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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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
North Shields is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Shiremoor, 38km from Warkworth Castle.
North Shields is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 39,747, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, North Shields 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 North Shields to your route.
North Shields ( SHEELZ) is a town in the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne and borders nearby Wallsend and Tynemouth. The population of North Shields at the 2021 census was 6,137.
Since 1974, it has been in the North Tyneside borough of TyneRead more
and Wear: its historic administration was as part of the Castle ward in county of Northumberland. It was part of the Tynemouth County Borough; when abolished in 1974, the borough became an unparished area.
It is on the northern bank of the River Tyne, opposite to South Shields on the other bank. The name derives from Middle English schele meaning "temporary sheds or huts used by fishermen".
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North Shields is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 55.0165 latitude, -1.4492 longitude.
North Shields has a population of approximately 39,747 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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
UNESCO-listed Romanesque masterpiece perched above the River Wear, widely regarded as the finest Norman building in England.
28 km · about 35 min drive
film location
The Norman cathedral's cloister garth is where Harry releases Hedwig in the snow, and its chapter house was Professor McGonagall's transfiguration classroom.
28 km · about 35 min drive
beach
Seven miles of near-empty sand backed by dunes and reclaimed opencast lakes now managed as nature reserves.
31 km · about 35 min drive
castle
A striking cross-shaped keep above the River Coquet, the Percy family stronghold that appears in Shakespeare's Henry IV.
38 km · about 45 min drive
museum
The Victorian home of engineer Lord Armstrong, the first house in the world lit by hydroelectric power, set in a vast rock garden estate.
43 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
The best-preserved Roman cavalry fort in Britain, on the North Tyne, with a remarkably complete military bath house.
44 km · about 50 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
10 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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