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Tyne Bridge Off the A194 Tyne Tunnel, South Shields, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE8 2AU |
This landmark is one of the great symbols of the city, and of the region as a whole. Like many great bridges, the Tyne Bridge is talismanic - welcoming those who belong or visit, and wishing safe return to those who depa... more
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Gateshead Millennium Bridge St Mary's Church, Oakwellgate, Gateshead, NE8 2AU |
The bridges that cross the gorge at the centre of the connurbation that divides Newcastle from Gateshead has long been seen as a 'must see'. The most historic bridge is of course the Tyne bridge, which many people (incor... more
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Castle Keep The Society of Antiquaries, Castle Keep, Castle Garth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8QN |
Newcastle upon Tyne's Castle Keep (54°58′08″N, 1°36′38″W) was built by order of King Henry II of England between 1168 and 1178. The keep stands on a site of an earlier Motte-and-bailey castle begu... more
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Newcastle Arts Centre 67 Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1SG |
Newcastle Arts Centre has a central high street location only 100 metres from Newcastle Central Station and Metro. This popular and versatile group of historic buildings have been skillfully restored to provide a fully l... more
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Farne Islands The Property Manager, The Sheiling, 8 St Aidans, Seahouses, NE68 7SR |
Despite the small areas of soil there is a wide variety of vegetation and some 116 plants have been recorded on the Farnes. The majority are on the Inner Fame and include daisy, primrose, ragwort, thrift, scurvy grass, s... more
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Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum Baring Street, South Shields, NE33 2BB |
The Roman excavations at Arbeia have their origins in the 1870s. The finds recovered by the Victorian excavators form the nucleus of the present collection which is one of the largest and most important from Hadrian's Wa... more
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Lindisfarne Priory Holy Island, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, TD15 2RX |
Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island was one of the most important centres of early Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England. It is still a place of pilgrimage today, the dramatic approach across the causeway adding to the fasci... more
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Path Head Water Mill Summerhill, Blaydon, Gateshead, NE21 4SP |
lay abandoned and neglected. Then, in 1995, it was decided to restore it to its full working glory. In 1998 it opened to the public, though there is still a lot of work to be done. It is located in a picturesque, quiet d... more
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Newcastle Community Green Festival Exhibition Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4AZ |
07708 794665 This is an unusually long News Sheet - brevity will be resumed next month! Please send items for possible inclusion in future editions... CONTENTS: Coming up: 1.) TRAPESE Roadshow, Rampart Street, London, 23... more
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Northumberland Golf Club High Gosforth Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5HT |
The best inland course in Northumberland, the Park is a true test of all of your golf game. Playing into, around and out of the Gosforth Park racecourse, the course is in play on several holes and provides an unusual haz... more
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