North Shields, England: tourism, information and visitor reviews
North Shields is situated in England (part of Great Britain), in the Borough of North Tyneside region.
Geographical information
Place name: North Shields
Main Region: Borough of North Tyneside
Country: England
Latitude: 55.01646 South (55°0'59"N)
Longitude: -1.44925 West (1°26'57"W)
Altitude: 42 metres above sea-level
Population: 39747 (most recent estimate only)
Distance from North Shields to other selected towns in England
Distances are 'as the crow flies' not driving distances!
- distance from London: 400 km
- distance from Birmingham: 283 km
- distance from Liverpool: 204 km
- distance from Leeds: 136 km
- distance from Sheffield: 182 km
- distance from Bristol: 403 km
- distance from Manchester: 178 km
- distance from Leicester: 265 km
- distance from Islington: 397 km
- distance from Coventry: 290 km
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More places in the same region
We have located 16 other place(s) listed nearby (within 10 kilometres of North Shields):
Tourism and sports
...with places to visit and transport
Attractions
Arbeia museum (Museum) (2 km)Segedunum museum (Museum) (6 km)
Barn @ The Biscuit factory (Museum) (10 km)
Baltic Art Centre (Museum) (11 km)
Hancock Museum (Museum) (11 km)
Laing Art Gallery (Museum) (11 km)
Castle Leazes (Park) (11 km)
Life Science Musuem (Museum) (12 km)
Discovery Museum (Museum) (12 km)
Nuns Moor (Park) (13 km)
Beamish Museum (Museum) (20 km)
Coastal
Coastal highlights close to North Shields.
Shields Harbour (Harbour) (2 km)Cullercoats Harbour (Harbour) (2 km)
Saint Mary's Island (Island) (6 km)
Sunderland Harbour (Harbour) (12 km)
Monuments
Selected monuments in or near North Shields (not a comprehensive list,
we are always adding additional monuments).
Tynemouth Castle (Castle) (2 km)
Tynemouth Priory (Ruin) (2 km)
St. Paul's Church Jarrow (Church) (4 km)
Jarrow (Castle) (6 km)
Segedunum Roman fort (Ancient site) (6 km)
Seaton Delaval Castle (Castle) (8 km)
Hylton Castle (Castle) (10 km)
Newcastle upon Tyne Town Wall (Castle) (11 km)
Holy Jesus Hospital (Historical Site) (11 km)
Newcastle upon Tyne Castle (Castle) (12 km)
Horton Castle (Castle) (13 km)
Angel of the North (Monument) (14 km)
Blyth B Power Station (Ruin) (15 km)
Woolsington Hall (Estate) (15 km)
Blagdon Hall (Estate) (16 km)
Dunkeld Close (Estate) (18 km)
Ponteland Castle (Castle) (19 km)
Lumley Castle (Castle) (19 km)
Hirst Castle (Castle) (20 km)
Bothal Castle (Castle) (21 km)
Morpeth Castle (Castle) (22 km)
Haw Hill (Castle) (22 km)
Mitford Castle (Castle) (24 km)
Natural highlights
Natural highlights such as lakes, forests and mountains close to North Shields.
Sharpness Point (Point) (2 km)Brown Point (Point) (3 km)
Trow Point (Point) (4 km)
Marsden Point (Point) (6 km)
Curry Point (Point) (6 km)
Marsden Bay (Bay) (6 km)
Lizard Point (Point) (7 km)
Saint Anthony's Point (Point) (8 km)
Souter Point (Point) (9 km)
Jesmond Dene (Valley) (10 km)
Whitburn Bay (Bay) (11 km)
Bent Hill (Hill) (12 km)
Cambois Bay (Bay) (16 km)
Shibdon Pond (Pond) (17 km)
Warden Law (Hill) (19 km)
Church Point (Point) (19 km)
Newbiggin Bay (Bay) (19 km)
Newbiggin Point (Point) (19 km)
Beacon Point (Point) (20 km)
Sports
Golf courses and race tracks in the vicinity of North Shields.
Newcastle Racecourse (Racecourse) (10 km)Transport
Railway stations identified as being in or close to North Shields.
Brockley railway station (6 km)East Boldon Rail Station (8 km)
Heworth Station (10 km)
Seaburn Rail Station (10 km)
Manors Railway Station (11 km)
Central Station (12 km)
St Peters Rail Station (12 km)
Cramlington Railway Station (12 km)
Sunderland Station (13 km)
Dunston Railway Station (14 km)
MetroCentre Railway Station (15 km)
Newcastle Airport Metro (17 km)
Blaydon Railway Station (18 km)
Chester-le-Street Railway Station (20 km)
Seaham (21 km)
Pegswood Railway Station (22 km)
Morpeth Railway Station (22 km)
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