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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.
15 km · about 30 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Whitburn is worth a stop: 5 minutes from East Boldon, 46km from Warkworth Castle.
Whitburn is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 5,352, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Whitburn 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 Whitburn to your route.
Whitburn is a village in South Tyneside, in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear on the coast of North East England. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the city of Sunderland and 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the town of South Shields. Historically, Whitburn is part of County Durham. Other nearby populationRead more
centres include Seaburn, Cleadon and Marsden. The village lies on a south-facing slope, part of Durham's Magnesian Limestone plateau, which overlooks Sunderland. The population for the combined Whitburn and Marsden Ward in the 2011 UK Census was 7,448. For much of its history, Whitburn was a fishing and agricultural community. The village contains three schools, three churches, a cricket club, recreational grounds, a pub and a variety of shops.
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Whitburn is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 54.9533 latitude, -1.3686 longitude.
Whitburn has a population of approximately 5,352 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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Striking 20-metre steel sculpture with a 54-metre wingspan standing on a hilltop in Gateshead, England.
15 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
UNESCO-listed Romanesque masterpiece perched above the River Wear, widely regarded as the finest Norman building in England.
24 km · about 30 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.
24 km · about 30 min drive
beach
Seven miles of near-empty sand backed by dunes and reclaimed opencast lakes now managed as nature reserves.
40 km · about 45 min drive
castle
A striking cross-shaped keep above the River Coquet, the Percy family stronghold that appears in Shakespeare's Henry IV.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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A Victorian seaside resort with a surviving pier and the world's oldest working water-balance cliff lift, opened in 1884.
48 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
The best-preserved Roman cavalry fort in Britain, on the North Tyne, with a remarkably complete military bath house.
50 km · about 55 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.
51 km · about 60 min drive
10 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
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