The Northeast
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1. Alnwick Castle
Castle/Palace/ChateauSometimes called the "Windsor of the North," the imposing Alnwick Castle will more likely provoke cries of "Hogwarts!" from younger visitors...Read More
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2. Alnwick Garden
Garden/ArboretumA marvelous flight of fancy, Alnwick Garden was designed by Capability Brown in 1750. Centering on modern terraced fountains by Belgian designers...Read More
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3. Bamburgh Castle
Castle/Palace/ChateauYou'll see Bamburgh Castle long before you reach it: a solid, weather-beaten, cliff-top fortress that dominates the coastal view for miles around...Read More
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4. Beamish Open-Air Museum
Museum VillageMade up of buildings moved from elsewhere in the region, this sprawling complex explores the way people in the Northeast lived and worked from...Read More
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5. Bowes Museum
Museum/GalleryThis vast manor house, inspired by a French châteaux, was built between 1862 and 1875. Highlights include paintings by Canaletto, El Greco,...Read More
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6. Chesters Roman Fort
Museum/GalleryIn a wooded valley on the banks of the North Tyne River, this cavalry fort was known as Cilurnum in Roman times, when it protected the point...Read More
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7. Corbridge Roman Town
Historic District/SiteThe foundations of this important Roman garrison town (the farthest north in the entire Roman Empire) are brought to life with a lively audio...Read More
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8. Cragside
House/Mansion/VillaThe turrets and towers of Tudor-style Cragside, a Victorian country house, look out over the edge of a forested hillside. It was built between...Read More
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9. Durham Cathedral
Religious Building/Site/ShrineA Norman masterpiece in the heart of the city, Durham Cathedral is a vision of strength and fortitude, a far cry from the airy lightness of...Read More
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10. Great North Museum: Hancock and the Hatton Gallery
Museum/GalleryAn amalgam of several collections belonging to Newcastle University and named for a Victorian founder of the Natural History Society of...Read More
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11. Hadrian's Wall
Building/Architectural SiteDedicated to the Roman god Terminus, the massive span of Hadrian's Wall once marked the northern frontier of the Roman Empire. Today, remnants...Read More
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12. Head of Steam
Museum/GalleryA family-friendly museum in nearby Darlington tells the story of the early days of rail travel. The town gained fame in 1825, when George Stephenson...Read More
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13. Hexham Abbey
Religious Building/Site/ShrineA site of Christian worship for more than 1,300 years, ancient Hexham Abbey forms one side of the town's main square. Inside, you can climb...Read More
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14. Housesteads Roman Fort
Museum/GalleryIf you have time to visit only one Hadrian's Wall site, Housesteads Roman Fort, Britain's most complete example of a Roman fort, is your best...Read More
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15. Lindisfarne Priory
Religious Building/Site/ShrineIn the year 875, Vikings destroyed the Lindisfarne community; only a few monks escaped, carrying with them Cuthbert's bones, which were reburied...Read More
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16. Raby Castle
Castle/Palace/ChateauThe stone battlements and turrets of moated Raby Castle, once the seat of the powerful Nevills and currently the home of the 11th Baron Barnard...Read More
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17. Roman Army Museum
Museum/GalleryAt the garrison fort of Carvoran, this museum makes an excellent introduction to Hadrian's Wall. Full-size models and excavations bring this...Read More
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18. Vindolanda
Museum/GalleryAbout 8 miles east of Greenhead, this archaeological site holds the remains of eight successive Roman forts and civilian settlements, providing...Read More
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