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Angel of the North
Striking 20-metre steel sculpture with a 54-metre wingspan standing on a hilltop in Gateshead, England.
5 km · about 10 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Gateshead is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Gosforth, 53km from Northumberland Dark Sky Park.
Gateshead is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 77,649, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Gateshead sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Gateshead to your route.
Trinity Square is a shopping and leisure centre in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The new centre was constructed on the site of a former multi-storey car park and shopping complex going by the same name, which originally opened in 1967.
The former Trinity Square was noted for its Brutalist architecture produced byRead more
Rodney Gordon when he worked for the Owen Luder Partnership. The car park had a prominent role in the 1971 film Get Carter, so is commonly referred to as the Get Carter car park. The demolition of the car park structure itself started on 26 July 2010 and was complete by early October of the same year. The shopping centre opened in 2013.
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Gateshead is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 54.9621 latitude, -1.6017 longitude.
Gateshead has a population of approximately 77,649 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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landmark
Striking 20-metre steel sculpture with a 54-metre wingspan standing on a hilltop in Gateshead, England.
5 km · about 10 min drive
cathedral
UNESCO-listed Romanesque masterpiece perched above the River Wear, widely regarded as the finest Norman building in England.
21 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
England's largest waterfall by volume, plunging 21 metres over the Whin Sill escarpment in a cloud of spray in Upper Teesdale.
50 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
The 73-mile Roman frontier fortification stretching across northern England, built in 122 AD with forts, milecastles, and turrets marking the edge of the Roman Empire.
50 km · about 60 min drive
castle
A medieval castle in Northumberland that doubled as Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films, the second largest inhabited castle in England.
51 km · about 60 min drive
national park
Europe's largest area of protected dark sky covering 572 square miles, offering some of the best stargazing in England.
53 km · about 60 min drive
racetrack
A former World War II airfield in North Yorkshire that hosts BTCC and is known for its mix of fast straights and tight chicanes.
57 km · about 65 min drive
cafe
A remote hilltop cafe at 1,904 feet on the A686 in Cumbria, one of England's highest road cafes and a bucket-list stop for bikers.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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