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Life Aquarium Tynemouth Sharks, Rays, Tropical fish, piranhas, talks, feeding displays etc. Over 30 displays, touch pools and gift shop. Open daily 10.00-17.00. Located at Grand Parade (Cullercoats Metro), Long Sands, Tynemouth at the end of the A1058. Tel: 0191 2576100. |
| Seaburn
Fun Park Leisure park with amusement arcade, rides and children’s rides. Whitburn Road, Seaburn. Tel: 0191 5294422. |
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| Sedgefield
Pottery Working pottery, hand thrown and decorated stoneware, terracotta – items for sale. Free Admission. Open Mon-Sat 09.00-17.30 / Wed 09.00-12.00 / closed Sun. Located on Cross Street, Sedgefield Village. Tel: 01740 621998. |
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| Shefton
Museum of Greek Art & Archaeology Small collection of Greek, Etruscan and Hellenistic artefacts. Free Admission. Mon–Fri 09.00-13.00 14.00-16.00. Newcastle University, Classics Dept. Tel: 2227966. |
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| Shipley
Art Gallery Free Admission. Open Mon-Sat 10.00-17.00, Sun 14.00-17.00. Prince Consort Road, Gateshead. Tel: 0191 4771495. |
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| Side
Gallery Photographic gallery, documentary work, extensive local collection. Free Admission. Open Mon–Sat 10.00-17.00 and Sun 11.00-15.00. 5 Side, Newcastle. Tel: 0191 2322208. |
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Lighthouse Opened 1871 with its distinctive red and white stripes, it was the first lighthouse to be powered by alternating electric current. Tea-room, shop & toilets. Admission £2.50. 1.Apr- 31.Oct. 11.00-17.00. (closed Friday). Coast Road, Whitburn, Sunderland. Tel: 5293161. |
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Shields Museum and Art Gallery Reconstructed Street, Catherine Cookson gallery, history of Tyneside. Free Admission. Open 1.Apr-31.Oct 10.00-17.00. Ocean Road, South Shields. Tel: 456 8740. |
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Tynedale Railway The railway station at Alston, with a narrow gauge railway along part of the route of the former Alston to Haltwhistle branch line through South Tynedale with preserved steam and diesel engines. Open Sat, Sun. Apr-Sep, 11.00-16.00 Tel: for further details 01434 381696. |
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City Rides, arcades and prize bingo. Open daily from 11.00. Whitley Bay. |
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Andrew's Church the oldest church in the city and remains of the old town run alongside it. 9am-3pm (not Sundays). Newgate Street, Newcastle, Tel: 0191 2323341 |
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Peter’s Church Built 674 AD one of the oldest Christian churches in England, home to the Venerable Bede. Open Easter-October 14.00-16.30, closed Mon. St Peter’s Way, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland. Tel: 0191 5673726 |
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Mary’s Lighthouse 3 buildings open to the public, lighthouse, bird-watching hide and a visitor centre. Built in 1898 the lighthouse ceased operations in 1984. Access via a causeway is determined by the tides, visitors may climb the 137 steps to the top of the lighthouse for spectacular views. Situated North of Whitley Bay, Tel: 2008650. |
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Railway Museum Railway engines and rolling stock, including Killingworth Billy, one of George Stephenson’s early locomotives built in 1826. Easter-31.Oct 12.00-17.00. Phone for opening times. Middle Engine Lane, North Shields. Tel: 0191 2007145. |
| Sunderland
Museum & Art Gallery Displays the wildlife and geology of the North East, the history of Sunderland, its industries, glass, pottery, shipbuilding, silver and paintings. Free Admission. Open Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00, Sat 10.00-16.30, Sun 14.00-17.00. Borough Road, Sunderland. Tel: 0191 5650723. |
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| Sunderland
Glass Trail Weekday tour via coach with courier and guide and free entry to venues. Starts 10.00 ends 16.30. Charge £7.50, concessions £6.50. Booking essential. Tourist Information Centre, 50 Fawcett Street, Sunderland. Tel: 0191 5532002. |