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Beamish (94 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction SE)

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...

Bridge over the River Tyne at Corbridge, Northumberland

Corbridge (31 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction NW)

Located in Northumberland, Corbridge is a historic market town with Roman connections. It features charming streets, historic buildings, and the Corbridge Roman Town archaeological site...

Newcastle & Gateshead

Newcastle upon Tyne (330 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Tyne & Wear (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction NE)

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.....

The Dark Angel, silhouetted against a dark Northern Sky.

Gateshead (293 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction E)

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...

Inside the Church

Blanchland (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction SW)

Blanchland is a small picturesque village nestled beside the river in the Derwent Valley within the North Pennines Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is surrounded by.....

Hexham County Bridge

Hexham (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northumberland (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction W)

Historic market town where for centuries the sheep and cattle farmers of Northumberland gathered for the Tuesday market beside Hexham Abbey...

Early morning sky over Washington, Tyne & Wear.

Washington (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction E)

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Barking up the wrong tree

Wolsingham (18 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction S)

This is a lovely village lying on the edge of the North Pennines in an area of great scenic beauty. It is a wild and beautiful landscape dotted only by scattered farms with meadows full of grazing sheep and cattle...

Crook Hall

Durham (419 Pictures)

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

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.....

Penshaw Monument, Penshaw, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

Penshaw (34 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction E)

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

Where sheep shall graze

Stanhope (27 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction SW)

This is a lovely, bustling little town is set amidst the charm of Weardale, it is almost entirely built of stone particularly around the old Market Square, dominated by a fine stone cross...

Fall Berries at Craigside, England

Craigside (2 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction S)

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St.Michael's Church in the village of WALL in the county of NORTHUMBERLAND - August 2003

Wall (1 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction NW)

The village of Wall lies in the high uplands of Northumberland in spacious countryside bordered by the rivers South Tyne and North Tyne, close to Chester's Fort on historic Hadrian's Wall...

St.Bedes Monastery in Jarrow, Tyne And Wear

Jarrow (4 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction E)

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...

Mithraeum temple near Brocolitia roman fort Milecastle

Chollerford (26 Pictures)

in the county of Northumberland (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction NW)

Chollerford is a delightful village destination. It is a popular base for tourists visiting Hadrian's Wall and Chester Fort. The region is also popular with keen fishermen, with.....

Near Bolam in Northumberland.

Bolam (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction N)

This is an historic village, it took its name from a Baron de Bolam in the 13th century...

A view in the central business district, Allendale Town, Northumberland

Allendale Town (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction W)

This picturesque Northumberland village enjoys a lovely location in the fine hill and dale countryside of the beautiful East Allen Valley...

Cullercoats harbour. Tyne & Wear

Cullercoats (4 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction NE)

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

Fulwell Mill, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear.

Sunderland (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction E)

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

Sunset over Spennymoor

Spennymoor (188 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction SE)

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.....

Recommended attractions near Chopwell

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

Gibside (42 Pictures)

(3.6 miles, 5.7 km, direction E)

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

Watch out for Red Indians

Beamish Open Air Museum (218 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction E)

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

Angel Of The North at Gateshead

Angel of the North (42 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction E)

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

St Nicholas Cathederal, Newcastle upon Tyne

St Nicholas Cathedral (4 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction NE)

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

THE KEEP @ NEWCASTLE

The Castle (4 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NE)

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

Baltic Centre Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne

Baltic Centre (3 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction E)

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.....

Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland

Blanchland Abbey (1 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SW)

Blanchland Abbey was founded as a priory in 1165 by Walter de Bolbec II, and became an abbey in the late 13th century. The.....

Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street, County Durham

Lumley Castle (8 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction E)

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Hexham Abbey, Northumberland

Hexham Abbey (10 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction W)

Hexham Abbey is a refoundation of a church which stood on this spot in the year 675, it survived until 821, later the town was.....

A picture of Tyne Green Country Park

Tyne Green Country Park (1 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction W)

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Belsay Castle

Belsay Hall & Gardens (119 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction N)

The dramatic gardens of the Belsay Hall estate are listed Grade I in the Register of Parks and Gardens. They surround a superb.....

Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral (154 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction SE)

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)

(14.3 miles, 22.9 km, direction SE)

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

Inside Brancepeth Castle

Brancepeth Castle (2 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction SE)

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The River North Tyne

Chesters Roman Fort (Cilvrnvm) (71 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction NW)

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Bolam Lake, Northumberland

Bolam Lake Country Park (1 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction N)

Bolam Lake Country Park occupies a lovely landscape amidst rich Northumbrian countryside. It has lovely watery areas enriched.....

Hylton Castle, Sunderland, tyne & WEAR

Hylton Castle (15 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction E)

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Arbeia Roman Fort at the Lawe Top in South Shields

Arbeia Roman Fort (4 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction E)

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Tynemouth Castle, England

Tynemouth Castle (9 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction NE)

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

Mithraeum temple near Brocolitia roman fort Milecastle

Carrawburgh Roman Fort (Brocolitia) (2 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.6 km, direction NW)

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