Where'd they film that?

The Swans Centre for Innovation on Station Road in Wallsend.  This is the exterior location for the fictional Northumberland and City Police.

First and foremost, this is a private residence.  Please be respectful of the owners!  The cottage is located on Holy Island, Northumberland.   

If you think of Holy Island’s shape as a chicken drumstick, the Snook is its handle and the first part of the island you drive alongside as you cross the causeway. It is part of the Lindisfarne Nature Reserve and is home to dunes and salt marshes.

The Snook can either be reached on foot from the village via the dunes or by car. The turning to the Snook is about halfway between the start of the causeway and the island. You then follow a dirt road, and there is a small parking area where you can stop. Note that the dirt road is full of deep potholes and has not been mended in a while. Drive carefully.

If travelling to the Snook by car, remember to check the tides, as the entire stretch between it and the island can get submerged during higher tides.

There are two lone houses in this location: Snook Tower and Snook House, dated early to mid 19th century.  

As viewers have suggested, living on the island would make it challenging for Vera to get to work urgently. Then again, fiction is fiction, and the creative license allows the series to show the island’s beautiful scenery.  --as per visitlindisfarne.com  

Featured in the S1E1---Joe and his family are visiting the statue, and then it is seen in the opening credits of every episode thereafter.

Gateshead Council's brief was simple; to create an ambitious artwork that would become a landmark of the region's character. Antony Gormley's winning design is now one of the most viewed pieces of art in the world. It is seen by more than one person every second. That's 90,000 every day or 33 million every year. 

With its prime location, on a panoramic hilltop by the A1, the Angel of the North has become one of the most famous artworks in the region.  The sculpture was installed in February 1998 and over the last twenty years has become one of the most recognisable pieces of public art ever produced, winning many accolades and awards.

The Angel of the North is located close to A1 and is easy to reach by both public transport and car.

Season 1

Joe's terrace house at 5 Belle Grove W in Newcastle.

S13E2

Actual name, "The Hooch".  Trendy cafe and bar in downtown  Newcastle (81 Quayside).  Joe and Vera had coffee here while questioning a suspect.  

S1E1

Vera waited here while Joe disposed of her father's ashes on the ferry.

S2E4, S11E1

 The Collingwood Monument is a Grade II* listed monument in Tynemouth, England, dedicated to Vice Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood. A Napoleonic-era admiral noted for being second-in-command to Admiral Lord Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar, Collingwood is sometimes referred to as the forgotten hero of Trafalgar. 

S5E1 

Located on Pier Road, Tynemouth---A natural stronghold with all-round sea views, Tynemouth Priory and Castle’s steep-sided headland commands the entrance to the river Tyne.  

You enter Tynemouth Priory through the 14th-century monastic gatehouse, a powerful miniature castle.  

Explore the headland with the help of interactive displays featuring characters from Tynemouth’s long history. Listen to the voice of a Second World War gunner describing air raids, sinking ships and primitive living conditions. 

The ruins of the great medieval monastic church rise amid intriguing tombstones of Tynemouth mariners. Look out for the priory’s greatest treasure, the tiny 15th-century ‘Percy Chantry’ chapel, with a beautiful rose window and a vaulted roof crowded with carved saints.

Venture down into the underground gun batteries to explore life here during the two World Wars. 

S2E3

 Tynemouth Pier was completed in 1895, and a lighthouse at the end came into operation in 1896. However, in 1897 the pier was badly damaged in a storm, and the lighthouse was cut off. The pier was rebuilt in 1909 and extends to 899 metres, extending from Tynemouth Priory. 

Multiple Episodes

NOTE:  this location has been demolished.  Davy Bank, Oceana Business Park, Wallsend.  Exterior and interior filming.

S4E2, S9E4 

 Whitley Bay is a seaside town in the North Tyneside borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It was formerly governed as part of Northumberland and has been part of Tyne and Wear since 1974. It is part of the wider Tyneside built-up area, being around 10 miles northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne city centre. 

S14E1

 St Mary's Lighthouse is on the tiny St Mary's Island, just north of Whitley Bay on the coast of North East England. The small rocky tidal island is linked to the mainland by a short concrete causeway which is submerged at high tide. 

Joe and Vera had a dramatic exchange walking along the causeway.  NOTE:  to visit, check the opening/closing times on the website.