European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Daily admission prices Are 6 pounds about $11 for adults 3 pounds for children. Festival visitors also will be close to the Lively City of Newcastle with its excellent shopping dining nightlife to some of England s finest Countryside historic Sites. Newcastle Gateshead make Ideal touring bases from which to explore the Region. To the South for example is county Durham the so called Quot land of the Prince Bishops Quot named after the men who lived like Kings in the ancient Beautiful City of Durham whose Norman Cathedral Castle Are now a world heritage site. To the Southwest Are the wild Remote North Pennines an area of spectacular natural Beauty that also boasts the Bowes museum at Barnard Castle a collection of european Art dating to the medieval period housed in a French style chateau. To the East Are the remnants of Hadrian s Wall once the northernmost Frontier of the roman Empire built on the orders of emperor Hadrian in . 122. Parts of forts signal towers still stand. To the North Are the breathtaking coastal Moorland landscapes of Northumbria with its dramatic castles such As Alnwick Bamburgh. No other English Region has so Many. Berwick upon Tweed on the scottish Border changed hands 13 times before becoming England s northernmost town. Its for de Walls Date from elizabethan times. The area to the North was also a Cradle of Early christianity missionaries travelled to the Remote monastery of Lindi Farne or holy Island beginning in the seventh Century. Today s travellers Cross a three mile causeway to see the ancient priory Cliff top Castle. Closer to Gateshead Are attractions such As Washington old Hall the ancestral Home of . President George Washington Beamish an award winning open air museum where the Way of life of this Region has been Frozen in time. Shops houses a farm there have been rebuilt Are furn run just the Way they were in the Early 1900s. A Cothery steam railway trams provide appropriate Industry transport. Gateshead also is the Home of the metro Centre Europe s largest indoor shopping Complex which attracts visitors from Scandinavia beyond. Three Hundred shops numerous restaurants dining areas Are combined in themed sections such As a Mediterranean Village Quot olde England Quot to provide a unique shopping experience. The Complex also houses an indoor fair with 14 rides a Multi screen Cinema. This article was written by Bob Barton for the British tourist authority. For More information about the National Garden festival or the Gateshead Orf a a a a a Contact any Bra office. In the United states the address is Bra. 40 w. 57th st., new York . 10019 in Britain the address is Bra thames Tower Black s Road w6 9el London England
