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The Victoria tunnel is a wagon way that runs for three miles underneath Newcastle city centre. Dug out in 1842 to carry coal from the Town Moor colliery at Spittal Tongues to the keelboats on the Tyne, it then lay unused from 1860 to 1940, when it served as an air raid shelter and pedestrian subway.

Volunteer guides now run guided walks for small groups(choice of half hour or two hours) and bring its history alive with infectious enthusiasm.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/23303 The Castle Keep http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10393 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10393 Walk around and look up! http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10376 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10376 The Lit & Phil http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10339
Housed in a magnificent Grade II listed building, just how a library should be with balconies, clanking radiators, statues and spiral staircases.

Best of all it offers the perfect sanctuary to escape from the hustle of the city to while away a few hours poking around the book shelves stuffed full of fascinating reads, drinking coffee or catching recitals.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10339 Beamish Open Air Museum http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7559
Restored trams and period double-decker buses take you around this vast site as you hop on and off to visit the different attractions. There is an early 20th century Town Street, complete with shops, pub, bank, houses, a Masonic Hall and even a sweet factory. Elsewhere there is a Colliery Village with a drift mine you can take a tour into. There is also the fantastic Pockerly Waggonway - where you can ride along behind replicas of three of the world’s most famous steam engines - Puffing Billy, Steam Elephant and George Stephenson's Locomotion 1.

Other attractions on site include Home Farm - a working farm with animals and Pockerley Manor a grand Georgian manor house set in beautiful Gardens. There is also a range of events that take place throughout the year which are included in the admission price.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7559