nr Rowlands Gill, Newcastle upon Tyne, County Durham, NE16 6BG, United Kingdom
The Column of Liberty, rising above the treetops, is the first sight visitors have of this impressive landscape garden created by the Bowes family in the 18th century. Spanning 182 hectares (450 acres), Gibside is a 'grand design' of spectacular vistas, winding paths...
5.2 miles
Museum
Durham, Durham, DH9 0RG, United Kingdom
Beamish is a world famous open air museum. We tell the story of the people of North East England at two important points of their history - 1825 and 1913
6.2 miles
Museum
Durham, NE39 1BA, United Kingdom
Built in the 1720s, Derwentcote is the earliest and most complete steel-making furnace in Britain. It produced high-grade steel for springs and cutting tools.
6.5 miles
Other
Station Bank, Mickley, Stocksfield, NE43 7DD, United Kingdom
Thomas Bewick (1753–1828), Northumberland's greatest artist, wood engraver and naturalist, was born in the cottage here. The nearby 19th-century farmhouse, the later home of the Bewick family, houses an exhibition on Bewick's life and work and a small shop selling...
7.1 miles
Historic House
Prudhoe Castle road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6NA, United Kingdom
Continuously occupied for over nine centuries it was originally the home of the Umfravilles but was eventually taken over by the famous Percy family who restored it. Surviving two sieges during the 1170s , Prudhoe was the only Northumberland castle to resist the...
7.3 miles
Museum
Marley Hill Engine Shed Old Marley Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE16 5ET, United Kingdom
The Railway's original purpose was the movement of coal from nearby colleries to ships o n the River Tyne. The oldest part, c1647, was the Lobley Hill section, it had over 300 years of coal traffic when closed in 1964. The surviving 1725 Sunniside to Causey section...
7.7 miles
Museum
Langley Park, Co.Durham, County Durham, DH7 9TT, United Kingdom
With a choice of four all-action adult playgrounds across the UK (Kent, Devon, Durham and Yorkshire), we offer a unique alternative with our Corporate Entertainment Packages - an ideal choice to include in your Staff Incentive program or as the perfect treat for your...
7.7 miles
Attraction
Falcon Centre Falcon Terrace, Wylam, Northumberland, NE41 8EE, United Kingdom
The museum is located in one room of the former village primary school and contains a variety of railway memorabilia. Two working scale models of George Stephenson's locomotives 'Wylam Dilly' and 'Puffing Billy' are expected to be on permanent display from Summer...
8.0 miles
Museum
Wylam, Northumberland, NE41 8BP, United Kingdom
This quaint small stone cottage was built circa 1760 to accommodate mining families. The furnishings reflect the year the great rail pioneer, George Stephenson was born here (1781), when his whole family lived in the one room.
8.2 miles
Historic House
St Mary And St Cuthbert'S Church, Chester-Le-Street, Co. Durham, DH3 3QB, United Kingdom
One of the smallest museums in the UK, in a former 'Anchorage' set beside the west door of 11th century church of St Mary and St Cuthbert. From 1383-1547 this was the dwelling-place of an Anchorite or hermit, sealed in the building for life. Along with Roman and...
10.4 miles
Museum
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