Bobby Shafto Caravan Park Camping Site – Local Attractions

We are fortunate in Beamish to be surrounded by old world charming country pubs and at the same time modern restaurants – competitively priced to suit everyone’s pocket.

Nearby are the historic cities of Durham, Newcastle and Sunderland, and travelling east to the splendid coast of South Shields, the home of authoress
Catherine Cookson.

Castles, Historic Houses and Gardens
Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum >
Bamburgh Castle >
Lindisfarne Castle & Garden >
Hadrian’s Wall >
The Alnwick Garden >
Housesteads Roman Fort Museum >
Gibside >
Washington Old Hall >
Penshaw Monument >
Castle Keep >
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens >
Bessie Surtees House >
Durham University Botanic Garden >
Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths and Museum >
Tynemouth Priory and Castle >

Cathedrals and Churches
Durham Cathedral >
Hexham Abbey >
Durham City >
The Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas >

Coast & Countryside Attractions
Kielder Water & Forest Park >
Sunderland Glass Centre >
Souter Lighthouse >
The Woodsmith’s Store Ltd >
Allen Banks & Staward Gorge >
St Mary’s Lighthouse >
Derwent Walk Country Park including Red Kite Watch >
Leazes Park >
Saltwell Park and Saltwell Towers >

Family Attractions
Angel of the North >
BlueReef Aquarium >
Chapmans Well Fishery >
intu Metro Centre >
Metro Radio Arena >
Sage Gateshead >
Life Science Centre >
Theatre Royal >
Sunderland Empire >
Newcastle City Hall >
intu Eldon Square Shopping Centre >
Royal Quays Outlet Centre >
Ocean Beach Pleasure Park >
Down at the Farm >
Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books >
WWT Washington Wetland Centre >
Pets Corner at Jesmond Dene >
Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre >
Northern Stage >
O2 Academy Newcastle >
PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay >
The Customs House >
Tyneside Cinema >

Industrial Heritage and Rail Attractions
Beamish Museum >
Beamish Wild >
Tanfield Railway >
Killhope >
Newcastle & Gateshead >
Monkwearmouth Station Museum >
Stephenson Railway Museum >
The Victoria Tunnel >

Museums and Galleries
Bede’s World >
DLI Museum & Art Gallery >
George Stephenson’s Birthplace >
Cherryburn >
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art >
Great North Museum: Hancock >
Discovery Museum >
BALTIC 39 >
Hatton Gallery >
Laing Art Gallery >
Northern Print >
Shipley Art Gallery >
The Biscuit Factory >
South Shields Museum and Art Gallery >
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens >

Sports & Leisure
Beamish Park Golf Club >
C2C Cycle Route >
Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground >
Lousia Swimming Pool >
St James Park – Newcastle United Football Club – NUFC >
Stadium of Light – Sunderland Association FootBall Club – SAFC >
Newcastle Falcons Rugby Club >
Newcastle Eagles >
Gateshead Thunder >
Climb Newcastle >
Newcastle Climbing Centre >
Frets on the Tyne at St Mary’s Heritage Centre >