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Recommended Towns & Villages near Fatfield

Washington Old Hall. Washinton, Tyne and Wear.

Washington (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (1.1 miles, 1.8 km)

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Penshaw Monument, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

Penshaw (34 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (1.8 miles, 2.9 km, direction E)

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

Beamish: omnibus

Beamish (94 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (4.8 miles, 7.7 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...

Angel

Gateshead (293 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (5.5 miles, 8.9 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...

Wearmouth Bridge, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

Sunderland (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (5.9 miles, 9.5 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...

St.Bedes Monastery in Jarrow, Tyne And Wear

Jarrow (4 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction N)

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...

The Church in Elswick Cemetery

Newcastle upon Tyne (330 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Tyne & Wear (7.6 miles, 12.2 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.....

Finchale Priory on the banks of the River Wear, Co Durham

Durham (419 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of County Durham (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction S)

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.....

A view of Cullercoats in Tyne & Wear.

Cullercoats (4 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction N)

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

A picture of Kelloe

Kelloe (1 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction S)

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...

Spennymoor High Street, County Durham

Spennymoor (188 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction S)

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.....

A picture of Seaton Sluice

Seaton Sluice (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northumberland (14.1 miles, 22.8 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 John the Evangelist Church

Kirk Merrington (49 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction S)

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

Coundon in County Durham.

Coundon (43 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (15.9 miles, 25.5 km, direction S)

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Fall Berries at Craigside, England

Craigside (2 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction SW)

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The Deer House, Bishops Park, Bishop Auckland.

Bishop Auckland (142 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction S)

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.....

Escomb Saxon Church, near Bishop Auckland 15th June 2009

Escomb (7 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (16.8 miles, 27.0 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...

Blyth Harbour

Blyth (7 Pictures)

in the county of Northumberland (17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction N)

An attractive old place, with a long seafaring history, the port of Blyth is believed to date back to the 12th-century...

Barking up the wrong tree

Wolsingham (18 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (17.7 miles, 28.4 km, direction SW)

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...

St Hildas Church, Hartlepool. - Situated on the Headland in Old Hartlepool.

Hartlepool (478 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of County Durham (18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction SE)

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

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Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street, County Durham

Lumley Castle (8 Pictures)

(2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction SW)

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Hylton Castle, Sunderland, tyne & WEAR

Hylton Castle (15 Pictures)

(4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction NE)

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Angel Of The North at Gateshead

Angel of the North (42 Pictures)

(5.0 miles, 8.0 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.....

Watch out for Red Indians

Beamish Open Air Museum (218 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction W)

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

Mowbray Park, Sunderland

Mowbray Park (6 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction E)

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Baltic Centre Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne

Baltic Centre (3 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.5 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)

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction NW)

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)

(7.5 miles, 12.0 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.....

Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral (154 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction S)

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)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction S)

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

Seaham Lighthouse South of Sunderland

Seaham Lighthouse (3 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction E)

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

Gibside (42 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction W)

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

Arbeia Roman Fort at the Lawe Top in South Shields

Arbeia Roman Fort (4 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction NE)

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Tynemouth Castle, England

Tynemouth Castle (9 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction NE)

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

Tynemouth Priory, Tynemouth

Tynemouth Priory (13 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NE)

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Inside Brancepeth Castle

Brancepeth Castle (2 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction SW)

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Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland

Seaton Delaval Hall (5 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.6 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)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction S)

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

Belsay Castle

Belsay Hall & Gardens (119 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction NW)

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

Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland

Blanchland Abbey (1 Pictures)

(21.1 miles, 34.0 km, direction W)

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


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