Emerson Cavitation Tunnel, Blyth

Name: Emerson Cavitation Tunnel
Address: Blyth, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Blyth

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The Emerson Cavitation Tunnel is a propeller testing facility that is part of the School of Engineering at Newcastle University. ()

Completed: 1949 (75 years ago)Coordinates: 55°7'30"N, 1°29'52"W

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Blyth United Kingdom

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Emerson Cavitation Tunnel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Seaton Delaval Hall, Whitley Bay Mini Golf & FootGolf, St. Mary's Lighthouse, Woodhorn.

2.9 miS
18th-century Vanbrugh mansion and grounds
Seaton Delaval Hall, Seaton Delaval
76 min walk • Seaton Delaval Hall, a striking example of English Baroque architecture, stands proudly as a beacon of history and culture in the small village of Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. This grandiose estate, completed in the early 18th century, was designed by Sir John...
4.6 miS
55°3'46"N • 1°27'23"W
Whitley Bay Mini Golf & FootGolf, Whitley Bay
117 min walk • Mini golf, Golf
4.1 miSE
Visitor center, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
St. Mary's Lighthouse, St Mary's Island
106 min walk • St Mary's Lighthouse is on the tiny St Mary's Island, just north of Whitley Bay on the coast of North East England. The small rocky tidal island is linked to the mainland by a short concrete causeway which is submerged at high tide.
4.9 miNW
History museum, Historical place, Art museum
Woodhorn, Ashington
125 min walk • Woodhorn, part of Museums Northumberland and formerly known as Woodhorn Colliery Museum, is located in Ashington, Northumberland, England.
6 miNW
Forts and castles
Bothal Castle
153 min walk • Bothal Castle is a castle and stately home in the village of the same name near the River Wansbeck, between Morpeth and Ashington in the English county of Northumberland. Botl is Old English for a dwelling. Bothal could refer to a particular dwelling or hall.
5 miNW
City hall
Ashington Town Hall, Ashington
127 min walk • Ashington Town Hall is a municipal building in Station Road in Ashington, Northumberland, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Ashington Urban District Council until 1974, is now the base of Ashington Town Council.
4.2 miN
Church
St Bartholomew's Church, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
107 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church, Newbiggin-by-the-sea is a Church of England building in the Diocese of Newcastle.
5.8 miSW
Park, Monuments and statues
Northumberlandia, Cramlington
148 min walk • Northumberlandia is a huge land sculpture in the shape of a reclining female figure, which was completed in 2012, near Cramlington, Northumberland, northern England. Made of 1.5 million tonnes of earth from neighbouring Shotton Surface Mine, it is 34 metres high and 400 metres long, set in a 19 hectares public park.
5.2 miW
Park
Plessey Woods Country Park, Bedlington
133 min walk • Plessey Woods is a country park situated on the north bank of the River Blyth, in Northumberland. The park is accessed from the A192 in the village of Hartford Bridge, north of Cramlington and south west of Bedlington.
5.7 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Playhouse, Whitley Bay
146 min walk • The Playhouse, Whitley Bay is a state of the art, 630 seater auditorium in the coastal resort of Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. Having undergone a major and completed refurbishment by North Tyneside Council in 2009, the contemporary theatre has a glass foyer, front of house facilities, box office and bar facilities.
5.8 miSW
Memorial
Burradon Tower
149 min walk • Burradon Tower is a ruinous tower house at Burradon, North Tyneside, England which is both a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II listed building.

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Which popular attractions are close to Emerson Cavitation Tunnel?

Nearby attractions include Royal Northumberland Yacht Club, Blyth (10 min walk), Bad Apples Dance & Performance Academy Blyth, Blyth (19 min walk).