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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tyne and Wear

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tyne and Wear, England

Updated October 22, 2018

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Shadows in Another Light.

Tyne and Wear, England

'Shadows in Another Light'

This steel sculpture made from a recycled crane towers above a former shipyard.
St. Peter's Church.

Tyne and Wear, England

St. Peter's Church

One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."
The walrus.

Tyne and Wear, England

Mowbray Park Walrus

This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.

Tyne and Wear, England

The Red House

An enigmatic sculpture depicts a ruined home with debris stretching for over half a mile along the river.

Tyne and Wear, England

National Glass Centre

A museum pays tribute to the glass-making industry of Sunderland.
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The signs showing the well entrance.

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

St. Mary's Well, Jesmond

A famous pilgrimage site that remains hidden in the midst of a city.
1 mile from Tyne and Wear
The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
2 miles from Tyne and Wear
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