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Cullercoats harbour. Tyne & Wear

Cullercoats

(1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction NW)

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

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The Vikings, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear

Jarrow

(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction SW)

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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Views of the Harbour and Beach at Seaton Sluice, Northumberland

Seaton Sluice

(5.3 miles, 8.5 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...

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Wearmouth Bridge, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

Sunderland

(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction S)

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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Newcastle Bridges

Newcastle upon Tyne

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction W)

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 Castle in Saltwell Park, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, February 2007.

Gateshead

(8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction SW)

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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Blyth Harbour

Blyth

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction NW)

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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Early morning sky over Washington, Tyne & Wear.

Washington

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction SW)

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The Grey Horse Pub, Penshaw, County Durham

Penshaw

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction S)

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

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St. Bartholemew's church, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland

Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction N)

The bay is a major attraction, often lively with fishing cobbles and pleasure craft, it is also a haven for sun-bathers...

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Tynemouth Priory, Tynemouth

Tynemouth Priory

(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)

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Tynemouth Lighthouse

(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)

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Arbeia Roman Fort at the Lawe Top in South Shields

Arbeia Roman Fort

(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)

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Tyne North Pier Lighthouse

(0.8 miles, 1.3 km)

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Tyne South Pier Lighthouse

(0.9 miles, 1.5 km)

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Spanish City, Whitley Bay

(2.8 miles, 4.4 km, direction N)

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Marsden Beach

Marsden Bay

(3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction SE)

Sadly, the great triumphal arch, that had for so long dominated this beautiful bay, crumbled and collapsed in 1996. The arch was.....

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Rising Sun Country Park, Wallsend.

Rising Sun Country Park

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction W)

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Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland

Seaton Delaval Hall

(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction NW)

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

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Hylton Castle, Sunderland, tyne & WEAR

Hylton Castle

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction S)

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