Tyne cyclist and pedestrian tunnels, Jarrow

Name: Tyne cyclist and pedestrian tunnels
Address: Jarrow, United Kingdom

#7 among attractions in Jarrow

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Tyne Cyclist and Pedestrian Tunnel was Britain's first purpose-built cycling tunnel. It runs under the River Tyne between Howdon and Jarrow, and was opened in 1951, heralded as a contribution to the Festival of Britain. The original cost was £833,000 and the tunnel was used by 20,000 people a day. Although it actually consists of two tunnels running in parallel, one for pedestrian use with a 3.2 m diameter, and a larger 3.7 m diameter tunnel for pedal cyclists, since refurbishment only one for both cyclists and pedestrians is now in use. Both tunnels are 270 m in length, and lie 12 m below the river bed, at their deepest point. The tunnels are over 60 years old and are Grade II listed buildings. ()

Coordinates: 54°59'16"N, 1°29'15"W

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Jarrow United Kingdom

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Tyne cyclist and pedestrian tunnels – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wet N Wild, Royal Quays, St Peter's Church, Jarrow Bridge.

1.2 miNE
Watersports, Water park, Amusement park
Wet N Wild, South Tyneside
31 min walk • Wet N Wild was an indoor water park situated in North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. It was the United Kingdom's largest indoor water park when opened in 1993, a title subsequently claimed by Sandcastle Waterpark. The park was situated in the Royal Quays complex, and featured...
1.1 miE
Shopping centre, Shopping
Royal Quays, South Tyneside
29 min walk • Royal Quays is an area of North Shields, North Tyneside, England, beside the River Tyne. Built on the site of former docks, and containing the pre-existing North Shields International Ferry Terminal, the area was renamed Royal Quays in 1990 and redeveloped with housing, a...
1.3 miW
Church
St Peter's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne
33 min walk • The Church of St Peter is a Church of England Grade II* listed church located on the east side of Wallsend, North Tyneside. It was constructed to replace Holy Cross Church, which had been built c. 1150 but had fallen into disrepair by the end of the eighteenth century.
0.9 miSE
Bridge
Jarrow Bridge, Jarrow
22 min walk • Jarrow Bridge is a bridge in Jarrow, South Tyneside, England. Built from stone in the early 18th century, it previously carried the main road from South Shields to Jarrow across the River Don. It is registered as a grade II listed building.
0.4 miS
City hall
Town Hall, Jarrow
12 min walk • Jarrow Town Hall is a municipal building in Grange Road, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Jarrow Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
1.6 miSW
Church
Hebburn Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne
42 min walk • Hebburn Hall also known as Ellison Hall is a 17th-century country mansion, which has been converted into residential apartments and houses, situated at Hebburn, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear. It is a Grade II listed building.
0.7 miSE
Museum, Historical place, Ruins
Jarrow Hall, Jarrow
18 min walk • Jarrow Hall is a grade II listed building in Jarrow, Northeast England, and part of the larger Jarrow Hall museum site. It was built around 1785 by local businessman Simon Temple; he later went bankrupt in 1812 after a series of poor investments.
0.7 miSE
History museum, Farm, Museum
Jarrow Hall, South Tyneside
17 min walk • Jarrow Hall is a museum in Jarrow, South Tyneside, England which celebrates the life of the Venerable Bede; a monk, author and scholar who lived in at the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Wearmouth-Jarrow, a double monastery at Jarrow and Monkwearmouth, England.
1.1 miE
Harbor
Port of Tyne, Jarrow
28 min walk • The Port of Tyne comprises the commercial docks on and around the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear in the northeast of England.
0.9 miNW
Bridge
Willington Dene Viaduct, Newcastle upon Tyne
23 min walk • Willington Dene Viaduct carries the Tyne and Wear Metro railway over the Wallsend Burn between Wallsend and Howdon, Tyne and Wear.
0.8 miSE
Ruins
Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey, Jarrow
21 min walk • The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Monkwearmouth–Jarrow, known simply as Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey, was a Benedictine double monastery in the Kingdom of Northumbria, England.

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Nearby attractions include Tyne Tunnel, Jarrow (2 min walk), Town Hall, Jarrow (12 min walk), Jarrow Hall, South Tyneside (17 min walk), Jarrow Hall, Jarrow (18 min walk).