So weird I have nostalgia for this place because I live overseas but I have visited the Metro every time I went to the NE to see family , so in this odd way it feels like a part of my childhood even if the first time I stepped foot in here was in 2006 . I was totally depressed when I heard they closed Metroland , I loved that area of the mall , a full on amusement park inside , with a roller coaster , a giant swing , and bumper cars , who cares if I was an adult already , I just adore that type of stuff , especially in this environment . I also recall seeing the movie IT at the theater there , awesome memory for me . Then , another find memory from 2017 , perusing Toys R Us , the massive one outside the mall but still in the same complex , parking area , that was amazing honestly . It's so depressing that Metroland and Toys R Us no longer exist , they were moments in time I will never experience again . And every time I went and had these experiences I said it's not a problem, I'll see them again when I come back , I still regret not taking more video of Metroland , and if not taking any video of the inside of Toys r Us Anyways , this place is awesome , I hope to go back soon and it will always hold a special place in my heart

23 seconds and I cant watch these tools in masks

I live near to Durham so im a regular to the City. What i like about it is its not too large.and quite friendly

Visited it in 2023, old dated, full of chavs and rough looking people. Awful place.

Very beautiful city cheers!

I'm a Geordie. I love this!

Forty years since I last walked those streets. Some of the people I walked with are no longer living, and all are gone from my life. Tears in my ageing eyes today.

Another of Washington villages claim to fame is the capture of the Highwayman, Robert Hazlett (or Hazlitt) who was caught whilst his horse was being re-shod at the local smithy, the building with the red tiled roof at 0:22 and again at 5:58, now converted into a restaurant. He was hanged at Durham on Tu. 18 September 1770 and his body hung on a Gibbet in chains at Wrekenton (Gateshead Fell)

Im going here tomorrow for a girls day!!

Why didn't you go down to Dame Margaret's Hall.

I know Durham very well and you did this wonderful city great justice with your walk.Thank you.

I’ve been here it’s so good

Camera set up gimbal and camera are phone thanks in advance

I still go to the MetroCentre every fortnight its my local but not many shops left i miss the old days with the fountains trees so many great shops back then baba yaga and the all year round Christmas shop so many great places gone now

It's sadly a shadow of its former self. Like so many malls around the western world, it's struggling. The big chains that used to anchor the centre, House of Fraser, Debenhams, Top Shop, BHS, Littlewoods, Woolworths - they've all gone bust. Part of me thinks that in ten years time it'll all be demolished and there'll be a housing estate there instead.

Mate…. Looks like you’re having/had an awesome trip… I’ll catch up with the rest when I’ve a sec ❤

Wery nice walk in nigth good ❤👍👍👍👍👍👍

What an amazing video. I am One of Your Fans.

Miss home

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Hi I would like to know is there any monument or buildings relating to GEORGE WASHINGTON or his family now in that place? or is there anyt place worthing visiting there

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Kind of sad to see half of these places are now closed, Metrocentre is not what it used to be

Walk around with a torch

the tall blonde with the ponytail leaving M&S is called Lisa, recocnise her anywhere, friends for years, I'll tell her she's on this video, thank you for the content

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Great video. I made a similar video walking around Newcastle city centre using a gimbal.

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I go to the metro center alot abd it gets small when you go to it again and again

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i was dragged up in the nook then horsley hill i played down there loads as a bairn lovely video

I did my Masters at this Uni. Absolutely loved it!

MAUD de Meetic m'a dit qu'elle croyait que Altruisme et Égoïsme sont dans une même personne, elle l'a prouvé hier soir avec deux amants Patrick

Great walk through my home town! Thanks for sharing that.

This is the best Durham walking tour so far

I come here every Sunday I litrelly live inside the Lego shop what day is it when u filmed I might be on there?

You cannot hide the decline of the Metro Centre (pandemic filming aside) this place is devoid of buzz the shops are mainly low rent offerings great swathes of shops have closed for good never to return (and not all of that is due to the pandemic) it's being coasting downhill for a few years now . Just past the antiques village (lol ) no shops at all there used to be lots of little independents or small box stores there now non at all in that area (from about 4.11 onwards ) . There is a noticeable abscence of "community spaces" i.e seated areas for the convenience of the shoppers to sit a while the trees and foliage mostly all gone and the lack of benches to relax aaround the large shopping Mall are conspicuous by there abscence . Guess Metro Centre don't want the cost of all the seating they dont prvide impacting their bottom line , equally how does it look to have their shoppers siiting on the floor here and there ? not good . The metro centres hey day was in the 1990s , personally the pandemic aside this place will either have to change improve drastically or it will continue to die and wither away . Shame because back in the day it had a real decent offering for the consumer . Nowadays I think it's like a big warehouse , sterile and quite frankly dull .

thinking of moving here in the next couple years :) what a beautiful mixture of old and new architecture

Brings back memories of my childhood, my nana lived in jarrow, my aunts uncles cousins lived in marsden, south sheilds bouldon, huge family met up spent hours on the beach outside marsden grotto, looks much the same as it did in the 60s only the walls were chunky white things and there was a shop that sold buckets and spades icecreams etc, i have a picture from when i was a i was 5 years old little girl with my sister sat on a zebra ride that was outside the shop, im 63 now, always wanted to live in south shelids as did my mum all her relatives lived there but we stayed in nottingham where my dad was born, all passed on now parents aunts uncles and a few younger cousins, happy and sad memories but lovely to see oit again

Hipster?? Looks rough as hell!

Moved far south from here last year, it’s been really tough. Came across this video randomly and it’s brought a tear to my eye. Thank you so much. Nothing better than the North East.

from Malaysia with love ❤️

It still looks good after 30 years.

The Animals were one of the best bands.

I live here

Great video my friend!

I love how so so many people walking in the rain without umbrallas

Is the fairground still their