The Turks Head
The Turks Head is a pub in North Tyneside, England which is located on Front Street. The Turks Head is situated nearby to the church St Oswin’s, as well as near the theater building Tynemouth Priory Theatre.- Email: 7055@greeneking.co.uk
- Type: Pub
- Address: 41 Front Street, Tynemouth, North Shields, NE30 4DZ
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tynemouth Priory and Castle and Collingwood Monument.
Tynemouth Priory and Castle
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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. Tynemouth Priory and Castle is situated 870 feet east of The Turks Head.
Collingwood Monument
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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 south of The Turks Head.
Tynemouth Metro station
Railway station
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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 1,500 feet west of The Turks Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tynemouth and North Shields.
Tynemouth
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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
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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.
The Turks Head
Latitude
55.01792° or 55° 1′ 5″ northLongitude
-1.42199° or 1° 25′ 19″ westBrand
Greene KingOperator
Greene KingOpen location code
9C7W2H9H+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 297931499OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=pubOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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