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Photo of Angel of the North, a landmark near Chester-le-Street, Tyne and Wear, north east England.

Angel of the NorthPhoto Boris YUE / Unsplash

Places to explore near Metrocentre StationMetrocentre

51 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 5 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo along the Hadrian's Wall Path, an 84-mile National Trail running from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway, England.Iconic

Hadrian's Wall Path

National Trail

Coast to coast along the Roman frontier, milecastle by milecastle.

0.8 km N · Northumberland, Cumbria & Tyne and Wear

Photo of Tyne Bridge, a landmark near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Iconic

Tyne Bridge

Landmark near Newcastle upon Tyne

The great green steel arch of 1928 that frames the Newcastle skyline, forerunner of Sydney's harbour bridge.

3.9 km E

Photo of The Glasshouse, Gateshead, a landmark near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

The Glasshouse, Gateshead

Landmark near Newcastle upon Tyne

Norman Foster's curved glass-and-steel concert hall on the Gateshead riverbank, formerly Sage Gateshead.

4.2 km E

Photo of Gateshead Millennium Bridge, a landmark near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Iconic

Gateshead Millennium Bridge

Landmark near Newcastle upon Tyne

Tilting 'blinking eye' footbridge that arcs across the Tyne between the Quayside and BALTIC.

4.4 km E

Photo of BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, a visitor attraction near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

Attraction near Newcastle upon Tyne

Vast converted flour mill on the Gateshead quay, now a free contemporary art gallery with a rooftop view.

4.5 km E

Photo of Gibside, a Grade I registered house & garden near Wylam, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

Gibside

House & garden near Wylam

A Georgian landscape estate with a ruined hall and Palladian chapel by James Paine.

5.6 km SW

Photo of Tanfield Railway, a visitor attraction near Chester-le-Street, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Tanfield Railway

Attraction near Chester-le-Street

The world's oldest railway, now a heritage steam line through the Causey valley from Europe's oldest engine shed.

5.7 km S

Photo of Jesmond Dene, a garden near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

Jesmond Dene

Garden near Newcastle upon Tyne

Steep wooded valley park in Newcastle along the Ouseburn, with waterfalls, ruins and old woodland.

5.9 km NE

Photo of Angel of the North, a landmark near Chester-le-Street, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Iconic

Angel of the North

Landmark near Chester-le-Street

Antony Gormley's rust-red steel angel, 20 metres tall with a 54-metre wingspan, watching the A1 into Gateshead.

6.9 km SE

Photo of Causey Arch, a landmark near Chester-le-Street, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Causey Arch

Landmark near Chester-le-Street

The world's oldest surviving railway bridge of 1726, a single stone arch high above the wooded Causey Burn.

7 km S

Photo of Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, a visitor attraction near Chester-le-Street, County Durham, north east England.Iconic

Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

Attraction near Chester-le-Street

Vast open-air museum near Stanley recreating northern life across the 1820s, 1900s and 1940s with trams and shops.

8.6 km S

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Photo of Derwenthaugh Country Park, a country park near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.

Derwenthaugh Country Park

Country park near Newcastle upon Tyne

A country park in Tyne and Wear.

1.6 km W

Photo of Derwent Walk Country Park, a country park near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.

Derwent Walk Country Park

Country park near Newcastle upon Tyne

A country park in Tyne and Wear.

1.7 km W

Photo of Benwell Roman Temple, a Roman site near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.

Benwell Roman Temple

roman-temple near Newcastle upon Tyne

Footings of a little Roman shrine to the local god Antenociticus, from the settlement beside Benwell fort, now in a quiet street of Newcastle houses.

1.9 km N

Photo of Benwell Vallum Crossing, a frontier wall near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.

Benwell Vallum Crossing

Frontier wall near Newcastle upon Tyne

Stone causeway carrying the road to Benwell fort over the Vallum ditch, the only such crossing still visible anywhere along Hadrian's Wall.

1.9 km N

Photo of Denton Hall Turret, Hadrian's Wall, a frontier wall near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.

Denton Hall Turret, Hadrian's Wall

Frontier wall near Newcastle upon Tyne

Low footings of turret 7b with a 65-metre run of broad Wall beside the busy West Road on Newcastle's western edge.

3.4 km NW

Photo of The Crown Posada, a pub near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.

The Crown Posada

Pub near Newcastle upon Tyne

Narrow Victorian gem on Newcastle's Quayside, stained glass and one of the city's oldest bars.

3.8 km E

Photo of Bessie Surtees House, a house near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.

Bessie Surtees House

House near Newcastle upon Tyne

Pair of tall 17th-century merchants' houses on Newcastle's Quayside, from whose window Bessie Surtees eloped with the future Lord Chancellor John Scott in 1772.

3.8 km E

Photo of Saltwell Park, a garden near Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, north east England.

Saltwell Park

Garden near Gateshead

Grand Victorian people's park in Gateshead, with a fairy-tale mansion, lake and restored gardens.

4.2 km SE

Photo of Wylam Brewery, a brewery near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.

Wylam Brewery

Brewery near Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle brewery and taproom in the Palace of Arts at Exhibition Park, beer among the parkland.

4.4 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (31) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.