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Attractions near Matfen
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Hexham Racecourse
(8 Miles)*
Perched on Yarridge Heights high above the historic market town, Hexham Racecourse has been the home of National Hunt racing in Northumberland for well over a century. It is now Northumberland's only racecourse. |
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Path Head Water Mill
(10 Miles)*
Path Head Water Mill offers a great day out for all the family. Visitors can see the changes and amazing progress made to date in restoring this once derelict site in Blaydon. |
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Herterton House Garden and Nursery
(10 Miles)*
Created by Frank and Marjorie Lawley since 1976, this is a small (1 acre) new country garden on 17th Century lines. |
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Discovery Museum
(13 Miles)*
Discovery is the North East of England's most popular free tourist attraction. Walk through its doors to discover all about life in Newcastle and Tyneside. |
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Centre for Life
(13 Miles)*
The Centre for Life is an award-winning science centre where imaginative exhibitions, interactive displays and special events promote greater understanding of science and provoke curiosity in the world around us. |
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Great North Museum
(13 Miles)*
The Great North Museum is the North East's premier natural science museum. Permanent Displays include Land of the Pharaohs, Living Planet and Earthworks. |
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Laing Art Gallery
(14 Miles)*
The Laing Art Gallery has something for everyone to enjoy. |
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The Art Works Galleries
(14 Miles)*
One of the largest commercial art galleries in Europe, The Art Works Galleries is a dynamic addition to region offering five spacious galleries all under one roof. |
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Beamish Wild
(14 Miles)*
Beamish Wild is a Ropes Activity Course, Birds of Prey Centre and Adventure Playground. |
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Shipley Art Gallery
(15 Miles)*
Relax, unwind and discover the fantastic range of art and design on show in the friendly surroundings of the Shipley. |
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Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum
(15 Miles)*
Beamish is no ordinary museum but a living, working experience of life as it was in the Great North in the early 1800s and 1900s. Beamish is a world famous open air museum. |
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Angel of the North
(16 Miles)*
If you're travelling past Gateshead, whether by car on the A1, or by train on the East coast main line, you can't miss the Angel of the North. |
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Stephenson Railway Museum
(18 Miles)*
Re-live the glorious days of the steam railway at Stephenson Railway Museum in North Shields. |
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Seaton Delaval Hall
(18 Miles)*
Seaton Delaval Hall is a splendid English baroque house, regarded by many as Sir John Vanbrugh's masterpiece. |
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Cragside
(18 Miles)*
The revolutionary home of Lord Armstrong, Victorian inventor and landscape genius, was a wonder of its age. Built on a rocky crag above the Debdon Burn, Cragside is crammed with ingenious gadgets and was the first house in the world lit electrically |
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