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Newburn-Quayside
Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Newburn-Quayside

Length6.5 mi
Elev. Gain711.8 ft
Est. Steps15000
River
Off trail
Created by Connor

Newburn-Quayside Introduction

Newburn-Quayside is a 6.5 mile (15,000-step) route located near Newcastle upon Tyne, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 711.8 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Newburn-Quayside

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The Castle, Newcastle

Tourist Attraction
The Castle, Newcastle, 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, the castle's main fortified stone tower, and the Black Gate, its fortified gatehouse.

Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Place
The Great fire of Gateshead and Newcastle was a tragic and spectacular series of events starting on Friday 6 October 1854, in which a substantial amount of property in the two North East of England towns was destroyed in a series of fires and an explosion which killed 53 and injured hundreds. There is only one building still extant on the Newcastle Quayside which predated the fire.

Newburn

Place
Newburn is a semi rural parish, electoral ward and former urban district in western Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East England. Situated on the North bank of the River Tyne, it is built rising up the valley from the river. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) from the city centre, 14 miles (23 km) east of Hexham and 13 miles (21 km) south south west of Morpeth.

Bessie Surtees House

Place
Bessie Surtees House is the name of two merchants' houses on Newcastle's Sandhill, near to the river, that were built in the 16th and 17th centuries. The buildings are a fine and rare example of Jacobean domestic architecture. An exhibition detailing the history of the buildings can be found on the first floor.

Gateshead railway station

Place
Gateshead railway station served the town of Gateshead, England between 1844 and 1981. It was situated on the northern and western sides of the triangular junction to the south of the High Level Bridge which connects Gateshead with Newcastle upon Tyne. There were two portions to the station on different routes; at times they were known as Gateshead East and Gateshead West.

Moot Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne

Building
The Moot Hall is a courthouse in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Guildhall, Newcastle upon Tyne

Place
The Guildhall is an important civic building in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is a Grade I listed building.

County Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne

Place
County Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne is a former meeting place of Northumberland County Council. It is a Grade II listed building.

Forth Banks Power Station

Place
Forth Banks Power Station refers to a now-demolished coal-fired power station in North East England. It was situated in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne on Forth Banks, a street to the rear of Newcastle Central station. Put up in a disused factory building in 1890 by the Newcastle and District Electric Lighting Company (DisCo), it is notable as the first power station in the world to use turbo alternators, as well as being one of the first municipal power stations in the United Kingdom.

Tyne Bridge Tower

Place
The Tyne Bridge Tower was a tower block that resided at the foot of the Tyne Bridge on the Gateshead side of the River Tyne, near the medieval St Mary's Church and The Sage. It was constructed in the 1960s. The 13 floor building was used by the Inland Revenue until June 2005, after which it stood empty until its demolition in March 2011.

Comments

David
2024/05/17
Last updated: Jan 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

6.5 mi

Elev. Gain

711.8 ft

Est. Steps

15000
Created by
Connor
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