Opportunities to walk in the footsteps of some of the North East's greatest inventors and to explore the soaring heights and murderous depths of local history are on offer with the return of Heritage Open Days in September.
The annual event invites people to see behind the scenes of historic buildings which open their doors for free during its 10-day run and this time around many participating venues have adopted its 2022 theme of Astounding Inventions. And our region - which always takes part in the national festival - has much to show off in that category.
That's thanks to the likes of Victorian geniuses Joseph Swan, inventor of the incandescent light bulb; railway engineers George and Robert Stephenson - the latter's Rocket broke speed records in its day - and Lord Armstrong whose Cragside home was the first in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity.
