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The Way of Light, HexhamWelcome to a breath-taking trail that transports you from the dawn of Christianity through to contemporary pilgrimage via Dark Ages battles that changed a region’s faith, abbeys that matched Rome for majesty and a stunning seminary that taught England’s leading ecclesiastics.
Visit Hexham Abbey and step back in time! Take in the peaceful atmosphere, ancient…
Experience first hand what life was really like for prisoners in the 1300s. Find outt…
Walking at Slaley Forest is the perfect way to get outdoors and explore some of the…
Set high on a dramatic escarpment on Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site, Housesteads…
Blanchland got its name from the white habits worn by monks of the Premonstratensian…
Set in the County of Northumberland and founded as a premonstratensian priory in 1165.
The Vindolanda site today contains a modern world class museum using the latest…
Derwent Waterside Park is the perfect place for fun, laughter and the great fresh air…
The church, built of local stone, was designed by Mr. Ewan Christian (architect also of…
Forty miles of the country’s most sublime coastline, protected as a pristine package of…
Land of Oak & Iron covers 177 square miles of the beautiful and historic Derwent Valley &…
The North Pennines National Landscape incorporates much of the Durham Dales, and is a…
You can learn all about life in the Newcastle and Tyneside area along with eye-catching…
Discover an amazing journey through time at Beamish Museum as you travel back in time to…
Any visitor to NewcastleGateshead who surveys the city skyline, can be left in little…
A tour of St James' Park will take you on an amazing journey through the history of…
Dance City welcomes all kinds of people with a passion for all kinds of dance and offers…
Now the sixth tallest structure in the city, The Cathedral Church of St. Mary is a Grade…
The Hatton Gallery's collection comprises over 3,000 works, including painting,…
See a large-scale, interactive model of Hadrian's Wall, major new displays showing the…
A visit to Newcastle wouldn't be complete with a wander to the foot of Grey's Monument in…
BALTIC 39, a new cultural hub for contemporary art located on High Bridge in the heart of…
Theatre offering a wide variety of shows from opera to ballet, children's shows to…
St Nicholas Cathedral has been the home of a caring and worshipping community for over…
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Steeped in history, this imposing Norman fortress is a rugged reminder of…
The Laing Art Gallery is home to an important collection of 18th and 19th century…
Discover Jacobean domestic architecture at the 16th and 17th Century Bessie Surtees House…
Side Gallery is committed to exhibiting the best in international humanist documentary,…
The Heritage Centre is based within the former St Mary’s Church which dates from the 12th…
Saltwell Park, based in the heart of Gateshead, is one of Britain's finest examples of a…
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music is the pioneering centre for music and…
The Biscuit Factory is the UK’s largest independent art, craft and design gallery set in…
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art is currently closed in response to the current…
The Bowes Railway is the only operational and preserved standard gauge cable railway…
The Shipley Art Gallery is the North East’s leading gallery for contemporary art and…
Jesmond or Jesus' mound was an important place of pilgrimage, it centred around St Mary’s…
Pets Corner in Jesmond Dene, is a popular, family-friendly attraction. See alpacas,…
Jesmond Dene is a unique haven of peace and tranquillity for the people of Newcastle.
Holmside Park, a newly refurbished 50 acre adventure park in Durham. Full of adventure,…
The Gateshead Angel of the North is Britain's largest sculpture. Find travel information…
Diggerland is the UK’s most unique construction-themed adventure park where guests can…
Ushaw is set in the beautiful Durham countryside and houses architectural gems by…
The cathedral church and shrine of St Cuthbert from AD883 to 995 with attached anchorage…
Segedunum Roman Fort is the gateway to Hadrian's Wall. Explore the excavated fort site,…
High Force is one of the most impressive waterfalls in England. The River Tees has been…
Ruins of a medieval manor house used as a medieval country retreat for the Priors of…
At the heart of historic Washington village this picturesque stone manor house and its…
Re-live the glorious days of the steam railway at Stephenson Steam Railway in North…
Discover the amazing world of Anglo-saxon Northumbria. Set across 11 acres explore the…
12th Century private chapel for nearly 800 years. A parish church since 1891. Beautiful…
Seaton Delaval may have been one of the architect Sir John Vanbrugh’s smallest country…
St Cuthbert's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Durham, England. It was opened…
Please see website for full list of services and events :- http://cuthbertandaidan…
The Church of Our Lady of Mercy and St. Godric is our Grade II listed church,…
St Paul's Church has been a place of Christian prayer and worship for over 1300 years and…
The home of the Venerable Bede, St Paul's is one of the best understood Monastic sites…
This VisitEngland accredited attraction Wharton Park commands spectacular views across…
A congregation made up of all sorts of people from Durham and the surrounding area. We…
Bible-based preaching in a warm and friendly atmosphere. In the evening, after the second…
Whatever the season, come rain or shine – the award-winning WWT Washington Wetland Centre…
The very extensive remains of a 13thC priory, founded on the site of a retired pirate's…
Grade 2 listed Bethel chapel, which is now a Methodist Church dates back to 1853.
The Northern Saints Project is a Visit County Durham initiative supported by:
Durham Cathedral, Durham County Council, Durham Diocese, Gateshead Council, Hartlepool Borough Council, Hexham Abbey, Newcastle City Council, NewcastleGateshead Initiative, North Tyneside Council, Northumberland County Council, Northumberland Tourism, South Tyneside Council, Sunderland City Council, Tees Valley Combined Authority, The Auckland Project and is part funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
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