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Roker Pier, Sunderland

Sunderland (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction N)

Sunderland was granted a charter in 1145, the charter gave it market rights and thus the town grew slowly from humble beginnings...

Penshaw Monument 14th June 2009

Penshaw (34 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction W)

Penshaw lies in open countryside between the urban sprawl of Sunderland and Washington...

Early morning sky over Washington, Tyne & Wear.

Washington (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction NW)

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A picture of Kelloe

Kelloe (1 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction SW)

Kelloe has pleasant riverside areas and is in close proximity to historic Hartlepool Quay and the seaside resort town of Peterlee on England's northern coast...

Crook Hall, Durham City

Durham (419 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of County Durham (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SW)

Durham as a town reflects the long history of its magnificent castle and cathedral with its winding streets, ancient market place and alleyways and other old churches to discover.....

The Vikings, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear

Jarrow (4 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction NW)

This is the town that is famous for the 1930's "Hunger March" caused by the intense poverty that followed the closing of the Charles Palmer shipyard. The last of the surviving marchers, Cornelius Whalen died in 2003 at the age of 93...

Storm at Hartlepool

Hartlepool (478 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of County Durham (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction SE)

This is an ancient seaport and county borough which merged with its Victorian neighbour, West Hartlepool in 1967...

Town Street of Beamish Museum

Beamish (94 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction W)

Beamish is famous for its lovely open-air museum which so vividly brings to life how the folk of the region lived at the turn of the 20th century...

The Angel of the north

Gateshead (293 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction NW)

The urban sprawl of Gateshead rises majestically skywards in a seemingly endless mixture of concrete and glass. Gateshead stretches for almost 13 miles along the banks of the River Tyne...

Seaton carew Hartlepool

Seaton Carew (13 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of County Durham (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction SE)

Seaton Carew lies at the edge of urbanised Hartlepool, it has seaside amusements and a lovely stretch of firm sand...

Cullercoats harbour. Tyne & Wear

Cullercoats (4 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction N)

Cullercoats has many pleasing aspects including a picturesque 19th century church in a commanding position close to the shoreline...

Spennymoor High Street, County Durham

Spennymoor (188 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction SW)

Long before Spennymoor ever existed there was... Spenny Moor. Spenny Moor was a vast area of common land, and we are indebted to noted historian and antiquarian Robert Surtees.....

St Nicholas Cathedral

Newcastle upon Tyne (330 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Tyne & Wear (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction NW)

This important City was known as Pons Aelii in Roman times; the Romans built the first bridge over the River Tyne, it was guarded by a Roman fort which was replaced by a castle.....

Kirk Merrington, County Durham.

Kirk Merrington (49 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction SW)

Kirk Merrington is a pretty, hilltop village overlooking the Wear Valley and the Cleveland Hills...

St. James, Coundon, County Durham

Coundon (43 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (17.2 miles, 27.6 km, direction SW)

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A picture of Seaton Sluice

Seaton Sluice (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northumberland (17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction N)

For centuries salt had been panned in the region, at this time the village was known as Hartley Pans, but this appears to have changed following the building of a harbour with a sluice at the harbour mouth...

St. Andrews Church, South Church, Nr. Bishop Auckland.

Bishop Auckland (142 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction SW)

This was the busy social and commercial centre of the south-west Durham coalfield, but the town is actually much older than the Industrial Revolution, although that historic.....

Temenos and Riverside Stadium 17 June 2010

Middlesbrough (61 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (18.9 miles, 30.3 km, direction S)

When today you look at the thriving metropolis of Middlesbrough it seems impossible to believe that less than two hundred years ago it was a tiny fishing village with a minute community, but it was...

Escomb Saxon Church, near Bishop Auckland 15th June 2009

Escomb (7 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction SW)

Lying in a prominent position ringed by the River Wear, Escomb is best known for its magnificent Saxon Church reputed to be built from stones brought from the near-by ruined Roman Fort at Binchester...

Fall Berries at Craigside, England

Craigside (2 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (20.7 miles, 33.3 km, direction SW)

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Recommended attractions near Seaham

Seaham Lighthouse South of Sunderland

Seaham Lighthouse (3 Pictures)

(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)

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Mowbray Park, Sunderland

Mowbray Park (6 Pictures)

(4.8 miles, 7.6 km, direction N)

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Hylton Castle, Sunderland, tyne & WEAR

Hylton Castle (15 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction NW)

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Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street, County Durham

Lumley Castle (8 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction W)

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Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral (154 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SW)

One of the finest buildings in the world. This huge cathedral which is third only to Canterbury and York in ecclesiastical.....

Durham Castle from the river side, next to bridge

Durham Castle (36 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction SW)

Durham Castle is another one of Durham's magnificent buildings. It was founded in 1072 and such was the impregnability of the.....

Arbeia Roman Fort at the Lawe Top in South Shields

Arbeia Roman Fort (4 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.2 km, direction N)

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Tynemouth Castle, England

Tynemouth Castle (9 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction N)

The haunting, intermingaled ruins of Tynemouth Castle and Priory stand on a headland above the River Tyne. Between them they.....

Angel Of The North at Gateshead

Angel of the North (42 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction NW)

Britain's largest sculpture, The Angel of the North weighs in at 208 tonnes and stands 20 metres high. It was based on artist.....

Tynemouth Priory, Tynemouth

Tynemouth Priory (13 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction N)

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Watch out for Red Indians

Beamish Open Air Museum (218 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction W)

Beamish Museum lies in a basin of stunning countryside covering over three hundred acres. This is no ordinary museum, but an.....

Baltic Centre Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne

Baltic Centre (3 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.8 km, direction NW)

The Baltic Centre is a new £46m art gallery on the banks of the Tyne and is the latest evidence of the area's growing cultural.....

St Nicholas Cathederal, Newcastle upon Tyne

St Nicholas Cathedral (4 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction NW)

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

Inside Brancepeth Castle

Brancepeth Castle (2 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SW)

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THE KEEP @ NEWCASTLE

The Castle (4 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction NW)

On returning from a raid into Scotland, Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the Conqueror built a castle calling it his `New.....

Gibside Chapel, National trust garden - Rowlands Gill, Burnopfield, Newcastle upon Tyne NE16 6BG

Gibside (42 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction W)

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

Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland

Seaton Delaval Hall (5 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction N)

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

Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, County Durham

Auckland Castle (48 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction SW)

With its grand arch, Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace or the Bishop's Castle, is the official residence of the.....

Guisborough Priory. Yorkshire

Guisborough Priory (4 Pictures)

(24.0 miles, 38.6 km, direction SE)

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The magnificent Raby Castle, Staindrop, Co. Durham.

Raby Castle (31 Pictures)

(25.4 miles, 40.9 km, direction SW)

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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