85 Places to Visit in Tyne and Wear | Directory
Positioned in the North East of England, Tyne and Wear is dominated by the great cities of Newcastle and Sunderland and has plenty of opportunities for great day trips. The area has attractions that are ancient and modern, small and grand with a particular emphasis on Britains Industrial heritage. Notable places to visit include Washington Old Hall, The Biscuit Factory and the Blue Reef Aquarium at Tynemouth
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Belsay
Blaydon On Tyne
Burnopfield
Gateshead
- Angel of the North
- Baltic, The Centre for Contemporary Art
- Bowes Railway
- Gateshead Quays Visitor Centre
- Mister Twisters Wacky World of Fun
- New Metroland
- Shibdon Pond Local Nature Reserve
- Shipley Art Gallery
- Tanfield Railway
- Watergate Forest Park
Houghton Le Spring
Jarrow
Newcastle upon Tyne
- Benwell Roman Temple Hadrian's Wall
- Bessie Surtees House
- Big Lamp Brewery
- Birkheads Cottage Garden and Nursery
- Bolam Lake Country Park
- Brigantium
- Castle Keep
- Denton Hall Turret and West Denton Hadrian's Wall
- Derwentcote Steel Furnace
- Discovery Museum
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
- Hancock Museum
- Hatton Gallery
- Kirkley Hall Gardens
- Laing Art Gallery
- Life Science Centre
- Military Vehicle Museum
- Museum of Antiquities
- Newburn Hall Motor Museum
- Otterburn Hall
- Rising Sun Country Park and Countryside Centre
- Seven Stories
- Shefton Museum of Greek Art and Archaeology
- St Nicholas Cathedral
- Swalwell Visitor Centre
- The Biscuit Factory
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
North Shields
Rowlands Gill
Ryton
South Shields
- Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum
- Leas and Marsden Rock
- Ocean Beach Pleasure Park
- Pier Amusements Centre
- Sandhaven Beach
- Souter Point Lighthouse
- South Shields Museum and Art Gallery
Sunderland
- Fulwell Windmill
- Monkwearmouth Station Museum
- Mowbray Park and Sunderland Winter Gardens
- National Glass Centre
- North East Aircraft Museum
- Penshaw Monument
- Ryhope Engines Museum
- Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
- Ten Pin
- Whitburn North Beach
- Whitburn South Beach
Tynemouth
- Blue Reef Aquarium
- Cullercoats Beach
- King Edwards Beach
- Longsands South Beach
- Tynemouth Castle and Priory
Wallsend
Washington
Whitley Bay
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