Hermitage, Scotland
Hermitage Castle
This castle resides in a valley known for immense bloodshed during the Middle Ages.
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Hermitage, Scotland
This castle resides in a valley known for immense bloodshed during the Middle Ages.
Eamont Bridge, England
An impressive Neolithic henge with banks nearly 10 feet high.
Eamont Bridge, England
Though this large circular site is now named for the legendary king, its history dates back to the Neolithic era.
Penrith, England
A series of idealized caves carved to entertain guests.
Penrith, England
Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.
Forest-in-Teesdale, England
These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.
Barnard Castle, England
A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.
Barnard Castle, England
This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.
County Durham, England
A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.
Seaham, England
For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.
Sunderland, England
This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.
Sunderland, England
A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.
Houghton le Spring, England
The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.
Jarrow, England
Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.
Northumberland, England
A giant piece of cutlery designed to remind us about the origins of our food.
Cramlington, England
A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This sculpture commemorates a naturalist and an illustrator whose work was a forerunner to modern field guides.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
A famous pilgrimage site that remains hidden in the midst of a city.
Gateshead, England
The largest timber structure in Europe.
Gateshead, England
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
Stanley, England
The world’s oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge.