I live in south shields and only have to travel 5 mins to get to some of the best fishing grounds in the north east, i have some excellent marks right here on my doorstep and i do fish them but i still travel miles and miles just to try different marks and fish comps all over the north east, like they saying goes "a change is as good as a rest". Best trip yet has to be the west coast of Ireland last year, and we went be car! Long way but worth it!