Geordie I am hasidic and from London and am of swiss origin
In terms of Manchester, I love coming to MH Shul , especially seeing the Rt. Hon. Gabi Lock cheering everyone up , delin and dine with that lovely northern customer service, dovid’s deli with his family run cholent factory , and and the wonderful tourist attractions of manchester, er er er,,, er oh ! just thought of one!! manchester Piccadilly rail station and on my way home sown south, I normally take a small detour to the world famous town of Macclesfield and then head home.
In terms of The north east, I love whitley bay with it’s lush sandy beaches heading north through the pretty suburb of Cullercoats up towards south shields and then berwick upon tweed before entering scuetland.
I love Newcastle’s northern suburbs , particularly Jesmond and Gosforth where the heimishe kehilla is based with its esteemed rav , shul and mikvah,
I also like Newcastle’s grainger market and the eldon square shopping centre – probably the best you’d find up north
Washington is OK as is Durham but Gateshead strikes my heart.
The Angel (what you call malach) is what attracts all the tourists up to gateshead. However people underestimate what gateshead has to offer.
The Sage centre, Baltic arts centre, the shipley art gallery, gateshead leisure centre , Gateshead library, MetroCentre, Swing Bridge, Gateshead millenium bridge,
Also, interestingly there is a kehilla in gateshead with a shul but it doesn’t compare with the growing kehilla of newcastle……
Have you ever been to crawley??