Lobley Hill
Lobley Hill is located in the west of the old County Borough of Gateshead within the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, North East England having been previously part of the parish of Whickham.
Lobley Hill is located in the west of the old County Borough of Gateshead within the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, North East England having been previously part of the parish of Whickham.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Worth seeing in and around Lobley Hill
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.
- 01Newcastle Cathedral
Newcastle Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Nicholas, is a Church of England cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Newcastle and is the mother church of the Diocese of Newcastle.
3.8 km · Grade I listed cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 02Newcastle upon Tyne Castle
The Castle, Newcastle, or Newcastle Castle is a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built on the site of the fortress that gave the City of Newcastle its name. The most prominent remaining structures on the site are the Castle Keep, and the Black Gate, its fortified gatehouse.
3.7 km · 11th-century castle in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03St Mary's Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St Mary is a Catholic cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and seat of the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle.
3.5 km · Catholic cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England · Wikipedia - 04Utilita Arena
The Newcastle Arena is an indoor arena in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Owned and operated by ASM Global, the naming rights are currently held by Utilita Energy.
2.8 km · multi-purpose indoor arena in Newcastle · Wikipedia - 05Diocese of Newcastle
The Diocese of Newcastle is a Church of England diocese based in Newcastle upon Tyne, covering the historic county of Northumberland, as well as the area of Alston Moor in Cumbria. The diocese came into being on 23 May 1882, and was one of four created by the Bishoprics Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict.
3.8 km · Church of England diocese · Wikipedia - 06Discovery Museum
The Discovery Museum is a science museum and local history museum situated in Blandford Square in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It displays many exhibits of local history, including the ship, Turbinia.
3.4 km · Science museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 07Ravensworth 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.
1.5 km · castle in Lamesley, Tyne and Wear, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Metrocentre
Metrocentre is a shopping centre and entertainment complex in the Dunston area of Gateshead. It is located on the former site of Dunston Power Station, near to the River Tyne.
2.8 km · shopping and leisure complex in north east England · Wikipedia - 09Centre for Life
The Centre for Life is a science village in Newcastle upon Tyne where scientists, clinicians, educationalists and business people work to promote the advancement of the life sciences. The centre is a registered charity, governed by a board of trustees, which receives no public funding.
3.3 km · science museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England · Wikipedia - 10Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge
The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge carries the Tyne and Wear Metro between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead over the River Tyne in North East England. The line is in tunnels on either side of the river and only emerges into open air to cross the bridge.
3.2 km · railway bridge in Newcastle, England · Wikipedia
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Getting to Lobley Hill
- Airports
- Newcastle (NCL), 11 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 119 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 157 km
- Stations
- Newcastle railway station, 3.5 km · Central Station metro station, 3.5 km · Dunston railway station, 1.2 km · MetroCentre railway station, 2.8 km · Gateshead Stadium, 3.7 km
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Lobley Hill127 km · quickest by road, 2h 21m · £14–19
- Ingliston, Edinburgh → Lobley Hill156 km · quickest by road, 3h 18m · £19–26
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Lobley Hill167 km · quickest by road, 3h 23m · £21–27
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Lobley Hill
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Lobley Hill. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inPort of Tyne, east of city centre, has overnight DFDS ferries from IJmuiden near Amsterdam.
- Get aroundThe Transport North East Day Ticket covers bus, Metro, rail and ferry services within Tyne and Wear for £6.00 per day, or £6.80 including County Durham and Northumberland.
- Get aroundA ride from city centre to the airport in 2022 is around £15, and to the ferry terminal is £18.
From Wikivoyage: Newcastle upon Tyne, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Lobley Hill
Lobley Hill is 4 km from Newcastle upon Tyne, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Gatesheadtown in Tyne and Wear, England2.7 km
- Whickhamtown in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK2.3 km
- Lamesleyvillage and civil parish in Tyne and Wear, England, UK3.2 km
- Dunstonarea of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead1.4 km
- Kibblesworthvillage in Tyne and Wear, England, UK4 km
- Sunnisidevillage in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom3.2 km