Find Nearest See & Do in Tyne and Wear

Heading to Tyne and Wear and looking for something to do or a place to visit nearby. Coast Radar is not just a list of beaches but we bring you the whole Tyne and Wear coast including castles, lighthouses, piers, museums, beautiful gardens, seaside towns, National Trust and other heritage properties.

When on an information page you can also use our tools to search for nearby Tyne and Wear seaside towns,  and the surrounding coast for the best beaches and places to stay and eat.

Finding the best things to see and do on a Tyne and Wear  day out with your family or friends is easy – simply explore the links below, to find the closest hit the jump to my location compass or use the search bar to plan where your next Tyne and Wear activity could be.

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Seven Stories

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…
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Benwell Roman Temple and Vallum Crossing

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…
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Bedes World Museum

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…
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Greys Monument

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…
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Gibside

Gibside, an 18th-century landscape garden spanning 160 hectares (400 acres), Gibside is a ‘grand design’ of spectacular vistas, winding paths and grassy open spaces. At key points, there are decorative garden buildings, such as the Palladian chapel, Georgian stables, greenhouse and the ruins of a bathhouse and hall. Glibside is managed by the National Trust and offers cafe and toilet Read more…
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Denton Hall Turret Hadrians Wall

Denton Hall Turret, the foundations of a turret and a 65-metre (213 feet) length of Wall. Read more…
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Tynemouth lifeboat station

Tynemouth lifeboat station was established in 1789 and operates an all weather lifeboat. Station open weekdays or by appointment, no shop. Read more…
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Arbeia Roman Fort

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…
Souter-Lighthouse

Souter Lighthouse

The world’s first electric lighthouse (victorian) lighthouse above 2½ miles of beach, cliff and grasslands with spectacular views over Marsden Bay and the notorious currents of ‘Whitburn Steel’. More details: www.nationaltrust.org.uk Read more…
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Hylton Castle

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…
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Cullercoats lifeboat station

Cullercoats lifeboat station was established in the 1820s and has limited opening times and an RNLI shop. Read more…
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Castle Garth

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…
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