Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in North East England. Covering just 538 sq km (208 sq mi), it has a population of 1.1 million people. It consists of five metropolitan boroughs, namely South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and the City of Sunderland.
The metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear was created in 1974 out of territories which were previously part of
Northumberland and
County Durham. It is sandwiched between Northumberland in the north and County Durham in the south, with the North Sea in the east.
Towns in Tyne and Wear
Sights in Tyne and Wear
Gateshead
- Angel of the North
- Beamish Museum
- BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
- Gateshead International Stadium
- Gateshead Millennium Bridge
- Gibside
- MetroCentre
- Saltwell Park
- Tanfield Railway
- The Sage Gateshead
Newcastle upon Tyne
- Centre for Life
- Discovery Museum
- Grey's Monument
- Hadrian's Wall
- Hancock Museum
- Jesmond Dene Public Park
- Laing Art Gallery
- Leazes Park
- Metro Radio Arena
- Newcastle Castle Keep
- Northumberland Street
- Quayside
- St James' Park
- Theatre Royal
- Town Moor
- Tyne Bridge
- Tyneside Cinema
North Tyneside
- Segedunum Roman Fort
- St Mary's Island
- Tynemouth Castle
South Tyneside
- Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum
- Bede's World
- Marsden Rock Bird Reserve
- Souter Point Lighthouse
Sunderland
- Bowes Railway
- Hylton Castle
- Mowbray Park
- Penshaw Monument
- Sea to Sea Cycle Route
- St Peter's Church
- Sunderland Aquatic Centre
- The Museum and Winter Gardens
- The National Glass Centre
Angel of the NorthSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angel_of_the_North,_Gormley_3_.jpg
Author: Tony Grist
Gateshead Millennium BridgeSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gateshead_Millennium_Bridge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1133157.jpg
Author: Andrew Curtis
The Sage GatesheadSource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tyneview.jpg
Author: Jimfbleak
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