The Durham and Teesside area is easy to travel to by ferry from mainland Europe.
Regular ferry sailings to Holland and Scandinavia depart from the port at Newcastle , approximately 30 miles to the north, up the A1 main dual carriageway.
Middlesbrough is a working port for cargo and merchant ships.
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