Sunniside

Sunniside is a railway station in Gateshead, England. Sunniside is situated nearby to the community center Marley Hill Community Centre, as well as near the art gallery Sidegate Gallery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beamish Museum and Washing Wells Roman Fort.

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 2½ miles south of Sunniside.

Washing Wells Roman Fort

Archaeological site

Washing Wells Roman Fort, was a fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its ruins are located at southeast of Whickham in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. Washing Wells Roman Fort is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Sunniside.

Ravensworth Castle

Ruins

Photo: john tollitt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ravensworth Castle is a ruinous Grade II* listed building and a scheduled monument situated at Lamesley, Tyne and Wear, England. The building has been destroyed and rebuilt a number of times, and was the seat of the Ravensworth barons, the Liddells. Ravensworth Castle is situated 1½ miles east of Sunniside.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marley Hill and Causey.

Marley Hill

Hamlet

Photo: Donkeyjacket, CC0.

Marley Hill is a former colliery village about six miles to the south west of Gateshead, near the border between Tyne and Wear and County Durham. It has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead since 1974.