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

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

A tiny ruined castle just inland from Seaton Sluice.

A sculpture of a Monkey based on a local legend.

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

A replica of a nearby Anglo-Saxon henge and part of the part of the Maelmin Heritage Trail.

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

A small suspension footbridge crossing the river Wansbeck.

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

A substantial and imposing 13th century ruin of a new castle sits in contrast with the modest footprint of an old castle.

Stunning 284 acre country park with woodlands, wetlands and lowland heath.

Small Camera Obscura on the edge of Kielder Reservoir.

A Tudor arch bridge built in 1511 which was the largest single span bridge anywhere in Britain at its time.

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

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

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

A 12th-century castle in Northumberland on the bank of the River Tipalt rich in history and treasure!

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.

An erratic rock, rolled into Newbiggin Bay during the last ice age, transported on ice rafts through glacial waters to sit on the sand by the sea.

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!

An amazing landscape on Skye caused by an ancient landslide.

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

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

Discover history on Hartlepool's maritime history with some unusual and macabre pieces.

One of Scotland's strongest fortresses sitting in a prominent position overlooking the harbour of Dunbar.

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

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

The remaining gatehouse from Alnwick Abbey, built in the 12th century.

This is the trig point for Hips Heugh (58m) near Craster.

The Pontop Pike trig point is sitting next to the Pontop Pike Masts (313m) near Consett.

Stunning art around the Headland at Hartlepool. Each one has a story.

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

A ladle train that would transfer hot metal within the Consett Steelworks.

The Sunderland Codex sculpture outside the University of Sunderland vividly depicts the Codex Amiatinus, the world's oldest single-volume Latin Bible.

An original working Victorian Water Pumping Station operated by steam.

A 2,000 year old hillfort located on Lordenshaw Hill on the outskirts of Rothbury at the foot of the Simonside Hills.

An old Victorian water tower in Haltwhistle that now houses a shop and cafe.

A blue stone that has links to the Saxons, the black death, vaccinations and strongman feats!

An elaborate Gothic style tower based in Hulne Park.

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

The Middle Brunton West Farm trig point sits in a hedge (71m) near Ponteland.

A series of murals mounted on the walls of an old air raid shelter just underneath the Black Gate depicting familiar scenes from the city’s history.

Garden inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels, opened in 2004.

A medieval house with Tudor and 18th-century additions in Kendal, Cumbria.

Remains of a Roman Bridge that carried Dere Street over the River Tees.

A ruined Roman template dedicated to the local deity Antenociticus.

Water Mill on the edge of Blaydon, originally built in 1730.

A grade II listed, 18th century gothic folly, built for the Wallington Hall estate.

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

A series of railway related art works in Shildon.

A 14th century stone monument to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388

The trig point sitting on top of Lamb Hill on the border ridge (511m).

Remains of a roman fort built around 260AD

19th century lime kilns, located on the River Wear.

The ruins of an old lead and fluorspar mine in the Pennines with the headframe and some buildings still visible.

A preacher's cross erected by monks from Lindisfarne.

A ruined medieval castle standing on the bend of the River Till.

This is the trig point for Hexham Racecourse (233m) near Hexham.

A bread oven introduced in 1310 to the people of Corbridge by King John and used for over 500 years.

The wreck of concrete tug 'Cretehawser' which sits on the banks of the River Wear.

A beautiful house and gardens for the friars of The Society of St Francis in the North East.

Quite simply the biggest free standing boulder in Northumberland!

A statue depicting legendary comedian, Eric Morecambe.

A mural of miners on the side of The Volunteer Pub in the St Johns area of Seaham.

Yes, a 20 foot high desk lamp in green that was part of the Lumiere festival.

One of the Royal Horticultural Society's flagship gardens in Harrogate.

A 15th century country house, situated near the village of Alwinton in an area of natural outstanding beauty.

Nature Reserve with SSSI status in Blaydon.

A red sandstone statue of William Wallace overlooking the River Tweed Valley near Melrose.

Spectacular crags in beautiful countryside, with a castle on top!

The trig point sitting on top of Old Fawdon Hill in Ingram Valley (315m).

A medieval pele tower first recorded in 1415.

A family of four concrete hippos on a housing estate in Killingworth.

The DunBear is a steel sculpture of a brown bear in tribute to John Muir, the Dunbar-born naturalist and conservationist.

A striking piece of post-war public art by renowned sculptor Geoffrey Clarke.

A Church in Ovingham with sections dating from the 11th century and location of the grave of famed engraver, Thomas Bewick.

Probably the finest pele tower in Northumberland with magnificent views and beautiful gardens.

Five silvery steel girders piercing the promontory at St Peter's in Sunderland and growing into the form of a cormorant taking to the sky.

A Grade I listed building with origins dating back to the 7th century.

An 18th century battery protecting Dunbar Harbour from invasion and privateers.

The ruins of a crossing used to allow Roman soldiers and goods across the Vallum.

Brickwork from the Victorian age.

The building used to house the rocket apparatus for saving crews from stranded ships near Blyth harbour.

Ros Castle is the highest of the Chillingham Hills, with a height of 315m.

This is the trig point for Winnowshill Common (314m) near Blanchland.

This is the trig point for Warlaw Pike (402m) near Blanchland.

This is the trig point for Hexham Common (291m) near Hexham.

A multipurpose construction with bridges and a barrage for tidal defence. Also nature and adrenaline activities in the area.

Disused steel furnace and woodland walk, managed by English Heritage.

A sculpture called Old King Coal celebrating the area's proud coal mining history.

The trig point sitting on top of Titlington Pike (233m) near Eglingham.

This is the trig point for Manside Cross (325m) near Elsdon.

This is the trig point for Hasting Hill (124m) near Sunderland.

A 12th-century Premonstratensian monastery located in the village of Blanchland, Northumberland.

25 bronze lion sculptures by artists Gillie and Marc, temporarily on display in Exhibition Park.

Two chimneys that were part of the Allen Lead Smelt Mill flue system.

The trig point sitting next to Darden Lough (375m) near Elsdon.

This is the trig point for Beacon Hill (194m) near Morpeth.

A former POW camp located behind Featherstone Castle for Italian and German prisoners of war.