Days Out Attractions & Buildings

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  Barter Books

  Alnwick, Northumberland

  Open: Oct-Mar 9am-5pm daily except Thurs when the shop shuts at 7pm. April-Sept 9am-7pm daily. Closed Christmas Day. One of the largest secondhand bookshops in Britain

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• Beamish

  Durham

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• Bede's World

  Tyne & Wear

  Open: 10am-5pm Mon-Sun. Adults £5.50, Kids and Conc. £3.50, Family Ticket (two adults and two children) £13.50. Discover the exciting world of the Venerable Bede, early medieval Europe's greatest scholar. Church, monastic site, museum with exhibitions.

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• Belsay

  Belsay is a small village that lies seven miles north-west of Ponteland and 14 miles north-west of Newcastle. The 19th century mansion is a building of European importance, and the accompanying 14th century castle and 17th century manor house serve to place much of the region’s history in context. Belsay is also noted for its fine gardens - particularly the romantic quarry with its dramatic collection of evergreens and exotic plants. There’s also a gift shop and a tearoom to rest your feet in. For a more rustic outdoor experience visit Bolam Country Park - a favourite with twitchers and famed for its beautiful mute swans.

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• Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens

  Northumberland

  The Hall is an unfurnished architectural masterpiece inspired by the temples of ancient Greece. Explore the great room of the ruined medieval castle and don’t miss the stunning views from the top of the tower. Outside, there are the huge grounds. A grade I listed heritage garden, lovingly restored and packed with an impressive array of shrubs and flowers which change with the seasons. The high point of any visit to Belsay is the unique Quarry Garden is a fantasy of ravines, pinnacles and exotic plants.

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• Berwick Castle

  Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland

  Open access at any reasonable time. Free. The remains of a medieval castle crucial to Anglo-Scottish warfare, superseded by the most complete and breathtakingly impressive bastioned town defences in England, mainly Elizabethan but updated in the 17th and 18th centuries. Surrounding the whole historic town, their entire circuit can be walked.

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• Berwick Gymnasium Gallery

  Berwick-Upon-Tweed

  Contemporary art gallery and Berwick Gymnasium Fellowship Programme.

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• Berwick-Upon-Tweed

  This historic border market town has changed hands between the Scottish and the English 14 times and is soaked in the bloody history of these fierce exchanges. Visit the Regimental Museum, Tweed Main Guard and Ramparts or Berwick Castle to immerse yourself fully in the battles of the past. And if all that history proves a little too violent, Berwick and the surrounding area has stunning beaches and countryside in spades. Particularly popular with campers, there are loads of sites to choose from. Also well worth the trip up to this border town is The Maltings: an arts centre and theatre in the heart of Berwick staging contemporary pieces as well as more traditional shows. The Berwick Gymnasium Gallery meanwhile stages some great exhibitions.

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  Bessie Surtees House

  41-44 Sandhill, Quayside, Newcastle

  Mon-Fri 10am-4pm The 18th century home of Bessie Surtees, who caused much local uproar when she eloped (by ladder out of the window) with the future Lord Chancellor of all England in 1772. A rare example of well preserved domestic architecture from the Jacobean period. Also plays home to the regional office of English Heritage.

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• Beverley Minister

  Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire

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• Billy Sheil's Farne

  Northumberland

  Open: April-Sept daily trips to Farne Islands - 1st sailing 10am, Oct - cruises only, Nov-Mar by appt. only. Landings. £10/£7 Cruise £8/£6 Check out the seal and bird colonies as you hit the waves. Commentary available and cruises to Holy Island can be arranged £12/£7.

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• Bishop Auckland Discovery Centre

  Durham

  The Discovery Centre in Bishop Auckland hosts a range of events and exhibitions taking place including; Rag Rugs, Open Art, Roaming with a Roman Guided Walk and Victorian Investigation Workshops.

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• Blackfriars

  Newcastle

  This former monastery, dating from the 13th century and later used as a meeting place for the city’s craft guilds, has now been renovated as shops, restaurant and outdoor meeting place.

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