The Geordie areas of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, Durham & Tyneside have a significant number of Art Galleries ~ Museums ~ Theatres ~ Music Venues ~ Heritage Protected Building & Bridges ~ Statues & Memorials ~ Most of which can be viewed and enjoyed by the Geordie public for free.
Apart from the world famous tourist routes along the ancient Emperor Hadrian's Wall which used to divide England from Scotland, along with its numerous fortress ruins, the Geordie nation is also rich in cultural attractions.
Culturally rich with it's many statues, historic monuments. magnificent castles, cathedrals & coastal priories which were all built on the doorstep of the magnificent and scenic Northumbrian countryside.
The area also rightly boasts of a magnificent windswept coastline lined with long sandy beaches that stretch from South Shields on the river Tyne right through to Berwick Upon Tweed on the Scottish borders.
All of this along with the international recognition of Tyneside's famous Geordie Bridges and its top ten world tourism board ratings as a "party people" place ( not forgetting of course its world famous Geordie beer) combine to help the Geordie capital city of Newcastle Upon Tyne and its surrounding areas become one of the most attractive & culturally diverse regions of the United Kingdom.
And one of the best places in the world to go for a fun night out.
Simply follow the links to view some examples of the diversity of Geordie art, culture & design that has and indeed still does, stimulate the Geordies (and the now tens of thousands of tourists who visit the region) cultural imagination
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Discover Tyne and Wear museum collections and enjoy extensive collections and objects from archaeology, art and natural science.