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Venue Arbeia Splash
Arbeia Roman Fort guarded the entrance to the River Tyne. Built around AD160 the stunning reconstructions of original buildings and finds discovered at the Fort combine to give a unique insight into life in Roman Britain. more
Tel (day) 0191 456 1369Fax 0191 427 6862
Picture of Armley Mills Industrial Museum, West Yorkshire
Armley Mills, once the world’s largest woollen mill, is now an award-winning industrial museum. Exhibits dating from the 18th and 19th centuries show the history of textiles, clothing and engine and locomotive manufacture in the area. The museum also ... more
Tel (day) 0113 263 7861Fax 0113 263 7861
Astley Hall
The Astley Hall museum and art gallery dates back to Elizabethan times with changes and additions over the centuries, all helping make a visit to the Hall a fascinating and enjoyable experience. more
Tel (day) 01257 515555Fax 01257 515556

Auckland Castle

Bishop Auckland
Picture of Auckland Castle, Durham
Historically the principal country residence of the Prince Bishops and now the official home of the Bishop of Durham. Located on a promontory overlooking the Rivers Wear and Gaunless, Auckland Castle is ten miles south-west of the city of Durham on the ... more
Tel (day) 01388 601627Fax 01388 609323
A living, working experience of life as it was in the Great North in the early 1800s and 1900s. It is set in over 300 acres of beautiful countryside, vividly recreates life in the North of England in the early 1800s and 1900s. Winner of both the British ... more
Tel (day) 0191 370 4000Fax 0191 370 4001
Picture of Bede's World, Tyne & Wear
Stunning 'Age of Bede' exhibition. Anglo-saxon farm with replica timber buildings, rare breeds and period crops. Attractive restaurant/Georgian hall, gift shop, herb garden, monastic site, varied events and exhibition programme. more
Tel (day) 0191 489 2106

Binchester Roman Fort

Bishop Auckland
Binchester
Binchester was the largest Roman fort in County Durham. A small part has been excavated and is open to view. Most of the fort and the remains of the nearby civilian settlement still lie buried in the surrounding fields. more
Tel (day) 01388 663089
Picture of Bronte Parsonage Museum, West Yorkshire
Charlotte, Emily and Anne wrote some of the greatest novels in the English language. Haworth Parsonage was their lifelong home and it's moorland setting provided inspiration for their stories. more
Tel (day) 01535 642323Fax 01535 647131
Picture of Burton Agnes Hall, East Riding Yorkshire
Five miles outside Bridlington lies Burton Agnes Hall, a beautiful Elizabethan house which is famous for its 17th century carvings and the fine collection of modern paintings, bronzes, furniture and porcelain bought by the previous owner, Sir Marcus Wickham-Boynton, ... more
Tel (day) 01262 490324Fax 01262 490513
Picture of Calderdale Industrial Museum, West Yorkshire
If you like machines, you'll love the Calderdale! Not just old relics; these machines still chug away. Steam engines, oil engines, looms, a coal and clay mine, and my personal favourite, a toffee wrapping machine. more
Tel (day) 01422 358087Fax 01422 349310
The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum marks the site of Cook's birthplace in Marton on the outskirts of Middlesbrough and is situated in the beautiful landscaped grounds of Stewart Park. Outside a traditionally carved Nootka totem pole from Canada guards ... more
Tel (day) 01642 311211Fax 01642 317419
Picture of Captain Cook Memorial Museum, North Yorkshire
The Museum has a collection of exhibits about Cook's Whitby years and his later achievements, and includes unique items of great historical importance. It is located in the old house by the harbourside which has for over two hundred years been associated ... more
Tel (day) 01947 601900
Picture of Cars of the Stars Motor Museum, Cumbria
The World famous museum of vehicles from film and television. more
Tel (day) 01768 773757Fax 01768 772090
Picture of Colour Museum, West Yorkshire
The SDC Colour Museum is the place to come to find out about the weird and wonderful world of COLOUR! Along with its interactive galleries and special exhibitions, the museum holds workshops for school children on all aspects of colour. It also has an ... more
Tel (day) 01274 390955Fax 01274 392888
Picture of Cumberland Pencil Museum, Cumbria
The pencil story from discovery of graphite to present day methods of pencil manufacture. Pencil techniques demonstration video, worlds longest pencil, brass rubbing, well-stocked shop, on-site parking. more
Tel (day) 017687 73626
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Favourite Attractions

  • Free, guided tour of York Minster
  • Castle Howard's Easter Egg Hunt
  • York Dungeon and the bottomless Pit of Despair
  • Flamingoland Theme Park & Zoo
  • North Yorkshire Moors Railway
  • Dalby Forest Drive, with picnic sites and play areas
  • Medieval Knaresborough Castle
  • Story of Yorkshire's Heritage Coast at Robin Hood's Bay
  • Rheged Discovery Centre, for Cumbrian legend and heritage
  • Fell Foot Park on the shores of Lake Windermere
  • Beatrix Potter Gallery, Hawkshead
  • A cruise on Coniston Water on a Victorian 'gondola'
  • Sizergh Castle and rock garden
  • Wordsworth House, the poet's Georgian birthplace
  • Waterfalls at Aira Force
  • Wigan Pier
  • Alnwick Castle and Bamburgh Castle
  • The Farne Islands and Lindisfarne (Holy Island)

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  • Pickering 01751 473791
  • York 01904 554455
  • Scarborough 01723 373333
  • Keswick 01768 772645
  • Penrith 01768 867466
  • Windermere 01539 446499

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