North Shields
in Borough of North Tyneside of England, United Kingdom
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Newcastle Airport (10 mi) - Durham Tees Valley Airport (35 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (54 mi)
- RAF Linton-On-Ouse (67 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (80 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (99 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (108 mi)
- Humberside Airport (109 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (119 mi)
- Manchester Airport (120 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 3 mi) - Durham Castle and Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 113 mi)
- Heworth Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- George Washington Golf And Country Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Burgham Park Golf & Leisure Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Gubeon Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Longhirst Hall Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Brancepeth Castle Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Birtley (Portobello) Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Hartlepool Marina (marina, (25 mi)
- Watch House (built 1879) aka The Lookout (observation point, (2 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 55.016 and -1.449 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 55° 0' 59" and W -1° 26' 57"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:02 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:50 am and 8:19 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Delve into North Shields
North Shields in Borough of North Tyneside (England) with it's 39,747 habitants is a city located in United Kingdom about 248 mi (or 400 km) north of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in North Shields is now 01:02 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports closer to North Shields, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Newcastle Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Frontiers of the Roman Empire in Germany at a distance of 3 mi (or 4 km). The closest in United Kingdom is Durham Castle and Cathedral in a distance of 44 mi (or 4 km), South-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 2 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: South Shields, Wallsend, Blyth, Sunderland and Cramlington. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 56% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 55% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Sunderland Marriott Hotel
Park Lodge
Village Hotel Newcastle
Oaktree Lodge
York House Hotel
Quality Hotel Boldon
BEST WESTERN THE SEA HOTEL
The Cara Guesthouse
Mill Dam Guest House
Windsor
Videos from this area
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Ferry Ride from North Shields Across The River Tyne to South Shields, England - 17th February, 2015
The Shields Ferry (run by Nexus) operates a daily passenger service across the river Tyne which connects the local communities of North and South Shields, near Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. This film...
Ferry from North shields to South shields
Ferry from North shields.
Tynemouth Swimming Gala in Haven, North Shields (1901)
The BFI DVD 'Electric Edwardians: The Films of Mitchell and Kenyon' is available to buy at http://filmstore.bfi.org.uk/acatalog/info_107.html This film is part of the Mitchell and Kenyon collectio...
'Victorian Market' Christmas North Shields Tynemouth A Victorian Market Review
The 2014 North Shields Victorian Christmas Market 13th – 14th December, in North Shields' famous Victorian Northumberland Square. This is the sixteenth time that the market in North Shields...
FS9 London City Luxair Landing
FS9 Landing in London City Airport with a Luxair 737-700 Ground Shots were fired 1 minute before touchdown, losing all hydraulics.
Railex NE 2014
Model Railway Exhibition at Parks Leisure Centre in North Tyneside, 23rd and 24th August 2014.
Wallsend to St Mary's Lighthouse : The Definitive Photoguide
Hadrian's Wall Walk ends (or starts) at Wallsend. Continuing along cycleway route 72 eastwards, to North Sheilds' ferry, this walk then follows route 10 to Tynemouth, North Tyneside, round...
North Sea Fisheries, North Shields (1901)
This film is part of the Mitchell and Kenyon collection - an amazing visual record of everyday life in Britain at the beginning of the twentieth century. To buy the DVD click here - http://www.bf...
Battery Locomotives BL1 and BL2 dragging Metrocar 4044 past North Shields
Battery Locomotives BL1 and BL2 dragging Metrocar 4044 past North Shields.
North Shields Fish Quay Flooding
Driving along the North Shields Fish Quay - just about made it.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Capital North East
Capital North East is an English regional radio station specialising in modern pop music, dance and R&B. The station is based in Wallsend, North Tyneside at the Silverlink Business Park, near the junction of the A1058 and the A19, 6 miles east of Newcastle City Centre. It broadcasts to North East England. It is owned by the Global Radio as part of the nine-station Capital network.
Whitley Bay F.C
Whitley Bay Football Club (also known as The Bay, or The Seahorses) are an English football club based in the North-East of England. The present Whitley Bay Football Club was formed in 1950 and was known as Whitley Bay Athletic. Whitley Bay play their home matches at Hillheads Park, which is adjacent to the Whitley Bay Ice Rink in Whitley Bay and has a maximum capacity of 4,500.
North Shields F.C
North Shields F.C. is a football club based in North Shields, England. They have reached the 2nd round of the FA Cup twice in their history – in 1933–34 and 1982–83. Currently they are members of the Northern League Division Two. They also won the FA Amateur Cup at Wembley in 1969, beating Sutton United.
Whitley Bay Ice Rink
The Whitley Bay Ice Rink is an ice rink in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, England and is the home of the Whitley Warriors ice hockey team. An additional team to played out of the ice rink, the Newcastle Vipers. It is one of two permanent public ice rinks in the north east of England. A ten-pin bowling centre in the area upstairs was closed in 2007. It was also the region's premier concert venue, until the Newcastle Arena (now Metro Radio Arena) opened in 1995.
North Tyneside General Hospital
North Tyneside General Hospital, sometimes referred to as Rake Lane Hospital is part of Northumbria NHS Trust. It is closely associated with Wansbeck General Hospital in Ashington. It is the main hospital serving the North Tyneside area. It is located on Rake Lane, near New York in North Shields, England.
Marden, Tyne and Wear
Marden is an urban area between the towns of North Shields and Cullercoats in Tyne & Wear. It consists of a housing estate built in the 20th century. St Hilda's Church is in Marden, and has existed since 1955, moving to its current site in 1966. The area has a secondary school, Marden High School on Hartington Road.
Y Radio
'Y Radio' is a community-based and specialist interest radio service for North Tyneside, which broadcasts online at www. yradio. co. uk and is operated from the YMCA North Tyneside building in Church Way, North Shields. The station features community arts programmes, music programmes and local news and current affairs programmes specifically for the region and wider afield. Originally named Youth Voice FM and operated as part of the VODA scheme, Y Radio is now licensed and regulated.
Christ Church, North Shields
Christ Church, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England is an Anglican church in the parish of North Shields Christ Church, diocese of Newcastle. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building,
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of North Shields.
Tynemouth: longsands beach, Tynemouth (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Shields Thuaidh
