Several North East tourist attractions will be off limits next Monday after both the National Trust and English Heritage announced their sites would be closed on the day of the Queen's Funeral.
However, the National Trust's coast and countryside car parks will remain open, as will pre-booked holiday cottages and campsites. Popular sites such as Seaton Delaval Hall, Cragside, Lindisfarne Castle and Wallington will be closed in Northumberland, as will Gibside in Gateshead, Souter Lighthouse in South Tyneside, and Crook Hall Gardens in County Durham.
Attractions affected by the closure of English Heritage sites include Belsay Hall and Gardens, Lindisfarne Priory and Warkworth Castle. The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, which takes place at Westminster Abbey on Monday September 19 at 11am, marks the end of a period of national mourning for the UK, following her death on Thursday September 8.
