Arcot Hall Grasslands and Ponds, Cramlington

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Arcot Hall Grasslands and Ponds is the name given to a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Cramlington in Northumberland, England, notable as the largest lowland species-rich grassland in North East England. The site is composed of grassland, heath, ponds, and associated damp habitats now rare in Northumberland. ()

Coordinates: 55°4'38"N, 1°36'27"W

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Cramlington United Kingdom

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Arcot Hall Grasslands and Ponds – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberlandia, Plessey Woods Country Park, Gosforth Golf Club.

4.4 miE
18th-century Vanbrugh mansion and grounds
Seaton Delaval Hall, Seaton Delaval
113 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...
1.2 miNW
Park, Monuments and statues
Northumberlandia, Cramlington
30 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.
2.8 miN
Park
Plessey Woods Country Park, Bedlington
71 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.
4.1 miS
55°1'4"N • 1°36'53"W
Gosforth Golf Club, Newcastle upon Tyne
105 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
3.5 miSE
Town, Area
Killingworth, Newcastle upon Tyne
90 min walk • Killingworth, formerly Killingworth Township, is a town in North Tyneside, England. Killingworth was built as a planned town in the 1960s, next to Killingworth Village, which existed for centuries before the Township. Other nearby towns and villages include Forest Hall, West Moor and Backworth.
2.4 miSE
Memorial
Burradon Tower
61 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.
2 miS
Area
Wideopen, Newcastle upon Tyne
51 min walk • Wideopen, also occasionally spelled Wide Open, is a village in the administrative borough of North Tyneside, north of Gosforth and six miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne city centre.
2.6 miS
Church
Sacred Heart Church
66 min walk • The Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic church and ecclesiastical parish in North Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. Situated between Wideopen village to the north and Gosforth Park to the south, the church was made a Grade II listed building in 2006.
3.2 miS
Protected area, Nature, Natural attraction
Gosforth Nature Reserve, Newcastle upon Tyne
83 min walk • Gosforth Nature Reserve is a wildlife haven in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It includes extensive woodland and wetland habitats and is managed by the Natural History Society of Northumbria.
4.8 miS
Neighbourhood
Coxlodge, Newcastle upon Tyne
122 min walk • Coxlodge is an area situated between Fawdon, Gosforth and Kenton in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
3.2 miS
Park
Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
82 min walk • Gosforth Park is a park north of Gosforth in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It houses Newcastle Racecourse, Virgin Money Unity Arena, a Britannia hotel, two golf courses, a garden centre and a football centre.