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Beamish, County Durham: Tram

Beamish

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction E)

Beamish is famous for its lovely open-air museum which so vividly brings to life how the folk of the region lived at the turn of the 20th century...

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Village centre Blanchland

Blanchland

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction W)

Blanchland is a small picturesque village nestled beside the river in the Derwent Valley within the North Pennines Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is surrounded by.....

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Wolsingham Centre

Wolsingham

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction S)

This is a lovely village lying on the edge of the North Pennines in an area of great scenic beauty. It is a wild and beautiful landscape dotted only by scattered farms with meadows full of grazing sheep and cattle...

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Bridge over the River Tyne at Corbridge, Northumberland

Corbridge

(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction NW)

Located in Northumberland, Corbridge is a historic market town with Roman connections. It features charming streets, historic buildings, and the Corbridge Roman Town archaeological site...

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Stanhope St Thomas Church

Stanhope

(10.5 miles, 17.0 km, direction SW)

This is a lovely, bustling little town is set amidst the charm of Weardale, it is almost entirely built of stone particularly around the old Market Square, dominated by a fine stone cross...

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Fall Berries at Craigside, England

Craigside

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction S)

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Angel

Gateshead

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction NE)

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...

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Main entrance to Elswick Cemetery

Newcastle upon Tyne

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NE)

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.....

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Elvet Bridge, over the River Wear; Durham City

Durham

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SE)

Durham as a town reflects the long history of its magnificent castle and cathedral with its winding streets, ancient market place and alleyways and other old churches to discover.....

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Hexham County Bridge

Hexham

(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction NW)

Historic market town where for centuries the sheep and cattle farmers of Northumberland gathered for the Tuesday market beside Hexham Abbey...

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Allensford Country Park

(2.0 miles, 3.3 km, direction SW)

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Pow Hill Country Park

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction W)

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Gibside Chapel, National trust garden - Rowlands Gill, Burnopfield, Newcastle upon Tyne NE16 6BG

Gibside

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction NE)

Gibside is famous for the sedate historic estate set at the heart of the outstandingly beautiful Derwent Valley. The estate was.....

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Prudhoe Castle

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction N)

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The Pond/Lake at Derwenthaugh Park

Derwenthaugh Park

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction NE)

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Watch out for Red Indians

Beamish Open Air Museum

(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction E)

Beamish Museum lies in a basin of stunning countryside covering over three hundred acres. This is no ordinary museum, but an.....

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Stephenson's Birthplace

(8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction N)

The National Trust's smallest property, this is the birthplace of the world-famous railway engineer, George Stephenson...

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Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland

Blanchland Abbey

(8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction W)

Blanchland Abbey was founded as a priory in 1165 by Walter de Bolbec II, and became an abbey in the late 13th century. The.....

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Waldridge Fell Moor, County Durham

Waldrige Fell Country Park

(8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction E)

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Metroland, Gateshead

(9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction NE)

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