Attractions around Jarrow

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A selection of attractions in and around Jarrow:

St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow (< 1 Mile)

Home of the Venerable Bede, the chronicler of the beginnings of Christianity, Jarrow is one of the most important and studied monastic sites of Anglo-Saxon...

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Bedes World, Jarrow (1.1 Miles)

Discover the exciting world of Venerable Bede, early Europe’s greatest scholar who lived and worked at the monastery of Wearmouth Jarrow 1300 years ago. Bede’s...

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South Shields Museum, South Shields (3.9 Miles)

South Shields Museum and Gallery explores a long and fascinating cultural history in this region of the northeast. One of the central exhibitions is...

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Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend (4.1 Miles)

This Roman fort was originally built as part of a massive frontier system that the Romans built across the north of England in order to...

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Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields (4.3 Miles)

Four miles east of the end of Hadrian’s Wall, Arbeia Roman Fort, in South Shields, guarded the entrance to the River Tyne. Built around AD160,...

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Souter Lighthouse, Sunderland (4.6 Miles)

Souter Lighthouse started operating in 1871 and was, at the time, the most advanced in the world, being the first to be powered by electricity....

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Souter Lighthouse, Whitburn (4.6 Miles)

Souter Lighthouse once protected shipping from the notorious rocks in the approaches to the rivers Tyne and Wear. Now it offers a safe haven...

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Hylton Castle, Sunderland (4.7 Miles)

Sir William Hylton built the original castle around 1400, and this distinctive and highly decorative gatehouse is all that is left of the fine building...

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Stephenson Railway Museum, North Shields (4.7 Miles)

The Stephenson Railway Museum allows visitors to re-live the great age of steam, enjoying a range of pioneering steam technology under one roof. At...

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Buddle Arts Centre, Wallsend (4.8 Miles)

The Buddle Arts Centre is a fantastic local resource and a place that attracts a great many visitors throughout the year. The centre offers...

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Waygood Gallery & Studios, Newcastle (5.2 Miles)

The Waygood Gallery and Studios is one of the leading artist-led contemporary visual arts venues in the region, and has built a solid reputation for...

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Baltic Arts Centre, Gateshead (5.7 Miles)

Baltic is a major new international centre for contemporary art on the south bank of the River Tyne in Gateshead. It lies right at the...

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Seven Stories, Newcastle (5.7 Miles)

The aim of this centre is to make accessible to children a superb collection of artwork and literature that has been collected from authors and...

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Artworks Galleries, Newcastle (5.8 Miles)

This gallery is located in the north of England’s largest single-floored open art space. Just a few minutes from the heart of Newcastle city...

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Northern Print, Newcastle (5.8 Miles)

Northern Print is the home of contemporary printmaking in this area of the country. It is designed to be an interesting and engaging hands-on...