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• Allen Banks and Staward Gorge Gorge of the River Allen with ornamental and ancient woodland. Bardon Mill, Hexham. National Trust.
• All Saints Church Ancient Church in Rothbury. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Alnwick Castle The second largest inhabited castle in England. Alnwick, NE66 1NQ.
• The Alnwick Garden Europe's most ambitious new garden, created by the Duchess of Northumberland. Denwick Lane, Alnwick, NE66 1YU.
• Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum Excavated remains and reconstructions of original buildings. South Shields, NE33 2BB.
• Aydon Castle 13th century English manor house. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Bailiffgate Museum The history of Alnwick and district. 14 Bailiffgate, Alnwick, NE66 1LX.
• Bamburgh Castle Magnificent coastal castle with a long history. Bamburgh, NE69 7DF.
• Battle of Otterburn Site of 1388 Battle. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Beamish The living museum of the north. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Banks East Turret - Hadrian's Wall Imposing and well-preserved turret with adjoining stretches of Hadrian's Wall. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens Medieval castle, Grecian inspired hall and impressive gardens. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Benwell Roman Temple - Hadrian's Wall The remains of a small temple. English Heritage. Immediately S of A69, at Benwell. English Heritage.
• Benwell Vallum Crossing A stone-built causeway. Denhill Park, Newcastle. English Heritage.
• Berwick Museum & Art Gallery Discover the historic town of Berwick. Situated within the Clock Block at Berwick Barracks.
• Berwick Parish Church 17th century Cromwellian structure on 12th century church site. Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1DF.
• Berwick-upon-Tweed Barracks and Main Guard Built in the early 18th century. Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1DF. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Berwick-upon-Tweed Castle and Ramparts The remains of a medieval castle, and impressive bastioned town defences. English Heritage.
• Bessie Surtees House Five-storey 16th and 17th century merchants' houses. 41-44 Sandhill, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3JF. English Heritage.
• Birdoswald Roman Fort - Hadrian's Wall Extensive remains of the Roman Fort. Gilsland, CA8 7DD. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Black Carts Turret - Hadrian's Wall A 460 metre length of Hadrian's Wall including one turret. 2 miles W of Chollerford. English Heritage.
• Black Middens Bastle House A fortified farmhouse. 7 miles NW of Bellingham. English Heritage.
• Bolton Chapel Chapel with ancient origins north of Edlingham. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Bowes Railway The only operational preserved standard gauge rope-hauled railway in the world. Springwell Village, Gateshead, NE9 7QJ.
• Brinkburn Priory 12th century church of the Augustinian priory of Brinkburn. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Brunton Turret - Hadrian's Wall Wall section and a surviving piece of turret. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Carlisle Castle Dominating the north side of the city it has stood in for nine centuries. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Carlisle Cathedral 7 The Abbey, Carlisle, CA3 8TZ. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Carlisle Park Public park with castle remains in Morpeth. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Cawfields Roman Wall - Hadrian's Wall A fine stretch of Hadrian's Wall on a steep slope. 1.25 miles N of Haltwhistle. English Heritage.
• Cherryburn Cottage and farmhouse, the birthplace of Thomas Bewick. Station Bank, Mickley, Stocksfield, NE43 7DD. National Trust.
• Chesters Bridge Abutment - Hadrian's Wall Remains of a bridge which carried Hadrian's Wall across the North Tyne. 0.5 miles S of Low Brunton. English Heritage.
• Chesters Roman Fort and Museum - Hadrian's Wall One of the most impressive visitor attractions in the North-East. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Chillingham Castle A 12th century stronghold. Alnwick, NE66 5NJ.
• Collingwood Monument Imposing monument in Tynemouth. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Corbridge Roman Town - Hadrian's Wall Roman garrison town. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Cragside Extraordinary Victorian house, gardens and woodland. Rothbury, Morpeth, NE65 7PX. National Trust.
• Cumbria's Military Museum Home to the Border Regiment and King's Own Royal Border Regiment. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Denton Hall Turret - Hadrian's Wall The foundations of a turret and a 65 metre length of wall. 4 miles W of Newcastle, on A69. English Heritage.
• Derwentcote Steel Furnace Earliest and most complete steel-making furnace in Britain. Durham, NE39 1BA. English Heritage.
• Discovery Museum Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JA.
• Dunstanburgh Castle Built on the most magnificent scale, Dunstanburgh Castle stands on a remote headland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Edlingham Castle The riverside ruins, principally the solar tower, of a manor house. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Embleton Church Historic church in Embleton. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Embleton and Newton Links Stretch of silver sands surrounded by wildlife-rich dunes. Low Newton-by-the-Sea, NE66 3EL. National Trust.
• Etal Castle In the village of Etal by a ford over the River Till. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Explore The Farne Islands Aboard Motor Vessel Glad Tidings from Seahouses.
• Farne Islands NNR The nearest villages are Seahouses and Bamburgh. National Nature Reserve.
• Finchale Priory Very extensive remains of a 13th century priory. Durham, DH1 5SH. English Heritage.
• Flodden Field The 1513 site, just south of the border, of Scotland's worst defeat at the hands of the English. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Ford & Etal Estate and Heatherslaw Light Railway Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2QA.
• Geltsdale Home to black grouse, birds of prey and breeding wading birds. Near Brampton. RSPB Reserve.
• George Stephenson's Birthplace Birthplace of the world-famous railway engineer. Wylam, NE41 8BP. National Trust.
• Gertrude Jekyll Garden Overlooking Lindisfarne Castle. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Gibside 18th-century landscape garden. Rowlands Gill, Burnopfield, Gateshead, NE16 6BG. National Trust.
• Grace Darling Museum Radcliffe Road, Bamburgh, NE69 7AE.
• Great North Museum: Hancock Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4PT.
• Greenlee Lough NNR 5km north of Bardon Mill. National Nature Reserve.
• Hare Hill - Hadrian's Wall A short length of wall, still standing 2.7 metres high. 0.75 miles NE of Lanercost. English Heritage.
• Harrow's Scar Milecastle and Wall - Hadrian's Wall A mile-long section of the wall. 0.25 miles E of Birdoswald. English Heritage.
• Heddon-on-the-Wall - Hadrian's Wall A consolidated stretch of wall, up to 2 metres thick. Immediately E of Heddon village. English Heritage.
• Heritage Centre at Bellingham Museum for the North Tyne and Redewater areas. Woodburn Road, Bellingham, NE48 2DF.
• Hexam Abbey The Priory and Parish Church of St. Andrew, Hexham. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Hexham Old Gaol Britain's first recorded purpose built prison. Hall Gate, Hexham, NE46 1XD.
• Holy Island Lime Kilns On Lindisfarne. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Holy Trinity Church Historic church in Wetheral.
• Housesteads Roman Fort - Hadrian's Wall The most complete Roman fort in Britain. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Hylton Castle Built by Sir William Hylton shortly before 1400. 3.75 miles W of Sunderland.
• Kielder Observatory Probably the best dark skies in England.
• Kielder Water & Forest Park The biggest man-made lake in northern Europe and the biggest working forest in England.
• The King's Own Scottish Borderers Museum The Barracks, The Parade, Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1DG.
• Northumberland College Zoo Over one hundred species of animals. Kirkley Hall, Ponteland, NE20 0AQ.
• The Laing Art Gallery New Bridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8AG.
• Lanercost Priory Suffered frequent attacks during the long Anglo-Scottish wars. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Lady Waterford Hall An old school and a gallery. Ford Village, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2QG.
• Leahill Turret and Piper Sike Turret - Hadrian's Wall Turrets west of Birdoswald. 2 miles W of Birdoswald Fort. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Life Science Centre Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4EP.
• Lindisfarne Castle 16th-century castle converted to country house. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Lindisfarne Heritage Centre Holy Island's Heritage. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Lindisfarne Causeway Providing tidal access to Lindisfarne. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Lindisfarne Priory An important centre of early Christianity, and the home of St Cuthbert. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Longframlington Gardens Garden centre, gardens & arboretum. Longframlington, Morpeth, NE65 8BE.
• Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum Home to a unique bagpipe collection. Bridge Street, Morpeth, NE61 1PD.
• Newbiggin Maritime Centre The gateway to Northumberland's coastline. Church Point, Newbiggin by the Sea, NE64 6DB.
• Norham Castle One of the strongest of the border castles. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• North-East Aircraft Museum The North of England's premier collection of aviation history. Old Washington Road, Sunderland, SR5 3HZ.
• Osborne's Fort defensive remains overlooking Lindisfarne Harbour. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Otterburn Mill Mill shop & restaurant. Otterburn, NE19 1JT.
• Percy Tenantry Column Imposing monument in Alnwick. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Pike Hill Signal Tower - Hadrian's Wall The remains of one of a network of signal towers. E of Banks village. English Heritage.
• Planetrees Roman Wall - Hadrian's Wall A 15 metre length of narrow wall on broad foundations. 1 mile SE of Chollerford. English Heritage.
• Poltross Burn Milecastle - Hadrian's Wall One of the best-preserved milecastles on Hadrian's Wall. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Prudhoe Castle The only Northumberland castle to resist the Scots. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Seaton Delaval Hall A great house set in its own estate with lovely gardens. Seaton Sluice, NE26 4QR. National Trust.
• Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum Buddle St, Wallsend.
• Sewingshields Wall - Hadrian's Wall A length of wall with milecastle remains. 0.5 miles E of Housesteads Fort. English Heritage.
• Solway Aviation Museum Aviation House, Carlisle Airport, Crosby-On-Eden, Carlisle, CA6 4NW.
• South Shields Museum & Art Gallery 4 Ocean Rd, South Shields, NE33 2JA.
• Stephenson Railway Museum Many engines from the great age of steam. Middle Engine Lane, North Shields, NE29 8DX.
• St Aidan's Church A church with 1400 years of history in Bamburgh. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St Andrew's Church An ancient church in Corbridge. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St Cuthbert's Church Medieval church in Bellingham. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St Cuthbert's Church Medieval church in Elsdon. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St Ebba's Church Church in Beadnell. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St Giles' Church Ancient Church in Birtley. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St John the Baptist Norman church in Edlingham. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St Lawrence Church Largest Norman church in Northumberland: in Warkworth. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St Mary the Virgin Chapel in Etal. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St Mary's Church Longframlington. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St Mary's Parish Church Holy Island, TD15 2RX. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St Michael and All Angels Ancient Church in Felton. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St Michael's Church, Alnwick Origins in Saxon times, and handsomely rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries.
• St Michael's Church, Wark Church just north of Wark-on-Tyne. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow The home of the Venerable Bede. In Jarrow, on minor road N of A185. English Heritage/Bede's World.
• Temple of Mithras, Carrawburgh - Hadrian's Wall Temple to the eastern god Mithras. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Tynemouth Castle Defences for the Priory and later artillery fort. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Tynemouth Priory Fine priory on superb heladland site. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Museum Spanish Battery, Tynemouth, North Shields, NE30 4DD.
• Union Chain Bridge Suspension bridge over the River Tweed. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Vindolanda Roman Fort & Museum Chesterholm Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7JN.
• Wallington Magnificent estate where politics and play came together. Cambo, near Morpeth, NE61 4AR. National Trust.
• Walltown Crags - Hadrian's Wall One of the best places of all to see the wall. 1 mile NE of Greenhead. English Heritage.
• Warkworth Bridge The only medieval fortified bridge in England. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Warkworth Castle One of the largest and most impressive fortresses in North-East England. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Wetheral Priory Gatehouse Well-preserved 13th-century gatehouse. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Whalton Manor Gardens The magnificent gardens of Whalton Manor. Whalton, Morpeth, NE61 3UT.
• Whitehouse Farm Centre North Whitehouse Farm, Morpeth, NE61 6AW.
• Willowford Wall, Turrets and Bridge - Hadrian's Wall A fine 914 metre stretch of wall. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page).
• Winshields Wall - Hadrian's Wall The highest point on the wall. W of Steel Rigg car park. English Heritage.
• Woodhorn Museum, Archive & Country Park Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, NE63 9YF.