A series of low-ceilinged rooms make this village-centre tavern dating from 1755 a cosy spot to hole up.
Black Bull
Northeast England
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Monumental Durham Cathedral is the definitive structure of the Anglo-Norman Romanesque style, a resplendent monument to the country’s ecclesiastical…
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Housesteads Roman Fort & Museum
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Vindolanda Roman Fort & Museum
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BALTIC – Centre for Contemporary Art
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Walking Newcastle's streets, you'd never know this extraordinary tunnel runs for 2.5 miles beneath your feet. Built between 1839 and 1842 as a coal-wagon…
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15.69 MILES
Tyneside's rich history is explored at this unmissable museum. Exhibitions spread across three floors of the former Co-operative Wholesale Society…
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