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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Small Camera Obscura on the edge of Kielder Reservoir.

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.

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

A small suspension footbridge crossing the river Wansbeck.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ruined Roman template dedicated to the local deity Antenociticus.

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

An elaborate Gothic style tower based in Hulne Park.

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

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

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

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

A series of railway related art works in Shildon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Remains of a roman fort built around 260AD

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

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

Nature Reserve with SSSI status in Blaydon.

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!

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

A statue depicting legendary comedian, Eric Morecambe.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A medieval pele tower first recorded in 1415.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Brickwork from the Victorian age.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Site of the battle of Newburn Ford and Ryton Willows Local Nature Reserve

A lovely waterfall nestled in a hidden and secluded valley.

An amazing example of an early 12th century Norman Motte and Bailey castle.

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

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

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

A sea arch and rock formation that is said to resemble a drinking dinosaur at Flamborough Head.

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

A 14-century church and all-round home to saints, tall tales, bones of Border Rievers and men of battle.