Pictures of Tyne & Wear
About Tyne & Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan County situated in the North-East of England. The City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne has much to offer from historic stately homes and ancient castles to beautiful gardens and exciting theme parks.
Notable places of interest include the 'Discovery Museum', the region's biggest free museum where you can discover all of Newcastle's historical facts starting from the Roman Era right up until the present day. Hadrian's Wall, is quite a spectacular sight, the wall built on the orders of the Roman Emperor Hadrian around AD 122 stretched from the East to West coast of Britain and has been designated a World Heritage Site since 1987. The river Tyne and the river Wear are the two main rivers that flow through the county, which is where the name 'Tyne and Wear' derives from.
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Recommended towns & villages in Tyne & Wear
 | Cullercoats has many pleasing aspects including a picturesque 19th century church in a commanding position close to the shoreline... Information | Pictures (5) | Hotels |
 | The urban sprawl of Gateshead rises majestically skywards in a seemingly endless mixture of concrete and glass. Gateshead stretches for almost 13 miles along the banks of the River Tyne... Information | Pictures (208) | Hotels |
 | This is the town that is famous for the 1930's "Hunger March" caused by the intense poverty that followed the closing of the Charles Palmer shipyard. The last of the surviving marchers, Cornelius Whalen died in 2003 at the age of 93... Information | Pictures (4) | Hotels |
 | This important City was known as Pons Aelii in Roman times; the Romans built the first bridge over the River Tyne, it was guarded by a Roman fort which was replaced by a castle..... Information | Pictures (200) | Hotels |
 | Sunderland was granted a charter in 1145, the charter gave it market rights and thus the town grew slowly from humble beginnings... Information | Pictures (133) | Hotels |
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Recommended attractions in Tyne & Wear
 | Britain's largest sculpture, The Angel of the North weighs in at 208 tonnes and stands 20 metres high. It was based on artist..... Information | Pictures (30) | Hotels |
 | The Baltic Centre is a new £46m art gallery on the banks of the Tyne and is the latest evidence of the area's growing cultural..... Information | Pictures (2) | Hotels |
 | The magnificent cathedral church of St. Nicholas has stood at the heart of Newcastle for many centuries. Its superb lantern..... Information | Pictures (4) | Hotels |
 | On returning from a raid into Scotland, Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the Conqueror built a castle calling it his `New..... Information | Pictures (4) | Hotels |
 | The haunting, intermingaled ruins of Tynemouth Castle and Priory stand on a headland above the River Tyne. Between them they..... Information | Pictures (8) | Hotels |
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