Benwell
in Newcastle upon Tyne of England, United Kingdom
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Newcastle Airport (5 mi) - Durham Tees Valley Airport (33 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (45 mi)
- RAF Linton-On-Ouse (66 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (76 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (95 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (106 mi)
- Manchester Airport (115 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (115 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 11 mi) - Durham Castle and Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 111 mi)
- Heworth Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- George Washington Golf And Country Club (Golf course, 7 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, 16 mi)
- Birtley (Portobello) Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Watch House (built 1879) aka The Lookout (observation point, (10 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 54.973 and -1.669 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 54° 58' 22" and W -1° 40' 9"
- 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: 10:03 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:34 am and 8:33 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.433 and 169.767 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otekura - 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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Explore Benwell
Benwell in Newcastle upon Tyne (England) with it's 6,500 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 248 mi (or 399 km) north of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Benwell is now 10:03 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Benwell, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Newcastle Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 7 km), North. 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 11 mi (or 17 km). The closest in United Kingdom is Durham Castle and Cathedral in a distance of 51 mi (or 17 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Dinnington, Lamesley and Pelton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 70% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 90% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
PREMIER SUITES Newcastle
The Townhouse Hotel
Copthorne Newcastle
County Hotel
Newcastle Gateshead Marriott Hotel MetroCentre
Hotel Indigo NEWCASTLE
Sandman Signature Hotel Newcastle
Newcastle (Team Valley)
The Royal Station
Sleeperz Newcastle
Videos from this area
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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.
MetroCentre (shopping centre)
The MetroCentre (styled corporately as metrocentre and on road signs as Metro Centre) is a shopping centre in the United Kingdom. Located in Gateshead, near Newcastle upon Tyne, on a former industrial site close to the River Tyne, the Metrocentre opened in stages, with the first phase opening on 28 April 1986 and the official opening on 14 October 1986. It has more than 340 shops occupying 194,400 square metres of retail floor space, making it the largest shopping and leisure centre in the UK.
Dame Allan's School, Newcastle
Dame Allan's Schools is a collection of schools in Fenham, in the west end of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It comprises a coeducational junior school, single-sex senior schools and a coeducational sixth form. Founded in 1705 as a charity, the original schools are two of the oldest schools in the city.
MetroCentre railway station
MetroCentre railway station is a railway station that serves the MetroCentre shopping and leisure complex in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. It is located on the Tyne Valley Line from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle, and is managed by Northern Rail. The station opened on 3 August 1987. It is an unmanned station, connected to the MetroCentre mall by a covered footbridge. Initially called Gateshead MetroCentre, the station's name was shortened to MetroCentre from 17 May 1993.
Scotswood Bridge
Scotswood Bridge is one of the main bridges crossing the River Tyne in North East England. It links the west end of Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank of the river with the MetroCentre and Blaydon in Gateshead on the south bank. It is situated 5.2 km upstream of the better known city centre bridges.
Scotswood Railway Bridge
The Scotswood Railway Bridge is a disused railway bridge crossing the River Tyne in North East England, formerly part of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, carrying the main line between the Scotswood and Blaydon stations.
Milecastle 6
Milecastle 6 (Benwell Grove) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall.
Milecastle 7
Milecastle 7 (Benwell Bank or Benwell Hill) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The milecastle itself has not been discovered by archaeologists and its presumed location lies beneath a modern housing development. Roman finds have been made in the area and the associated structure of Turret 7B is a significant surviving structure of the wall.
MetroCentre Interchange
The Metrocentre Transport Interchange serves the MetroCentre in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The bus station is managed by the shopping centre and Nexus operate the bus station's travel centre. A footbridge connects the Interchange the railway station (to the north) and the shopping mall (to the south). Go North East is the main bus operator that serves the Interchange. Stagecoach in Newcastle, Classic Coaches and Gateshead Central Taxis also serve it.
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