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War Memorial from 1921 by the A68 in Rochester, Northumberland

Pens to hold stray animals, dating back to medieval times.

An old 19th century pottery on the outskirts of Corbridge, previously known as Walker's Pottery.

A gem on the County Durham coast in terms of variety, scenery, history and passive science at work.

Artwork inspired by the Little Tern colony which return to nest in Horden every spring.

A castellated farmhouse sitting on the foundations of a 15th century motte and baily castle.

The ruined chapel of an old hospital located in Denwick near to Alnwick Castle.

A beautiful Saxon church nestling in the rolling countryside that was once bombed by the Germans.

A mural of the Blyth Spartans legend - Robbie Dale

The trig point sitting on top of Newton Tors in The Cheviots (537m).

This is the trig point for Wether Hill (301m) near Elsdon.

This is the trig point for Tunstall Hills (112m) near Sunderland.

Victorian Park alongside the River Eden with contemporary and traditional artwork, statues, and musical instruments.

A 60m waterfall cascading into the sea next to a 90m basalt cliff resembling a kilt.

Ruins of a corn mill in the heart of Whittle Dene.

The grave and monument of Harry Clasper, renowned boat builder and professional oarsman. The Alan Shearer of his day.

A 17th-century Jacobean mansion disguided as a castle just north of Hexham.

A lovely little double waterfall near Gilsland.

This is the trig point for Ealingham Rigg (241m) near Bellingham.

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

Scotland's National Book Town in Dumfries and Galloway.

Remains of a former smelting mill hidden in the Northumberland countryside.

A 19th century Victorian pumping station used to provide drinking water to the Darlington area.

A cave in Hulne Park guarded by a statue of a hermit.

A temple containing four bronze statues depicting the "Four Seasons" dedicated to poet James Thomson.

A ruined motte-and-bailey castle at the West end of Wark on Tweed in Northumberland.

The trig point sitting on Hungry Law (501m).

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.

A bridge spanning the River Tees where Ray Hanna flew his Spitfire under.

Steel artwork by Richard Farrington on the Cleveland Way walking trail.

A church in Richmond with built elements dating from the 12th century.

An experimental hydraulic silo to improve the efficiency of processing cut grass into silage built by Lord Armstrong.

A Nature Reserve alongside the River Breamish in the Northumberland National Park

Two chimneys remaining from the Sikehead mine set on Ramshaw Moors

An ingeniously preserved lime kiln sitting on the wonderfully named Slag Hill.

A ruined, Grade II listed Scheduled Monument, 16th Century Tower House / Bastle House.

A prehistoric standing stone with cup markings.

A sculpture park and art exhibition space set within the grounds of Cheeseburn Grange, near Ponteland.

A well preserved lime kiln not far from Vindolanda.

The Wreighill Pike trig point sits in a field just north of Hepple (219m) near Rothbury.

This is the trig point for Haydon Fell (244m) near Haydon Bridge.

Garden inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels, opened in 2004.

Remains of part of the original Stockton and Darlington Railway main line, built in 1825.

The trig point sitting on top of Berwick Law (187m).

A life size sculpture of grandmother and granddaughter by Ray Lonsdale.

A pele tower that used to be part of the vicarage for the adjoining St James Church.

An octagonal folly, once part of the Stella Hall estate in Blaydon.

A standing stone celebrating the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

This is the trig point for Heddon Hill (278m) near Ingram.

This is the trig point for Five Lane Ends (161m) near Swinburne.

This is the trig point for Bulbeck Common (427m) near Blanchland.

The High Moorsley trig point is sitting in a field (163m) in Houghton-le-Spring.

A late 19th century secluded harbor and part of the South Gare Breakwater.

The Ridsdale Iron Works, castle-like ruin in, was the point of manufacture of pig steel used in the construction of Newcastle's High Level Bridge.

Possibly an old windmill converted into a dovecote which is lined inside with brick nesting boxes

A stone pant in Holystone Village named after St Mungo, the patron saint of Glasgow.

A distinguished weather radar station that can be seen for miles.

A ruined colliery engine house that was part of a monumental mining disaster.

A late 18th or early 19th Century Lime Kiln just outside Shilbottle.

Ruined motte and bailey castle, dating back to the Norman Conquest.

An 18th century church which was partly rebuilt in 1884. It has a window which commemorates those who died during the construction of the nearby Catcleugh Reservoir.

The Blackdown trig point (310m) located on the Ray Wind Farm near Kirkwhelpington.

This is the trig point for Shepherdskirk Hill (202m) in the Kyloe Hills near Belford.

The Ridlees Cairn trig point sits on the Otterburn Ranges (412m) near Rochester.

This is the trig point for Linbrig (390m) near Alwinton.

This is the trig point for Deadwater Moor (569m) near Kielder.

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

A secluded waterfall and plunge pool in the Harthope Valley next to The Cheviot.

Marmion Tower is a Garde I listed, 15th-century gatehouse in West Tanfield, North Yorkshire.

The most spectacular gorge with cascades and waterfalls in the whole of Northumberland if not the UK!

A natural limestone bridge on the Pennine Way.

A memorial to the Bradford brothers and other soldiers from Witton Park who fought in World War 1 and both received the Victoria Cross.

A lovely little 12th century ruined castle just outside of Rothbury.

This is the trig point for Whitehill (247m) near Kirkwhelpington.

This is the trig point for Watsons Pike (447m) near Allendale.

This is the trig point for Coldtown Beacon (366m) near Bellingham.

This is the trig point for Brizlee Wood (250m) near Alnwick.

The Killhope Law trig point sits on moorland (673m) near Allendale.

The Charlaw Moor trig point is Sacriston (232m) near Durham.

12th century abbey dedicated to St Andrew, in the heart of Hexham.

A ruined 17th-century bastle, or fortified farmhouse, situated on a south-east slope of moorland on the edge Ridsdale.

The Parish Church of St James in Shilbottle

An ornamental pele tower that was once part of a 16th century manor house.

This is the trig point for Gaterley Hill (352m) near Allendale.

This is the trig point for Dilston (187m) near Corbridge.

The Humber Hill trig point is sitting in a field west of Lanchester (270m) near Consett.

The Findon Cottages trig point is sitting in a field in Witton Gilbert (153m) near Durham.

The Collier Law trig point sits on Wolsingham Park Moor (517m) near Stanhope.

Spire which once linked two chapels in Amble East Cemetery.

Gun tower built in 1542 which attracted the interest of Henry VIII for it's state of the art design.

A little hidden den in the dunes near Amble made of driftwood and containing shells and fun messages.

Observatory dating from 1765, built by local astronomer Thomas Wright.

Magnificent folly on the outskirts of Richmond, built around 1760.

A holed stone in the Simonside Hills that lines up with the summer solstice.

An ancient woodland containing five follies and lots of routes to wander.

Two drinking fountains given to the people of Blaydon by Joseph Cowen in the 1860s.

Once a former chapel, but is now a museum, packed full of local heritage.

Originally envisaged as a motte and bailey, Simonburn Castle was eventually a tower house before falling into ruin.

The last remaining hut built to accomodate the workers who constructed the Catcleugh Reservoir.

A ruined lime kiln sitting between Cateran Hole and Ros Castle in the Alnwick area.