Wansbeck, Ashington
#4 among attractions in Ashington
Facts and practical information
Places called Wansbeck include: ()
Wansbeck – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Carlisle Park, Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Woodhorn, Bothal Castle.
Garden, Playground, ParkCarlisle Park, Morpeth
113 min walk • Carlisle Park is a park located on the southern bank of the River Wansbeck in Morpeth, Northumberland. The park has the William Turner Garden, an aviary, a paddling pool, an ancient woodland, tennis courts, several bowling greens and a skate park.
Museum, Specialty museum, Art galleryMorpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth
114 min walk • The Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum is located in Morpeth Chantry, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. The museum, founded in 1987, contains a large collection of historic bagpipes, especially, but not exclusively, historic Northumbrian smallpipes and Border pipes, mainly based on the collection of William Alfred Cocks.
History museum, Historical place, Art museumWoodhorn, Ashington
45 min walk • Woodhorn, part of Museums Northumberland and formerly known as Woodhorn Colliery Museum, is located in Ashington, Northumberland, England.
Forts and castlesBothal Castle
52 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.
Forts and castlesMorpeth Castle, Morpeth
115 min walk • Morpeth Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building at Morpeth, Northumberland, in northeast England. It has been restored by the Landmark Trust and is now available as a holiday rental home.
City hallAshington Town Hall, Ashington
25 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.
ChurchSt Bartholomew's Church, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
78 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church, Newbiggin-by-the-sea is a Church of England building in the Diocese of Newcastle.
Park, Monuments and statuesNorthumberlandia, Cramlington
153 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.
ParkPlessey Woods Country Park, Bedlington
109 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.
TowerMorpeth Clock Tower, Morpeth
118 min walk • Morpeth Clock Tower is a building located off the Market Place Morpeth. The tower stands 60 ft high with walls 3 ft 6 in thick. It stands close to the Morpeth Town Hall and the YMCA buildings of 1905. It is Grade II* listed building.
Tea room, ChurchChantry Tea Rooms, Morpeth
115 min walk • Morpeth Chantry also known as All Saints Chantry is a Grade I listed building situated adjacent to the site of the ancient bridge across the River Wansbeck at Morpeth, Northumberland.
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