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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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Gosforth is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Gateshead, 50km from Northumberland Dark Sky Park.
Gosforth is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 23,975, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Gosforth 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 Gosforth to your route.
Gosforth is an area of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England, situated north of the city centre. It constituted a separate urban district of Northumberland from 1895 until 1974 before officially merging with the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. In 2001, it had a population of 23,620.
The Ouseburn divides GosforthRead more
from High Heaton and Longbenton to the east, while the smaller Craghall Burn forms the boundary with Jesmond and the Town Moor to the south. Kenton and Coxlodge lie to the west. There are four electoral wards on Newcastle City Council that include parts of Gosforth: Dene and South Gosforth, Fawdon and West Gosforth, Gosforth, and Parklands.
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Gosforth is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 55.0000 latitude, -1.6167 longitude.
Gosforth has a population of approximately 23,975 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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
cathedral
UNESCO-listed Romanesque masterpiece perched above the River Wear, widely regarded as the finest Norman building in England.
25 km · about 30 min drive
castle
A medieval castle in Northumberland that doubled as Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films, the second largest inhabited castle in England.
47 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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
national park
Europe's largest area of protected dark sky covering 572 square miles, offering some of the best stargazing in England.
50 km · about 55 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.
52 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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