This unique museum recreates living conditions in the North of England in 1825 and 1913. Set in more than 300 acres, it features some buildings that pre-date Beamish, but the majority have come from elsewhere in the region and...

The museum is based in the annex of a local church and is responsible for collecting a social and political archive of information on this area of the country. The museum is essentially a local history collection that tries...

A three acre country garden created by the present owners with over 500 yards of colour themed mixed borders. There are also ponds, orchards with young specimen trees under-planted with bulbs, Bowes Railway herb garden, a wildflower meadow, circular slate...

The Derwentcote Steel Furnace was constructed in the 1720s and is the earliest and most complete remaining example of a complete steel-making furnace in Britain. In its hey-day, the furnace was an important part of the local economy, providing...

Based on the world of construction machinery, Diggerland guarantees a fun filled, exciting, action packed day out for kids and adults of all ages. This is a unique adventure park where children and adults can experience the thrills of riding...

The Discovery Museum is one of the cultural keys to Tyne and Wear and finding out more about this region of England and how it and its people have developed over the last few hundred years. Filled with interesting...

Gibside is an 18th Century landscape garden and the former home of the Bowes-Lyon family, with miles of walks through wooded slopes, not to mention the riverside of the Derwent valley. Discover the hidden vistas, look for wildlife and wild...

Newcastle is a city that has a long and interesting history to be told, and it is done here in a fascinating manner by this museum. Filled with pieces of industrial heritage, archaeological samples, documents, maps and photographs, one...

There are over seven hundred pieces by local arts and craftspeople on display at the Shipley Art Gallery. Some of the disciplines that are tackled in the innovative exhibitions are jewellery, textiles, furniture, studio ceramics, sculpture, glass and metalwork...

Washington ‘F’ Pit’s magnificent Victorian steam engine, engine house and headgear are preserved to mark the town’s coalmining heritage that reaches back over 250 years. The industrial monument is the last of its type in the North East. Visitors can...

In the middle of the New Town of Washington, Tyne & Wear, lies the original village and Washington Old Hall, the ancestral home of America’s first president, George Washington. It is one the National Trust’s smallest houses, but is a...