Find Places To Visit In The North

A Georgian Grade I Listed aqueduct, the largest all-masonry aqueduct in Britain taking the Lancaster Canal over the River Lune.

Steel Truffle Pigs and Mushroom Statues hidden in Newcastle Centre by the Men of Steel blacksmith Graeme Hopper.

A monument to Robert Loraine, who was brutally murdered by Border Reivers in Kirkhale.

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

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

The trig point sitting on top of Freemanshill Moor in Edlingham (251m).

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

This is the trig point for Hedley Hill (147m) near Longhorsely.

The Sand Edge Common trig point is on Wolsingham North Moor (353m) near Stanhope.

The Knitsley Fell trig point sits on Knitsley Fell (284m) near Wolsingham.

Public gardens with sunken trees, an Italian rock in the fountain, and the stunning backdrop of a former 18th-century rectory.

Stone monument dedicated to two women martyred at Wigtown in 1685.

Remains of a 14th century castle in the heart of Flamborough village.

An unusual gravestone marking the final resting of a burglar trying to rob Lee Hall.

A ruined 18th century church currently being transformed by the local residents into another place for calm and reflection.

The Pasture Hill Plantation trig point sits in a garden (95m) in Rock near Alnwick.

The Harwood Side trig point sits on Sinderhope Carrs (489m) near Allendale.

A super viaduct in Bishop Auckland where rail, road and river converge.

An arresting piece of steel art by Stanson Art (Ron Lawson) and Mark Burns Cassell commemorating the coal industry in the area.

A rare and significant medieval ruin, which served as the first school in Alnwick.

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

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

The Shoreswood trig point sits in a hedge on Shoreswood Ewe Hill (92m) near Berwick Upon Tweed.

The Pigdon trig point sits on the edge of a field (118m) near Morpeth.

This is the trig point for Belford Crag (108m) near Belford.

The Roughside Moor trig point sits on top of Edmondbyers Common (384m) near Consett.

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

A former showroom for horses, carriages and bicycles, later a car showroom and now an office space which retains many original features including the old wooden horse ramp.

A fascinating jigsaw of a church built in the 12th & 13th centuries, restored in the 15th century and again in the 19th century.

A waterfall set within the stunning Galloway Forest Park.

Carved statues in distress near the Bill Bryson Library in Durham University.

Priory founded in 1113, nestled in the heart of Bridlington old town.

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

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

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

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

Originally St Wilfrid's Premonstratensian nunnery, this ruined priority sits by a tight bend in the River Coquet.

The Thirl Moor trig point (558m) is on the Otterburn Military Ranges.

The Ell Hill trig point sits in a field (61m) near Bamburgh.

This is the trig point for Chatton Park Hill (184m) near Wooler.

The Oxen Law trig point sits in a field at Oxen Law (346m) near Consett.

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

Metal art exhibit depicting wind and an equatorial sundial on East Shore in Seaham.

A sculpture of the ingenious life saving lamp originally designed by George Stephenson, favoured by North East miners, sitting pretty opposite Lidl in Westmoor.

17 street murals around Spennymoor and a case of ‘there is more to these than meets the eye’.

A 14th Century castle that now lies in ruins.

Historic 18th Century Grade II Listed Building and Grounds now used as a Registry Office with space for ceremonies and on-site accommodation, whilst the basement includes the remains of a Cold War Nuclear Bunker.

The Parish Church of Wigtown.

A World War I memorial of a six foot soldier, with his rifle lowered, taking a drink from his canteen by Ray Lonsdale.

Former golf course with far reaching scenic views, a café with a model of an early steam engine by Stephenson.

Ruin near Kelso overlooking the River Tweed, in the grounds of Floors Castle.

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

A beacon that when lit would warn the neighbouring villages of an impending attack!

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.

A lime kiln situated on Alnwick Moor, one of 400 that would have been used in Northumberland.

This is the trig point for Wind Hill (231m) near Kielder.

This is the trig point for Ripley Carrs (438m) near Allendale.

The Mattilees Hill trig point sits in a field (109m) near Duddo.

This is the trig point for Grey Nag (658m) near Alston.

The Catterick Moss trig point is on moorland (426m) near Stanhope.

The Bollihope Carrs trig point sits on Snowhope Moor (541m) near Stanhope.

This is the trig point for Pikestone Fell (387m) near Stanhope.

The Batter Law Hill trig point (143m) overlooking Dalton Park near Seaham.

The Tripsy Bank trig point sitting on top of Greater Willington Common (152m) in Willington near Bishop Auckland.

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

A giant trowel next to the North Seaton Community Centre in Ashington.

A small castellated house in Bedale that was used to house leeches which were sold to local doctors for bloodletting.

Sitting on a blowy corner of the Northumberland National Park, is Causeway House, Northumberland's only heather thatched cottage. With a history of hidden lucky roof charms and close to a Roman Milecastle.

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

A stone circle marking the grave of three kings of Denmark.

A mausoleum for William the second Earl, who died in 1844.

A country manor house with beautiful gardens, an observatory, old church and ruined pele tower.

Stublick Chimney is a grade II listed building from the former Langley lead smelting mill.

This is the Hard Rigg trig point (547m) near Alston.

This is the trig point for Stokoe High Crags (230m) near Falstone.

This is the trig point for Longknowe Hill (346m) near The Cheviots.

This is the trig point for Corby Pike (369m) near Rochester.

The Cheeveley trig point sits in a hedge (61m) near Eshott.

This is the trig point for Cairnglastenhope (315m) near Kielder.

This is the trig point for Blackmoor Skirt (364m) near Bellingham.

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 scrap metal statue of Henry Pease - Saltburn’s founding father.

A bronze statue of Queen Victoria outside Scarborough Town Hall.

Four mural sites depicting the cultural history of Houghton le Spring, created by local artists.

Ruins of a medieval chapel dedicated to St Ninian.

A 35m tall chimney that was part of the Gaunless Valley Lead Mill.

The remains of a 2,000 year old hillfort in Drem, East Lothian.

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

A small marker stone where Robert Lumsden murdered Isabella Sudden in 1610.

A modern day folly set in the Lilburn Tower estate next to the Hurl Stone.

Statue dedicated to EM Perkins whose company supplied materials for the High Level Bridge in Newcastle.

The Burn Divot trig point sits on Thirlwall Common (258m) near Haltwhistle.

This is the trig point for Dour Hill (415m) near Byrness.

This is the trig point for Brownley Hill (533m) near Allendale.

The Fendrith Hill trig point sits south of Chapel Fell (696m) near Stanhope.

The Burnhope Seat trig point is at the top of Yad Moss Ski Tow (746m) near Alston.

The Tuthill Quarry trig point is sitting on top of a quarry (164m) near Seaham.

An art gallery located in the former Christ Church in Hartlepool.

Two chambered cairns dating back to the Neolithic period.

An ancient burial ground for a Bronze Age chieftain called Prince Caryn.