| airy, subdued rooms come with en suite bathrooms, satellite tv, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. 6 miles from the angel of the north statue. family rooms are available. 2 miles from bowes and lookout lakes, 1. there's free off-street parking, and wi-fi access is available. 8 miles from the bowes incline railway museum (from which the hotel takes its name) and 3. in a countryside setting near the a1, this traditional hotel and pub is 0. the cosy restaurant and bar has dark-wood panelling and exposed beams, and serves an updated pub menu and cask ales
Newcastle International Airport 25 min
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art (17 min)
Vast converted mill with minimalist interiors, hosting temporary shows by contemporary artists. Tyne Bridge (17 min)
This well-known span over the Tyne Rives has an open-work arch that passes through its deck. Newcastle Castle (19 min)
Stone fortress, built from 1168 to 1178 and formerly a prison, with views over the city and river. The Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas (18 min)
Medieval building with a lantern spire, a Baron Collingwood memorial plus CofE services and a cafe. Durham Castle (22 min)
College in an 11th-century castle offering a B&B with 2 plush suites, plus seasonal casual rooms. Beamish, the Living Museum of the North (18 min)
A recreation of Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian life with costumed staff, plus trams and buses. Discovery Museum (15 min)
Interactive local maritime history and science displays, plus the British Film Institute's archive. Laing Art Gallery (19 min)
18th-20th century British oil paintings and watercolours on display in vaulted-ceilinged galleries. Great North Museum: Hancock (20 min)
Refurbished Victorian museum with natural history and Hadrian's wall displays and planetarium. Gateshead Millennium Bridge (20 min)
Iconic modern bridge over the River Tyne, offering separate sections for pedestrians & cyclists. Grey's Monument (19 min)
Monument erected in 1838 to honor the 2nd Earl Grey, featuring a statue of him atop a tall column. Victoria Tunnel Tours (21 min)
Tours of a 19th-century underground wagonway for coal, later used as a WWII air-raid shelter. Durham Cathedral (22 min)
Architecturally innovative Norman CofE cathedral with St Cuthbert's shrine and a treasury museum. Life Science Centre (15 min)
Interactive, state-of-the-art science village with planetarium, themed shows and 4D Motion Ride. Angel of the North (7 min)
A massive statue standing with wings outspread looking out over the Northumbrian countryside. | 
