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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.

Monkwearmouth Station Museum (Museum / Art Gallery)

Monkwearmouth Station Museum, North Bridge Street, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

North Bridge Street, Sunderland

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

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens (Museum / Art Gallery)

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Burdon Road, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

Burdon Road, Sunderland

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

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum (Museum / Art Gallery)

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum, Baring Street, South Shields, Tyne & Wear

Baring Street, Blandford Square, South Shields

Today, the excavated remains, stunning reconstructions of original buildings and finds from the fort show what life was like in Roman Britain... more

Bede's World (Attraction / Activity)

Bede's World, Church Bank, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear

Church Bank, Jarrow

Take a moment to sit in the sound pods where singing monks introduce Bede’s thoughts and then discover how monks counted in the interactive science gallery.... more

Shipley Art Gallery (Museum / Art Gallery)

Shipley Art Gallery, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear

Prince Consort Road, Gateshead

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

Washington Old Hall (Historic House)

Washington Old Hall, The Avenue, Washington, Tyne & Wear

The Avenue, District 4, Washington

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

Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum (Museum / Art Gallery)

Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum, Buddle Street, Wallsend, Tyne & Wear

Buddle Street, Wallsend

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

South Shields Museum & Art Gallery (Museum / Art Gallery)

South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, Ocean Road, South Shields, Tyne & Wear

Ocean Road, Blandford Square, South Shields

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

Stephenson Railway Museum (Museum / Art Gallery)

Stephenson Railway Museum, Middle Engine Lane, North Shields, Tyne & Wear

Middle Engine Lane, North Shields

The story of coal and how electricity revolutionised transport in the 1900s is also told... more

Belsay Hall (Garden)

Belsay Hall, Belsay, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

Belsay, Newcastle upon Tyne

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

National Glass Centre (Attraction / Activity)

National Glass Centre, Liberty Way, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

Liberty Way, Sunderland

Tour maps are available to guide you through the exhibition halls with ever changing exhibitions... more

Laing Art Gallery (Museum / Art Gallery)

Laing Art Gallery, New Bridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

New Bridge Street, South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Belsay Hall (Historic House)

Belsay Hall, Belsay, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

Belsay, Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Hatton Gallery (Museum / Art Gallery)

Hatton Gallery, The Quadrangle, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

The Quadrangle, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Close House Hotel & Golf (Golf Course)

Close House Hotel & Golf, Heddon on the Wall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

Heddon on the Wall, Newcastle upon Tyne

Each hole follows a different direction and the undulating terrain provides contrast and interest throughout its 6,850-yard (par 71) length. The quality of the four par... more

Discovery Museum (Museum / Art Gallery)

Discovery Museum, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne

Packed full of interactive displays it is the perfect place for all ages to learn and have fun... more

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