Newcastle International Airport 23 min
Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art (18 min.) vast converted mill with minimalist interiors hosting temporary shows by contemporary artists. Durham Cathedral (19 min.) architecturally innovative norman cofe cathedral with st cuthbert s shrine and a treasury museum. Durham Road-Harras Bank (1 min) Life Science Centre (13 min.) interactive state-of-the-art science village with planetarium themed shows and 4d motion ride. Durham Road-Harras Terrace (1 min) Newcastle Castle (17 min.) stone fortress built from 1168 to 1178 and formerly a prison with views over the city and river. Tyne Bridge (16 min.) this well-known span over the tyne rives has an open-work arch that passes through its deck. Gateshead Millennium Bridge (18 min.) iconic modern bridge over the river tyne offering separate sections for pedestrians & cyclists. Wwt Washington (12 min.) wetland safari park otters wildlife and nature Durham Castle (19 min.) college in an 11th-century castle offering a b&b with 2 plush suites plus seasonal casual rooms. Beamish (10 min.) a recreation of georgian victorian and edwardian life with costumed staff plus trams and buses. Laing Art Gallery (18 min.) 18th-20th century british oil paintings and watercolours on display in vaulted-ceilinged galleries. Great North Museum Hancock (18 min.) refurbished victorian museum with natural history and hadrian s wall displays and planetarium. Birtley Lane-Harras Bank (4 min) Harras Bank (3 min) Victoria Tunnel Tours (19 min.) tours of a 19th-century underground wagonway for coal later used as a wwii air-raid shelter. Grey S Monument (18 min.) monument erected in 1838 to honor the 2nd earl grey featuring a statue of him atop a tall column. Discovery Museum (13 min.) interactive local maritime history and science displays plus the british film institute s archive. |