Wallsend

Worth seeing in and around Wallsend

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
   St James’ Park

   St. James' Park is a football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

   5.9 km · football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Newcastle University

   The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, which trades as Newcastle University, is a public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia.

   5.4 km · university in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Northumbria University

   The University of Northumbria at Newcastle, which operates as Northumbria University, is a public research university located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East of England. It has been a university since 1992, but has its origins in the Rutherford College, founded in 1877.

   5 km · university in Newcastle upon Tyne, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey

   The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Monkwearmouth–Jarrow, known simply as Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey, was a Benedictine double monastery in the Kingdom of Northumbria, England. Its first house was St Peter's, Monkwearmouth, on the River Wear, founded in AD 674–5.

   4.1 km · Benedictine monastery · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Newcastle 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.

   5.4 km · Grade I listed cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Blue Shield International

   The Blue Shield, formerly the International Committee of the Blue Shield, is an international organization founded in 1996 to protect the world's cultural heritage from threats such as armed conflict and natural disasters. Originally intended as the "cultural equivalent of the Red Cross", its name derives from the blue shield symbol designed by Jan Zachwatowicz, used to signify cultural sites protected by the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflict.

   5.4 km · international organization founded to protect the world's cultural heritage · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Newcastle 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.

   5.5 km · 11th-century castle in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Castrum Segedunum

   Segedunum was a Roman fort at modern-day Wallsend, North Tyneside in North East England. The fort lay at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall near the banks of the River Tyne.

   400 m · Roman fort in Wallsend, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art

   Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Baltic, stylised as BALTIC) is a centre for contemporary art located on the south bank of the River Tyne in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. It hosts a frequently changing variety of exhibitions, events, and educational programmes with no permanent exhibition.

   4.7 km · Art gallery in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Diocese 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.

    5.4 km · Church of England diocese · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The redundant cranes of Swan Hunter shipyard etch the skyline. The town is modern but has several old churches; St Peter's has fine stained-glass windows.

1. 01
   Segedunum Roman Fort

   Segedunum means "victory fort" or "strong fort" and was the start of Hadrian's Wall, built from 122 AD westwards towards the Solway Firth.

2. 02
   Stephenson Railway Museum: see Tynemouth

From Wikivoyage: Wallsend, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Hadrian Leisure Centre is on St Peter's Rd a mile east of town centre. It has a pool, gym, climbing wall and fitness classes. Golf: Centurion Park GC is a mile northwest. White tees are 6031 yards, par 70, visitor round £20. Rising Sun Country Park is three miles north, behind ASDA on Whitley Road. There's a Visitors Centre and expanses of countryside, with bird hides round Swallow Pond.

From Wikivoyage: Wallsend, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

There's a slew along High Street. West side are Modern Tandoori (see below), Lebanese Cuisine, Honey House Chinese, Gills Fish and Chips, Anson and the fast food chains. Modern Tandoori, 174 High Street West NE28 8HZ,. Daily 6-11PM. Friendly reliable Indian restaurant. On East High St are Hong Kong Chop Suey House, Wonderful Chinese and Phoenix Cottage.

From Wikivoyage: Wallsend, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Wallsend

Airports

Newcastle (NCL), 11 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 125 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 157 km

Stations

Newcastle railway station, 5.9 km · Heworth, 4.6 km · Manors railway station, 5 km · Central Station metro station, 5.8 km · St James, 5.8 km

• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Wallsend

  133 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · £15–20
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• Ingliston, Edinburgh → Wallsend

  156 km · quickest by road, 3h 14m · £19–25
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Wallsend

  174 km · quickest by road, 3h 36m · £21–28
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No local-transport research exists yet for Wallsend

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 Wallsend. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

If you know how people move in Wallsend – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.