Tynemouth Priory and Castle
Tynemouth Priory and Castle is an historic site located on a promontory at the mouth of the Tyne at Tynemouth. The medieval Benedictine priory was protected by walls, towers, and a gatehouse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
March 28th—September 30th: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
October 1st—November 1st: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
November 2nd—February 14th: Monday—Friday closed and Saturday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM - Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic coastal site in north-eastern England
- Also known as: “Tynemouth Castle”, “Tynemouth Castle and Priory”, and “Tynemouth Priory”
- Address: Pier Road, NE30 4BZ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Collingwood Monument and Tynemouth Metro station.
Collingwood Monument
Photo: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Collingwood Monument is a Grade II* listed monument in Tynemouth, England, dedicated to Vice Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood. A Napoleonic-era admiral noted for being second-in-command to Admiral Lord Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar, Collingwood is sometimes referred to as the forgotten hero of Trafalgar. Collingwood Monument is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Tynemouth Priory and Castle.
Tynemouth Metro station
Railway station
Photo: SpaceBoy86, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tynemouth is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the coastal town of Tynemouth, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network as a terminus station on 11 August 1980, following the opening of the first phase of the network, between Haymarket and Tynemouth via Four Lane Ends. Tynemouth Metro station is situated 2,300 feet west of Tynemouth Priory and Castle.
Black Middens
Reef
The Black Middens is a reef at the mouth of the River Tyne in North East England, noted for the danger it poses to shipping. Black Middens is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Tynemouth Priory and Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tynemouth and North Shields.
Tynemouth
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tynemouth is a large town in Tyne and Wear in northeast England, nine miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It's the largest of a series of towns on the north bank of the Tyne estuary, running into North Shields to the west and Cullercoats to the north, also described on this page.
North Shields
Town
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Shields is a town in the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is 8 miles north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne and borders nearby Wallsend and Tynemouth.
Cullercoats
Suburb
Cullercoats is a coastal settlement in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. Historically in Northumberland, it has now been absorbed into the wider Tyneside conurbation, sitting between Tynemouth to the south and Whitley Bay to the north.
Tynemouth Priory and Castle
- Categories: historic house museum, castle, military museum, fort, tourism, and historic site
- Location: North Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.01789° or 55° 1′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.41785° or 1° 25′ 4″ westElevation
95 feet (29 metres)Operator
English HeritageOpen location code
9C7W2H9J+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 104015382OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Tynemouth Priory and Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tynemouth Castle”
- Chinese: “泰恩茅夫城堡及修道院”
- Chinese: “泰恩茅斯城堡”
- Danish: “Tynemouth Castle”
- German: “Tynemouth Castle”
- Italian: “Priorato e castello di Tynemouth”
- Italian: “Priorato e Castello di Tynemouth”
- Japanese: “タインマウス城”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tynemouth Castle”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tynemouth Priory”
- Norwegian: “Tynemouth Castle”
- Swedish: “Tynemouth Castle”
- Turkish: “Tynemouth Manastırı ve Kalesi”
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