Northumberland Holiday Guide 2009
the sage Gateshead, Bridget Jones
of life. Leave plenty of time to visit the cathedral and take in its a host pleasant shops, cafes and bars and its laidback
dramatic architecture, and visit on a weekday if possible, as it atmosphere.
gets incredibly busy at weekends.
www.visitcountydurham.com
www.visitnewcastlegateshead.co.uk
Hartlepool’s Maritime Experience offers an insight into the
Outside of the city, the rest of Co. Durham is largely rural, with workings of an 18
th
century seaport, bringing to life the time of
pleasant market towns such as Barnard Castle, where you Napoleon, Nelson and The Battle of Trafalgar. Its situation on
will find the superb Bowes Museum.This grand building offers Hartlepool Marina will also be the destination for the exciting
a real step back in time and some excellent examples of fine arrival of the Tall Ships in 2010. If you’re in the region, don’t
and decorative arts from the 19
th
century. Beamish also takes miss a visit to mima, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art.
you on a journey back into the past, but this time to a history Opened in 2007, this eye-catching gallery displays artworks
of farming, mining and the villages and communities that grew from the 20
th
and 21
st
centuries, as well as housing an
up around these labours. The award-winning open-air working impressive collection of modern art from around the world.
museum is a favourite with families and attracts visitors from all
over the country. On 31
st
May, Middlesbrough Music Live brings big-name
and emerging bands to a free festival in the town centre,
Each July (4
th
-19
th
July 2009) BRASS - Durham International attracting families and young people from all over the north.
Festival celebrates brass-based music, including folk, jazz and Meanwhile, Stockton-on-Tees hosts the International
samba, from around the globe, bringing the city streets alive Riverside Festival (29
th
July-2
nd
August), one of the
with bold and colourful sounds. The Durham Regatta is another highlights of the summer in which artists, musicians, dancers
annual highlight (13
th
-14
th
June 2009): the premier rowing and actors take to the streets in a wave of colour, light and
event in the north of England, it attracts crews from all over the music from around the globe.
country and visitors flock to join in the spirit of the race.
www.visitteesvalley.co.uk
North East England is the birthplace of the steam train,
and the Locomotion museum in Shildon, Co. Durham and
the Head of Steam, Darlington Railway Museum (both
offer an excellent insight into the region’s industrial heritage
For more information on these
and pioneering spirit. On the edge of the Tees Valley,
attractions please go to
Darlington itself is worth a visit for some great boutiques and
restaurants (Grange Road is the place to go). Nearby Yarm is
the perfect example of a northern market town. BBC viewers
www.visitnortheastengland.com
voted its high street the ‘best in Britain’, no doubt due to
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