St Paul's Monastery is the home of the Venerable Bede, chronicler of the beginnings of English Christianity, Jarrow has become one of the best-understood Anglo-Saxon monastic sites. St Paul's Monastery is an old Anglo-Saxon church - with the oldes...
Over 40 naturally themed habitats take you on a fantastic journey from the Newcastle coast to exotic tropical waters. Come face to face with everything from adorable seals and otters to clownfish, seahorses and graceful stingrays. Step into the i...
Path Head Water Mill offers a great day out for all the family and also schools who can benefit from cheap entry to the mill and the wealth of information and experiences which provide a key link-in with the current National Curriculum. Come along...
Remains of a Roman fort at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall. Interactive museum, viewing tower and reconstructions of a bath house and Wall section....
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums is a major regional museum, art gallery and archives service.
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums manages a collection of 12 museums and galleries across Tyne and Wear, supported by the five local authorities of the area....
Childhood doesn't belong in a museum - it's noisy and fun, not quiet and organised. When you walk into the barn-like space that is Childhood Memories Toy Museum the overall effect is of a chaotic bedroom that's had a last minute tidy up for visitors....
The Brigade Watch House Museum is packed full of fascinating and unique artefacts of the Brigade's history ranging from the Ship's bell from one of the Shipwrecks that led to the creation of the Brigade in 1864 to a picture of Her Majesty The Queen v...
This friendly venue explores the story of South Tyneside through sensational displays, hands-on exhibits and stunning art, including the lifetime achievement of the successful local author Catherine Cookson....
The museum has recently undergone a £1 million redevelopment and now offers a modernised, accessible environment for visitors. The buildings, incorporating the original station, now house seven interactive galleries, including the Children's Gallery...
North East Aircraft Museum; the North of England's premier collection of Aviation History and the largest Aviation collection between Yorkshire and Scotland. We have over thirty aircraft on display in various phases of restoration as well as numerous...
The Ryhope Engines Museum is based on the Ryhope Pumping Station which was built in 1868 to supply water to the Sunderland area. The station ceased operation in 1967 - after 100 years of continuous use.
The Museum is now regarded as one of the fi...
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens combines a museum, art gallery, exhibition space and Winter Gardens to create a stunning visitor attraction in the heart of the city centre.
In the Museum, discover the history of the city from its prehistoric pa...
An extraordinary mix of architecture from over 7 centuries of Newcastle upon Tyne's history. The Holy Jesus Hospital survives amid 1960s city centre developments, displaying features from all periods of its 700-year existence. There are remains of th...
Manor house associated with the family of George Washington. Washington Old Hall is a delightful stone-built 17th-century manor house, which incorporates parts of the original medieval home of George Washington's direct ancestors. It is from here tha...
Seaton Delaval Hall is an English baroque house, built between 1718 and 1728 for Admiral George Delaval. The house is regarded as the finest example of design by Sir John Vanbrugh; who also built Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. Of particular not...
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