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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.


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

Towns in Tyne & Wear with Place to Visit / Thing to Do listings:   Gateshead | Jarrow | Newcastle upon Tyne | North Shields | South Shields | Sunderland | Wallsend | Washington


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