Ponteland Castle, Ponteland

#4 among attractions in Ponteland

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Ponteland Castle is a 13th-century stone tower house just off the A696 road in Ponteland, 8 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Northumberland. Founded by William de Valence, part of it was destroyed in a Scottish raid in 1388. In the 17th century it became part of a Jacobean manor house. The building is now occupied by the Blackbird Inn, and is rumoured to contain an old tunnel connecting it to St Mary's church across the road. The tunnel was supposedly bricked up behind the fireplace in The Tunnel Room. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°3'1"N, 1°44'30"W

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Ponteland Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens, Ponteland Golf Club, Ogle Castle, Kirkley Hall.

2.9 miN
Zoo
Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens, Ponteland
73 min walk • Northumberland College Zoo is a zoo located in Ponteland, Northumberland. Based within the 400-acre Kirkley Hall College campus, which is also shared with Kirkley Hall, the site is home to over 200 species and is managed by Northumberland College.
~1240 ftE
55°3'1"N • 1°44'9"W
Ponteland Golf Club, Ponteland
6 min walk • Golf
4.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Ogle Castle
106 min walk • Ogle Castle is a former fortified manor house at Ogle, near Whalton, Northumberland. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building. After the Norman Conquest in 1066, Humphrey de Hoggell was granted rights over the manor of Ogle.
2.9 miN
Zoo, Garden, Outdoor activities
Kirkley Hall, Ponteland
74 min walk • Kirkley Hall is a 17th-century historic country mansion and Grade II listed building in Northumberland, England. The estate is over 190 acres and adjoins the River Blyth at Kirkley, three miles north of Ponteland in the heart of the Northumberland countryside, which is now a Horticultural and Agricultural training centre.
4.4 miS
54°59'10"N • 1°44'27"W
Newburn Motor Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne
113 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
3.8 miS
Area
Milecastle 10, Hadrian's Wall
97 min walk • Milecastle 10 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. It is located near to the modern village of Throckley in Tyne and Wear, northern England.
4.5 miS
Area
Milecastle 8, Hadrian's Wall
116 min walk • Milecastle 8 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains are located in West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne. The milecastle has two associated turret structures that are known as turret 8A and turret 8B.
3.9 miS
Area
Milecastle 11, Hadrian's Wall
101 min walk • Milecastle 11 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. No remains exist, but the measured position is the middle of the old village of Throckley Bank Top, under the Working Men's Club.
4.2 miSW
Area
Milecastle 12, Hadrian's Wall
108 min walk • Milecastle 12 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains lay under Town Farm, Heddon-on-the-Wall, with nothing visible on the surface.
~1980 ftW
55°2'56"N • 1°45'3"W
Ponteland Park, Ponteland
10 min walk • Park
4.1 miE
Neighbourhood
Newcastle Great Park, Ponteland
104 min walk • Newcastle Great Park is a new suburb in the north of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Much of Newcastle Great Park is still under development and is sandwiched in between older areas of Newcastle, namely Gosforth, Fawdon and Kingston Park to the south, and Hazlerigg to the north.