Cherryburn is the birthplace of a great artist. Thomas Berwick, Northumberland’s greatest wood engraver, was born here in 1753. Famous for his illustration of birds,...

Wylam Railway Museum opened in 1981 in celebration of the bi-centennial of George Stephenson, the ‘Father of Railways’, a Wylam born man. The small collection...

A National Trust property today, this magnificent house has been preserved so that future generations can appreciate the significance of it. One of the...

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...

Aydon Castle is one of the best preserved examples of a 13th Century manor house anywhere in the United Kingdom. The brilliant piece of...

On the northern side of the River Tyne, this community would have been one of the most important positions in the Roman conquest of northern...

Hadrian’s Wall is one of the most famous man made constructions in Britain, and served as the man made defence point and border between the...

The Sage Gateshead is a stunning centre, designed by Lord Norman Foster, for live music. The building towers over the River Tyne. It consists of...

There are over seven hundred pieces by local arts and craftspeople on display at the Shipley Art Gallery. Some of the disciplines that are...

Gateshead Central Library is located at the heart of this community. The library carries a large collection of books and texts, both fiction and...

This beautiful piece of architecture is without a doubt one of the centrepieces of this small and interesting village in the Northumbria countryside. The...

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...

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...

This area in the north of England has a long and proud tradition associated with the armed forces in Britain, and therefore it is a...

Tyne and Wear Archive Services holds the largest collection of archived material with regard to the northeast of England. Dating back several centuries, and...

The Vane Gallery was founded in 1997 as a cutting edge contemporary art space in the heart of Newcastle. The purpose of the gallery...

Hexham House of Correction operated as an institution between 1783 and 1865, and certainly would have been one of the most miserable places you could...

Forma is one of the leading galleries in the country for the production and exhibition of high quality contemporary art. The gallery is open...

Newcastle Central Library is an important social and cultural meeting point, at the very heart of the city. For generations, people have come here...

This library is far more than just a collection of books; it is one of the cultural and social centres of Hexham, located at the...