Places to Visit, Things to Do and Days Out in Tyne & Wear
Britain's Finest Places to Visit, Things to Do and Days Out in Tyne & Wear are listed below.
Belsay Hall (Historic House)
Belsay, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
The house is square and made entirely of stone and the pillars have Doric and Ionic capitals. None of the furniture has survived but the Library... more
Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum (Museum / Art Gallery)
Baring Street, South Shields, Tyne & Wear
Today, the excavated remains, stunning reconstructions of original buildings and finds from the fort show what life was like in Roman Britain... more
Shipley Art Gallery (Museum / Art Gallery)
Prince Consort Road, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
The fascinating history of the town is told in `Made in Gateshead´ which traces the history and people and their skills. There are regular temporary exhibitions... more
Monkwearmouth Station Museum (Museum / Art Gallery)
North Bridge Street, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
Seven interactive galleries have been developed as part of the £1million development of the museum, making learning about the history of travel and transport in Tyne... more
Washington Old Hall (Historic House)
The Avenue, District 4, Washington, Tyne & Wear
The rooms are furnished in Jacobean style with a fine collection of oil paintings, delftware and heavily carved oak furniture. The Jacobean garden leads to the... more
Bede's World (Attraction / Activity)
Church Bank, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear
The museums' stunning ‘Age of Bede’ exhibition displays finds excavated from the site of St Paul’s monastery, including the largest collection of some of the earliest... more
Discovery Museum (Museum / Art Gallery)
Blandford Square, South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
Packed full of interactive displays it is the perfect place for all ages to learn and have fun... more
Belsay Hall (Garden)
Belsay, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
It is definitely a plantsman´s garden as much of the original planting survives, including magnificent magnolias, Pieris floribunda and Exochorda giraldii. The famous unique Quarry Garden,... more
South Shields Museum & Art Gallery (Museum / Art Gallery)
Ocean Road, South Shields, Tyne & Wear
It also features an art gallery with a difference, combining many of the Museums´s paintings with exciting hands-on displays, enabling visitors to find out more about... more
National Glass Centre (Attraction / Activity)
Liberty Way, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
Tour maps are available to guide you through the exhibition halls with ever changing exhibitions... more
Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum (Museum / Art Gallery)
Buddle Street, Wallsend, Tyne & Wear
This is the most extensively excavated site in the Empire and the reconstructed bath-house is the only one of its kind in Britain. Housed in the... more
Stephenson Railway Museum (Museum / Art Gallery)
Middle Engine Lane, North Shields, Tyne & Wear
The story of coal and how electricity revolutionised transport in the 1900s is also told... more
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens (Museum / Art Gallery)
Burdon Road, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
Also a look at traditional industries including shipbuilding, coal mining, pottery, glass and textile crafts through to the prehistoric, medieval and 20th century history of the... more
Hatton Gallery (Museum / Art Gallery)
The Quadrangle, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
On display is the internationally significant Merzbarn wall by Kurt Schwitters, which is the only surviving example of his work. Also the Uhlman Collection of African... more
Laing Art Gallery (Museum / Art Gallery)
New Bridge Street, South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
Highlights include Gauguin´s `The Breton Shepherdess´, Henry Moore´s `Seated Woman: Thin Neck´ and John Martin´s `The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah´. A friendly, accessible environment, the... more