

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

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

Ruined chapel on west side of Church Hill.

The trig point sitting on top of Barcombe on Thorgrafton Common (280m).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A small suspension footbridge crossing the river Wansbeck.

An imposing Georgian/Victorian footbridge for the gentry to preamble in order to take the spaw waters.

A sculpture of a Monkey based on a local legend.

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

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