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At Bede’s World you can learn all about Bede and the Anglo-Saxon way of life in Northumbria. Includes Demonstration farm and meet the animals including wild boar pig, goat and goose. Replica buildings made of wattle and daub – built with truly original materials and methods using skills that would have been present around 700AD. Cafe. Souvenir and gift shop. Read more…
Seven Stories is the first museum in the UK dedicated to the art of children’s books and the creativity they inspire. The National Centre for Children’s Books works with children’s books to create playful experiences for children and young people, in order to fire their imaginations and creativity and deepen their understanding of themselves and the world. Has a collection Read more…
Bessie Surtees House, two five-storey 16th and 17th-century merchants’ houses. Fine examples of Jacobean domestic architecture, with some splendid period interiors. Read more…
The Monastery of Saint Paul in Jarrow was once the home of the Venerable Bede, whose most notable works include The Ecclesiastical History of the English People and the translation of the Gospel of John into Old English. At the time of its foundation, it was reputed to have been the only centre of learning in Europe north of Rome. Read more…
Castle Garth consists of the Castle Keep and it 13th-century gatehouse the Black Gate, both of which were once part of a much larger fortress. Read more…
Grey’s Monument is a Grade I listed monument to Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey built in 1838 in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. Erected to acclaim Earl Grey for the passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832 and consists of a statue of Lord Grey standing atop a Roman Doric column on a pedestal of local sandstone, 135-foot-high Read more…
Benwell Roman Temple and Vallum Crossing is a bit of a surprise located in the middle of a housing estate. You will need to park on the road so please be courteous to the residents. The Benwell Roman Temple built about AD 178–80 was positioned outside of the Roman Benwell fort, one of the 13 permanent forts along Hadrian’s Wall. Read more…
Tynemouth Priory and Castle, set on a steep headland between the river and the North Sea, Tynemouth has always been as much a fortress as a religious site. First a 7th-century Anglian monastery then after its destruction the present Benedictine priory was refounded on its site in c. 1090. Enclosing both headland and monastery, where the strong walls which once Read more…
Hylton Castle, a ruined stone castle originally built from wood by the Hilton (later Hylton) family shortly after the Norman Conquest in 1066. Later rebuilt in stone in the late 14th to early 15th century. The castle underwent major changes to its interior and exterior in the 18th century. One of the castle’s main features, is the heraldic devices found Read more…
Arbeia was a large Roman fort, now ruined, and which has been partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s and all modern buildings on the site were cleared in the 1970s. It is managed by Tyne and Wear Museums as Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum. Read more…