Gateshead
Properties and events in Gateshead
Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries for last-minute changes.
Bensham Grove: A Day of Heritage & Homecoming
Step inside Bensham Grove for a joyful day of heritage, creativity, and community. Explore our historic rooms, discover local stories, enjoy hands‑on arts activities, and celebrate the people who shaped this special place. All ages welcome.
Birkheads Secret Garden
Visit Birkheads Secret Gardens to see the transformation of a former opencast mining site. The completed restoration is now a rural haven for wildlife, locals & international tourist attraction.
Gibside National Trust
An escape into nature on the edge of Newcastle offering scenic walking paths, historic ruins, wildlife spotting opportunities, and family-friendly play areas. Visit free and enjoy all this plus special tours of the Chapel crypt.
Lake tree walk in 150th year of Saltwell Park
In 2026 Saltwell Park celebrates 150 Years of 'The People's Park'. This walk will take a route through Saltwell Park, a Grade II listed Victorian park designed by Edward Kemp in 1876 talking about the history of the park and trees of note.