Washington Old Hall is a manor house located in Washington Village. The Manor is the ancestral home of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
The Galleries, is a covered shopping centre at the centre of Washington. This lively shopping centre has over 200 shops and 3,000 free parking spaces.
Penshaw Monument was built in 1844 and is dedicated to John George Lambton, first Earl of Durham and the first Governor of Canada. Penshaw Monument is located just outside of the Washington area, in the village of Penshaw in Houghton-Le-Spring, which is part of the City of Sunderland.