The giant "Angel of the North" sculpture stands on a hill overlooking 2 intersecting freeways in Gateshead England, just outside of Newcastle.
The Wallace Monument stands at the summit of the Abbey Craig in Stirlingshire.
Greenwich is a short trip from Central London and allows you to take a break from the city and take in some few hundreds of years of history as well.
awesome place to visit, walk up (or down) the river itself, stroll alongside or explore the caves.