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River Tyne at Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)

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.....

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The Angel of the north

Gateshead

(1.5 miles, 2.3 km, direction S)

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...

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The Vikings, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear

Jarrow

(5.2 miles, 8.3 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...

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Washington Old Hall. Washinton, Tyne and Wear.

Washington

(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction SE)

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Beamish, County Durham: Tram

Beamish

(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction S)

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...

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Cullercoats harbour. Tyne & Wear

Cullercoats

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction NE)

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

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Penshaw Monument, Penshaw, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

Penshaw

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SE)

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

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Views of the Harbour and Beach at Seaton Sluice, Northumberland

Seaton Sluice

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction NE)

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...

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Sunderland seafront

Sunderland

(10.0 miles, 16.2 km, direction SE)

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

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Photograph of Blyth Harbour, Northumberland

Blyth

(11.7 miles, 18.8 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...

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THE KEEP @ NEWCASTLE

The Castle

(0.6 miles, 0.9 km)

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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Baltic Centre Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne

Baltic Centre

(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)

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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Angel Of The North at Gateshead

Angel of the North

(2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction S)

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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Metroland, Gateshead

(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction W)

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The Pond/Lake at Derwenthaugh Park

Derwenthaugh Park

(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction SW)

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Rising Sun Country Park, Wallsend.

Rising Sun Country Park

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction NE)

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

Gibside

(5.9 miles, 9.6 km, direction SW)

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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Washington Old Hall. Washinton, Tyne and Wear.

Washington Old Hall

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction SE)

Manor house associated with the family of George Washington..

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Watch out for Red Indians

Beamish Open Air Museum

(6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction S)

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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Black-necked Swans with chick.

Washington Wetlands Centre

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction SE)

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