Northumberland College, Ashington

Name: Northumberland College
Address: College Road, Ashington, NE63 9RG, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1670 841200

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Northumberland College is a further education college based in Ashington, Northumberland, England. The present site opened in 1957, and became the County Technical College in 1961, transformed again in 1987, becoming the Northumberland College of Arts and Technology, and finally settled upon its current status in 1995. ()

Coordinates: 55°10'20"N, 1°33'27"W

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College RoadAshington NE63 9RG United Kingdom

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+44 1670 841200

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Northumberland College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carlisle Park, Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Woodhorn, Bothal Castle.

5.1 miW
Garden, Playground, Park
Carlisle Park, Morpeth
130 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.
5.1 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, Art gallery
Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth
131 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.
1.2 miN
History museum, Historical place, Art museum
Woodhorn, Ashington
32 min walk • Woodhorn, part of Museums Northumberland and formerly known as Woodhorn Colliery Museum, is located in Ashington, Northumberland, England.
2.7 miW
Forts and castles
Bothal Castle
68 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.
5.2 miW
Forts and castles
Morpeth Castle, Morpeth
132 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.
1 miNW
City hall
Ashington 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.
2.4 miNE
Church
St Bartholomew's Church, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
60 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church, Newbiggin-by-the-sea is a Church of England building in the Diocese of Newcastle.
4.8 miSW
Park
Plessey Woods Country Park, Bedlington
123 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.
5.3 miW
Tower
Morpeth Clock Tower, Morpeth
135 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.
5.1 miW
Tea room, Church
Chantry Tea Rooms, Morpeth
131 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.
5.2 miW
View point
Haw Hill, Morpeth
132 min walk • Haw Hill or Ha' Hill is a mound and scheduled monument in Carlisle Park, Morpeth which was the site of a motte-and-bailey castle, being Morpeth's first castle. The castle was built by the de Merlay family in 1095, originally constructed as a wooden structure, being replaced later by a stone castle in the same location.