Birtley

Worth seeing in and around Birtley

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Angel of the North

   The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture by Antony Gormley, located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Completed in 1998, it is seen by an estimated 33 million people every year due to its proximity to the A1 and A167 roads and the East Coast Main Line.

   1.8 km · sculpture by Antony Gormley · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Riverside Ground

   The Riverside Ground, known for sponsorship reasons as the Banks Homes Riverside, is a cricket venue in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. It is home to Durham County Cricket Club, and has also hosted several international matches.

   5.7 km · Cricket ground in England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ravensworth Castle

   Ravensworth Castle is a ruinous Grade II* listed building and a scheduled monument situated at Lamesley, Tyne and Wear, England. The building has been destroyed and rebuilt a number of times, and was the seat of the Ravensworth barons, the Liddells.

   4.9 km · castle in Lamesley, Tyne and Wear, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Concangis

   Concangis was an auxiliary castra in the Roman province of Lower Britain. Its ruins are located in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, in England, and are now known as Chester-le-Street Roman Fort.

   4.9 km · Roman fort in Durham, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Washington Old Hall

   Washington Old Hall is a historic manor house in Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. It lies in the centre of Washington, being surrounded by other villages.

   3.9 km · manor house associated with the family of George Washington · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Shipley Art Gallery

   The Shipley Art Gallery is an art gallery in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, located at the south end of Prince Consort Road. It has a Designated Collection of national importance.

   5.7 km · art gallery in Gateshead, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Cox Green footbridge

   Cox Green Footbridge is a footbridge spanning the River Wear in North East England, linking Cox Green and Washington Staithes. The bridge opened in 1958, replacing a former ferry route.

   5.4 km · Bridge in Tyne & Wear · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Chartershaugh Bridge

   Chartershaugh Bridge is a road traffic bridge spanning the River Wear in North East England, linking Penshaw with Fatfield as part of the A182 road. The bridge was opened in 1975 and is named after the former settlement of Chartershaugh, which once stood on a site near the bridge.

   4.5 km · bridge in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St John's Church, Gateshead Fell

   St John's Church, Gateshead Fell, is in Church Road, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Gateshead, the archdeaconry of Sunderland, and the diocese of Durham.

   4.3 km · grade II listed church in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Sunderland Talmudical College

    The Sunderland Talmudical College, popularly known as Sunderland Yeshiva, is a yeshiva located in Gateshead, United Kingdom. As of 2025, the student body numbers approximately 100.

    5.8 km · College in England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Birtley

Airports

Newcastle (NCL), 17 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 115 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 163 km

Stations

Heworth, 5.9 km · Chester-le-Street railway station, 5 km · Low Fell railway station, 4.3 km · Washington Galleries bus station, 2.8 km

• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Birtley

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  121 km · quickest by road, 3h 13m · £13–18
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  178 km · quickest by road, 4h 1m · £23–31
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