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Beamish Open Air Museum, County Durham

Beamish Open Air Museum, County Durham

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

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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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Angel of the North, Tyne & Wear

Angel of the North, Tyne & Wear

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

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Washington Old Hall, Tyne & Wear

Washington Old Hall, Tyne & Wear

Manor house associated with the family of George Washington..

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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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Baltic Centre, Tyne & Wear

Baltic Centre, Tyne & Wear

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.....

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Durham Cathedral, County Durham

Durham Cathedral, County Durham

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

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The Castle, Tyne & Wear

The Castle, Tyne & Wear

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

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Durham Castle, County Durham

Durham Castle, County Durham

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

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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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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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