Visitor attractions and information for
Gateshead
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 The most famous view of Newcastle is that
of its bridges, spanning the River Tyne. The newest bridge is
the Gateshead Millenium Bridge, which is a spectacular modern
design. It is a footbridge in the shape of an eyelid which opens
up in order to let boats through if they are too tall to fit
underneath. In the centre
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Segedunum
Roman Fort, Baths & Museum, Buddle Street, Wallsend - Segedunum
Roman Fort stood on the banks of the River Tyne, Hadrian's Wall.
Tel: 0191 236 9347. About
4 miles north of Gateshead. |
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MetroCentre, Newcastle upon Tyne is Europe's
largest shopping and leisure centre. With almost 330 shops including
major department stores such as Debenhams, House of Fraser and
Marks & Spencer, MetroCentre has something for everyone.
About 4 miles west of
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Beamish - The North of England Open Air Museum,
Co. Durham Tel: 01207 231811. Visit the town, colliery village,
farm, railway station, Pockerley Manor and 1825 railway; life
in the 1800's and 1900's. Open air museum where you can go underground
in a drift mine, also features pit cottages, Victorian schoolroom,
Victorian dentist, sweet shop. A trip into the past. www.beamish.org.uk.
About 6 miles south of
Gateshead. |
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Gateshead
Angel of the North, Durham Road, Low Eighton, Gateshead Tel:
0191 477 3478 The Angel of the North is Britain's largest and
most impressive sculpture. It stands near the A1 in Gateshead.
Designed by Antony Gormley, it weighs 200 tons, is 20- metres
high and has a 54-metre wing span. About 1 mile south of Gateshead. |
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Gateshead is in Tyne & Wear, a county bounded
on the east by the North Sea, and bordering Northumberland to
the north and County Durham to the south. It is located around
the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear, two rivers that have
played a key role in the development of the area. The Romans
were the first to realise the potential of their success by using
the rivers as a form of defence when they built forts as part
of Hadrian’s Wall. Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside
are to the north of the county and Gateshead, Sunderland and
South Tyneside are to the south.
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