Find Places To Visit In The North

A tribute to the incandescent lightbulb invented by Sir Joseph Swan on Swan House Roundabout.

Discover Shildon, the cradle of the railways, with highlights including Hackworth’s House, the Coal Drops, and SoHo Shed – celebrating 200 years of railway history in 2025.

The remains of a chapel founded by St Ebba.

50 acre estate, formerly owned by the Greame family and built in 1714.

52 acre park near Houghton-le-Spring with a sculpture trail and plenty of wildlife.

Peaceful, ruined 12th century abbey managed by English Heritage

The Calton Hill trig point sits on a hill (103m) in the heart of Edinburgh City Centre.

Small park in the heart of Whickham, home to Whickham Windmill.

The remains of a 19th century engine house, later transformed into flats and known as 'Shildon Castle'.

A skewed arch construction, railway viaduct.

A towering stone cross commemorating the life of The Venerable Bede, on Roker seafront.

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

A Victorian public park in Walker, Newcastle with links to Robert Burns and its own population of Ring Necked Parakeets.

A series of 12 gardens set in 3 acres of land in rural Gateshead.

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

This is the trig point for Dod Law (200m) near Doddington.

A former Library building with an eclectic mix of art, maritime, social, and natural history elements.

An imposing church that can be seen for miles at Hartlepool Headland.

A stone artwork by John Maine that forms part of the Kielder Forest Art and Architecture Trail.

A small wooden "off the peg" church in Fourstones, Northumberland. One of only two wooden Victorian missions in the country.

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

This is the trig point for Helm (107m) near Eshott.

This is the trig point for Fourlaws Hill (343m) near Ridsdale.

The East Lightside Farm trig point sits on the edge of a field (246m) near Allendale.

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

A piece of public art providing seating, shelter and a belta view over North Tyne Valley.

Georgian era sundials on two facades of one house at The Green in Richmond.

Anglican church in Brancepeth, with views over to the stunning Brancepeth Castle.

A circular labyrinth made out of a selection of stones in memory of a dog.

A none conformist burial ground that is now a recreation area.

Ruins of the Church of the Holy Cross that is nearly 900 years old.

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

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

A beautiful beach with strange geology and fossils.

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

Three tall Neolithic standing stones sitting in a line in Boroughbridge near Knaresborough.

Small and pretty local nature reserve with lots of wildlife to see.

The trig point sitting on top of Curleheugh on Bewick Moor (215m).

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

An impressive castle perched on the edge of steep cliffs overlooking the Firth of Fourth near North Berwick.

A brickwork mural of William Shakespeare on the gable end of a house in Heaton.

Pretty little 18th century bridge over the River Wear in Witton Le Wear.

A series of art installations created to celebrate the regeneration of the Hoults Yard estate between 2011 and 2020.

A stone cross marking where Malcolm III, King Of Scotland was slain at the Battle Of Alnwick.

A beautiful little waterfall located in Allensford near Consett.

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.

Striking cable stayed bridge over the River Wear in Sunderland, with a 105 metre pylon and riverside paths offering impressive views.

No murder of Corvids, but a navigational aid for ships.

Sentius Tectonicus is an eight and a half feet-high weathered steel sculpture of a Roman centurion soldier marking the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall.

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

A sentry box that once housed AA patrolmen and then a telephone to aid you should your car breakdown.

Remains of a 15th century friary in the heart of Jedburgh.

Ruins of a 13th century chapel in the middle of a housing estate.

The Wether Cairn trig point sitting on Wholhope Hill Law (563m).

Fisherman and his dog daubed on the back of a wall at Blyth Harbour.

The Horseshoe Hill trig point is sitting on Edmundbyers Common (520m) near Stanhope.

This is the trig point for Whitsunbank Hill that sits on moorland (167m) near Wooler.

The Catton Beacon trig point sits close to masts (338m) near Haydon Bridge.

Award winning observatory within Northumberland Dark Sky Park

A grand library ornamented in wood dating to the 17th century with the scent of bibliosmia and a museum with skulls, weapons, and finds from local excavations.

A ruinous Augustinian Priory in Guisborough, North Yorkshire.

A memorial fountain dedicated to JJ Roddam, built by the people of Stanhope to commemorate his contribution to the community.

WW1 acoustic mirror, which detected German Zeppelins as they approached the coast.

The East Grange trig point sits in a hedge (103m) near Durham.

Ancient burial mound marked by Beech trees sitting on Copt Hill, dating back to the Mesolithic period.

A fortified farmhouse (Bastle) near Harbottle.

The route of the former Wansbeck or "Wannie Line" railway line that ran from Morpeth to Reedsmouth and Rothbury.

Maybe a windmill, maybe used for sea-navigation, maybe just a pretty building. Now a holiday home.

A mural of the Blyth Spartans legend - Robbie Dale

The Five Pikes trig point sits on moorland south of Bollihope (479m) near Stanhope.

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

An old brick built seaman's chapel on Newcastle Quayside, built by Thomas Oliver Junior and opened in 1877.

Abandoned farm buildings built around 1851.

A smart 1700s bridge, ahead of its time, sat tight on the banks of the Tweed.

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

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

A ruined manor home complex with a tower in Seaham.

A lovely 2 level waterfall just under a bridge near Edlingham.

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

The best preserved Lime Kiln in the Northumberland national park at Tosson.

The Grange Farm trig point is sitting in a field in Cornsay (280m) near Consett.

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

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

This is the trig point for Birk Hill (230m) near Stonehaugh.

Two unconnected historical finds in a snug corner of Lawe Top. They are a pair of brick built beacons, and two replica Russian cannons captured from the Crimean War (1853-1856).

A 17th-century packhorse bridge over the River Esk that comes with it's own love story!

A site specific art installation designed by sculptor William Pye for Seaham Hall.

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

The trig point sitting on top of Branshaw (326m) on the Otterburn Ranges.

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

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

A ruined shepherd's hut in the moors near Old Bewick set amongst crags and cairns.

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

Also known as Davison’s Obelisk, this monument is a memorial to Horatio Nelson, victor of the Battle of Trafalgar.

A superb 67m tower, containing exhibitions on each of the three floors, then the crowning glory at the top.

A diatom scupture by Andrew McKeown in Saltburn. Art with a bit of marine biology!

A bijoux phone box visitor centre in Branxton, dedicated to the history of the battle of Flodden Field.

A driftwood sculpture of a boat situated on the banks of the River Tweed in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Lifesize Durham Light Infantry soldier atop a plinth with his rifle.