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Gibside, Tyne & Wear

Gibside, Tyne & Wear

Gibside is famous for the sedate historic estate set at the heart of the outstandingly beautiful Derwent Valley. The estate was.....

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Hamsterley Forest, County Durham

Hamsterley Forest, County Durham

Hampsterley Forest encompasses over five thousand acres, it is a combination of parkland and forest, giving access to some of the.....

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Marsden Bay, Tyne & Wear

Marsden Bay, Tyne & Wear

Sadly, the great triumphal arch, that had for so long dominated this beautiful bay, crumbled and collapsed in 1996. The arch was.....

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Penshaw Monument, Tyne & Wear

Penshaw Monument, Tyne & Wear

The Penshaw Monument is a 70 ft high folly built on Penshaw Hill in 1844 in honour John Lambton (1792–1840), 1st Earl of Durham.....

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Raby Castle, County Durham

Raby Castle, County Durham

Arriving close to Staindrop from almost any direction the view of Raby Castle, built by the powerful Nevill family in the.....

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Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland

Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland

This house with its beautiful baroque work and wonderful ionic columns is the work of a man who was both inventive playwright and.....

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St Nicholas Cathedral, Tyne & Wear

St Nicholas Cathedral, Tyne & Wear

The magnificent cathedral church of St. Nicholas has stood at the heart of Newcastle for many centuries. Its superb lantern.....

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Stephenson's Birthplace, Northumberland

The National Trust's smallest property, this is the birthplace of the world-famous railway engineer, George Stephenson...

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