The Giants Den
The Giants Den is a playground in Gateshead, England which is located on Eighth Avenue. The Giants Den is situated nearby to Gateshead College - Skills Academy, as well as near the archaeological site Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle.- Type: Playground
- Address: Eighth Avenue, Gateshead
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ravensworth Castle and Team Valley.
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 3,800 feet west of The Giants Den.
Team Valley
Team Valley is a trading estate in Gateshead, north-east England. It is home to the Retail World retail park, with many large, international companies based in the area's trading estate. Team Valley is situated 2,500 feet north of The Giants Den.Saltwell Towers
Historic building
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saltwell Towers is a historic building, which is situated 1¼ miles northeast of The Giants Den.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lobley Hill and Low Fell.
Lobley Hill
Suburb
Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lobley Hill is located in the west of the old County Borough of Gateshead within the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, North East England having been previously part of the parish of Whickham.
Low Fell
Suburb
Photo: Meetthefeebles, CC BY 3.0.
Low Fell is a suburb of Gateshead situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Built predominantly on sandstone, grindstone and clay, it is bordered by Sheriff Hill/Deckham to the east, Saltwell/Bensham to the west, Harlow Green to the south and Shipcote to the north.
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.
The Giants Den
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Gateshead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.92744° or 54° 55′ 39″ northLongitude
-1.62032° or 1° 37′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C6WW9GH+XVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4409434452OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=playgroundOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gateshead College - Skills Academy and Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle.
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