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The
region is
justifiably proud of its industrial heritage and has been a major player in
Britain's nationwide and worldwide revolution, from coal mining, iron and
steel production to that pivotal part of modern travel - the railway.
Indeed, the first public passenger railway was built from Darlington to
Stockton in 1825 with George Stephenson's 'Locomotion' train The Rocket on
the tracks. Teesside has since played a key role in industry for many
decades, and is rightly famous for its shipbuilding and bridge construction.
The two most recognisable bridges built by Teesside workers - with local
steel - are Middlesbrough's Transporter Bridge, believed to be one of only
four operational transporter bridges in the world, and, of course,
Australia's Sydney Harbour Bridge. With easy travel links by car, rail, air
or sea, the region now is never hard to reach. And it is an area steeped in
history - from early Roman and Saxon times through to Christianity and the
modern era. It boasts England's third oldest university in Durham after
Oxford and Cambridge. And the explorer Captain James Cook developed his
passion for the sea off the shores of the North Yorkshire coast. Anyone
today can discover now famous 'Captain Cook country', stretching from Marton
in Middlesbrough - at the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum - to the market
town of Great Ayton where he grew up, the fishing village Staithes where he
learned his trade, to Whitby where his voyage of discovery on the ship
Endeavour began. The North York Moors National Park then stands to the south
of the region, with the largest heather moorland in England. There is
coastal beauty to the east, the north area creeps into Northumberland
National Park, and the Durham Dales make up the North Pennines on the west -
within striking distance of the Lake District. Now the region is bursting
with something for everyone, with an exciting nightlife, great shopping
malls and a range of leisure activities. It is a superb combination of the
new alongside the old - so why not visit the Tees Valley, Durham and North
Yorkshire and find out for yourself what you are missing... Below - in
alphabetical order - are the ten major centres in the region and a brief
introduction to each. Simply select the one you want to find out more about from the links in the left column.
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