Blaydon-on-Tyne
in Gateshead of England, United Kingdom
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Newcastle Airport (5 mi) - Durham Tees Valley Airport (33 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (43 mi)
- RAF Linton-On-Ouse (66 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (76 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (94 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (106 mi)
- Manchester Airport (114 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (114 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 13 mi) - New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Durham Castle and Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 111 mi)
- Heworth Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- George Washington Golf And Country Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Burgham Park Golf & Leisure Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Gubeon Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Longhirst Hall Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Brancepeth Castle Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Hexham Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Birtley (Portobello) Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Watch House (built 1879) aka The Lookout (observation point, (12 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 54.965 and -1.714 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 54° 57' 52" and W -1° 42' 50"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:37 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:20 am and 4:20 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.433 and 169.767 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otekura - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Blaydon-on-Tyne
Blaydon-on-Tyne in Gateshead (England) with it's 14,974 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 248 mi (or 399 km) north of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Blaydon-on-Tyne is now 04:37 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports nearby Blaydon-on-Tyne, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Newcastle Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Frontiers of the Roman Empire in Germany at a distance of 13 mi (or 20 km). The closest in United Kingdom is New Lanark in a distance of 52 mi (or 20 km), East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. We collected 1 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dinnington, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Lamesley and Horsley. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 49 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 86% |
| Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 80% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, calm.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 8th of November 2024
11°C (51 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Newcastle Gateshead Marriott Hotel MetroCentre
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Newcastle International Airport
Best Western Beamish Hall Country House Hotel Stanley
Novotel Newcastle Airport
Britannia Newcastle Airport
Ravensdene Lodge Hotel
Grey Street Hotel
TRAVELODGE GATESHEAD
Holiday Inn Express NEWCASTLE - METRO CENTRE
TRAVELODGE NEWCASTLE AIRPORT
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
BLAYDON WALK ABOUT
all the photos in this video are taken in and around the blaydon area.
Blaydon town centre
A short trip through Blaydon town centre in times gone by. Now gone forever. More at blaydon.frankgillings.com.
1962 Blaydon Races Centenary
The demolition in the 1960s of Blaydon, a town north east of England
In the 1960s, Blaydon, a small town in the north east of England was demolished to make way for a new road system, This short film shows part of the demolition.
Blaydon Streets 2
The very short video sequence shows the streets of Blaydon as Frank Wardle and wife Nora, with daughter Maureen leave their Home for a holiday. The Houses were demolished and replaced with...
blaydon away on holiday
Looking forward to our hoilday as we depart from our home in Blaydon.uk.
BLAYDON TO NEWCASTLE COMMUTE
HERE IS A RECORDING OF MY TRIP TO WORK ALONG CHAINBRIDGE ROAD OVER THE BRIDGE INTO SCOTSWOOD THEN BEHIND THE NEWCASTLE CENTRAL STATION. PS MUST ...
I'm an Explorer Scout - Get Me Out of Here
Just another Thursday evening down at Blaydon District's Phoenix Explorer Scout Unit - with some interesting individual, team, physical and food challenges!
MORRIS MINOR 1000 DRIVE
IN CAR FOOTAGE OF BETSY THE GOLD 1964 MORRIS MINOR ON A RUN FROM HANOVER ESTATE TO BLAYDON BANK (SOUND POOR )
Make espresso with Niamh the 4 year old Barista
4 year old Niamh is a Barista.....well nearly! Watch Niamh take you through the espresso brewing process in the training room at Pumphreys Coffee in Blaydon (@PumphreysCoffee) Niamh is under...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Blaydon (UK Parliament constituency)
Blaydon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by David Anderson of the Labour Party.
Path Head Watermill
Path Head Mill is a water mill situated in Summerhill, Blaydon, Tyne and Wear, England where the Vale Mill Trust has been restoring the site to include a water mill, a joiner's water power workshop and visitor's centre since 1994/95.
Winlaton
Winlaton is a village situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. Once an independent village in County Durham, it became incorporated into the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear and Borough of Gateshead in 1974. Winlaton was once at the centre of the local steel industry. Ambrose Crowley, a Quaker nail-manufacturer, moved in 1691 to Winlaton. He set up furnaces and forges there and on the River Derwent at Winlaton Mill.
Blaydon RFC
Blaydon RFC are an English semi-professional rugby union team. They play in National League 1, having won previously National Division Three North. They play at Crow Trees, Swalwell, Tyne and Wear.
Scotswood Bridge
Scotswood Bridge is one of the main bridges crossing the River Tyne in North East England. It links the west end of Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank of the river with the MetroCentre and Blaydon in Gateshead on the south bank. It is situated 5.2 km upstream of the better known city centre bridges.
Scotswood Railway Bridge
The Scotswood Railway Bridge is a disused railway bridge crossing the River Tyne in North East England, formerly part of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, carrying the main line between the Scotswood and Blaydon stations.
Blaydon Bridge
The Blaydon Bridge is one of the main bridges crossing the River Tyne in North East England linking Scotswood in Newcastle upon Tyne and Blaydon in Gateshead. The bridge was designed by Bullen and Partners and built by Edmund Nuttall between 1987 and 1990. It is a concrete bridge with two concrete piers in the river. When completed, it formed the link between the existing Gateshead Western By-pass and the newly constructed Newcastle-upon-Tyne Western By-pass.
Ottovale coke works
Ottovale coke works was a large industrial complex situated at Blaydon Burn, near Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead, North East England. The complex comprised a coke works, tar works and a power station. Built on the site of Dockendale Hall in 1904, it was operated by the Priestman Collieries until the 1970s. The power station at the plant, known as Blaydon Burn Power Station or the Priestman Power Station was fuelled by waste heat from the coking process.
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