Bewicke Main Colliery

Places of Interest Nearby

Beamish Museum

Museum

Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.

Beamish Museum is an open-air museum located in County Durham, England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. By displaying duplicates or replaceable items, it was also an early example of the now commonplace practice of museums allowing visitors to touch objects. Beamish Museum is situated 2 miles southwest of Bewicke Main Colliery.

Church of St John the Evangelist

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St John the Evangelist is situated 1½ miles east of Bewicke Main Colliery.

Tyne Yard

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Tyne Yard is a railway yard in Birtley, England, on the East Coast Main Line, operated by Arriva TrainCare. The yard is the major freight yard of the North East, with the majority of rail freight movements in Tyne and Wear from around Great Britain passing through the yard. Tyne Yard is situated 1 mile north of Bewicke Main Colliery.

Places in the Area

Kibblesworth

Village

Photo: Peter Standing, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kibblesworth is a village 2 miles west of Birtley, Tyne and Wear, England. Kibblesworth was a mainly rural community until the development of the pit and brickworks and the resulting increase in population.

Lamesley

Village

Photo: Stephen Daglish, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lamesley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 3,742.

Urpeth

Village

Photo: Alex McGregor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Urpeth is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance from Ouston and Beamish, near the border with Tyne and Wear. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 3,630.

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