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In what had been a promontory clifftop overlooking the north of the harbour and estuary of the River Wear, land was given by King Ecgfrith to bring learning, culture and the Christian religion to the north of Saxon Britain.

This Cathedral is one of the finest works of Augustus Welby Pugin, designer of the Houses of Parliament, and has some of the most impressive stained glass windows and tile work in the north of England.

The immensely tall and elegant 14th century spire of St Mary’s beckons across the Fens: no one with an interest in church architecture should ignore it.

Perched on the side of a hill overlooking the estuary of the River Towy and the magnificent sweep of Carmarthen Bay, this church has been a place of worship for more than a thousand years, and a chapel of ease for pilgrims on the route to St David’s in Pembrokeshire.

With an imposing 13th and 14th century tower topped by a stone spire and corner pinnacles, Tilney's church stands out in its Marshland setting.

The Grade I church has a mainly Perpendicular exterior.

One of the most impressive Victorian buildings in Sunderland, an elegant brick built basilica in Byzantine-Romanesque style that rises above the ranked terraces of Southwick.

This Grade I church has a late 12th century interior but is externally Perpendicular.

St John's is one of the oldest churches in the city, open daily and welcomes visitors from all over the world.

Newcastle Cathedral holds the story of the city in its stones and monuments.

The church of St Giles, consists of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch and a tower, heightened by the addition of a belfry stage, containing two bells, only one of which is currently ringable.

All Saints is England's only elliptical church and the finest Georgian church interior in the northeast.