Group Travel - North East England Group Travel

the very warmest of welcomes...

Go back in time, stand out from the crowd or experience it all.

All you need to help you make a successful group visit to one of England’s best kept secrets is here.
• Visit our beautiful scenery.
• Learn of our history & heritage and our cultural attractions.
• The warmth and friendliness of our welcome.
North East England takes in Northumberland, NewcastleGateshead, Sunderland, South Tyneside & North Tyneside, Tees Valley & Durham. With great ideas for off-the-beaten track breaks and a passionate and dedicated Travel Trade department to help you with any questions - it just couldn’t be easier to discover the spectacular and totally original North East England.

Stunning coast & countryside
Magical castles and gardens to explore, medieval castles and defences, grand country houses and gardens, characterful villages and market towns, heritage coastline and mile upon mile of wonderful countryside - feel the freedom it’s all around you.

A wealth of history & heritage
Two World Heritage Sites - Hadrian’s Wall, and Durham’s Cathedral & Castle coupled with our romantic castles, priories, Roman heritage and grand country homes throughout the region, bring past ages to life.

World class culture with shopping to match
The biggest and best in retail therapy, some of the country’s top cultural icons and the warmest of welcome wherever you go - add superb attention to detail and that’s what makes North East England a world class shopping and cultural experience not to be missed.

Award Winner!
North East England has been voted “Best Tourism Body” in the 2008 Group Leisure Awards, by the 25,000 readers of the monthly Group Leisure Magazine and by readers of its associated web site www.groupleisure.com.

North East England events exclusively for the Travel Trade

Be part of the North East England Stand at BEST of BRITAIN & IRELAND TRAVEL TRADE FORUM, 26th - 29th March 2009 at ExCEL LONDON.

This new exhibition is the successor to the British Travel Trade Fair (BTTF), entitled Best of Britain & Ireland Travel Trade Forum.

The stand will lead with North East England as the main identifier brand, giving our target audience a greater understanding of the location of the region and the variety of products we can offer.

The stand has space to accommodate up to a maximum of 10 regional stand partners each with their own exhibitor pod allowing them to retain their own unique identity by the use of an individually tailored iconic image and name board literature racking, electrics etc. (You can download the booking form here or see a pdf version of the proposed stand here).

You will see the logistics, price and sheer ease of this offer takes the expense and stress out of booking, designing and producing your own stand but still delivers maximum presence at a fraction of the cost and time. Simply turn up with your literature and we'll do the rest!

Should you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact Denise Wigham on 0191 229 6845, or Bruce Simpson (in2design & publishing) on 0141 445 2778 or Steve Reed on 01434 634117.

This exhibition is part of the award-winning One NorthEast Group Travel Project.

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Tees Valley
With George Stephenson's "Locomotion No 1" at the Darlington Railway Centre and the National Railway Museum at Shildon, Tees Valley is real railway country.
Northumberland
Sparkling coastlines, hills, craggy peaks, sweeping forests, castles and seaside villages, Northumberland is a favourite for lovers of nature and the outdoors. In Berwick upon Tweed you can walk the old Elizabethan Walls or learn more about the town in the footsteps of artist LS Lowry on the "Lowry" trail.
NewcastleGateshead, Sunderland, North & South Tyneside
This is the cosmopolitan and transport-hub of the region where group accommodation is plentiful for all price ranges and audiences. Here you'll find contemporary art and architecture, historic buildings and iconic monuments and discover the UK's biggest public art programme. From Anthony Gormley's spectacular Angel of the North, the famous river bridges and the glazed curves of the Sir Norman Foster designed Sage Gateshead to air festivals in Sunderland and international exhibitions at The BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, the Biscuit Factory in Newcastle or in the new Theatre-in-the-Round and artist studios and galleries in the Lower Ouseburn area of Newcastle.
Durham
The Durham Dales - a tranquil and distinctive mix of high moorland, dramatic dales, stone built villages, a tapestry of stone walls and a variety of characterful public houses and picture-postcard villages. A recognised Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Dales form a perfect backdrop to some celebrated and cherished attractions - from mining heritage at Killhope to the French Chateau-inspired opulence of the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle.