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St.Bedes Monastery in Jarrow, Tyne And Wear

Jarrow (4 Pictures) in the county of Tyne & Wear

(1.0 miles, 1.6 km of Willington Quay)

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...

Cullercoats harbour. Tyne & Wear

Cullercoats (4 Pictures) in the county of Tyne & Wear

(3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction NE of Willington Quay)

Cullercoats has many pleasing aspects including a picturesque 19th century church in a commanding position close to the shoreline...

St. Nicholas's Cathedral

Newcastle upon Tyne (330 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of Tyne & Wear

(5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction W of Willington Quay)

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.....

Sunderland seafront

Sunderland (267 Pictures) in the county of Tyne & Wear

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction SE of Willington Quay)

Sunderland was granted a charter in 1145, the charter gave it market rights and thus the town grew slowly from humble beginnings...

Penshaw Monument, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

Penshaw (34 Pictures) in the county of Tyne & Wear

(8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction S of Willington Quay)

Penshaw lies in open countryside between the urban sprawl of Sunderland and Washington...

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Arbeia Roman Fort at the Lawe Top in South Shields

Arbeia Roman Fort (4 Pictures)

(2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction E)

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Tynemouth Castle, England

Tynemouth Castle (9 Pictures)

(2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction NE)

The haunting, intermingaled ruins of Tynemouth Castle and Priory stand on a headland above the River Tyne. Between them they.....

Tynemouth Priory, Tynemouth

Tynemouth Priory (13 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction NE)

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Baltic Centre Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne

Baltic Centre (3 Pictures)

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction SW)

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.....

THE KEEP @ NEWCASTLE

The Castle (4 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction W)

On returning from a raid into Scotland, Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the Conqueror built a castle calling it his `New.....

St Nicholas Cathederal, Newcastle upon Tyne

St Nicholas Cathedral (4 Pictures)

(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction W)

The magnificent cathedral church of St. Nicholas has stood at the heart of Newcastle for many centuries. Its superb lantern.....

Hylton Castle, Sunderland, tyne & WEAR

Hylton Castle (15 Pictures)

(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SE)

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