Abbotside Close

Abbotside Close is a bus stop in Urpeth, County Durham, England. Abbotside Close is situated nearby to the village Urpeth, as well as near the forest Target Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beamish Museum and Pelaw Grange.

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 1½ miles west of Abbotside Close.

Pelaw Grange

Sports venue

Pelaw Grange Stadium is a Greyhound Board of Great Britain regulated greyhound racing track located at North Lodge in the English county of Durham, between Chester-le-Street and Gateshead. Pelaw Grange is situated 1½ miles southeast of Abbotside Close.

Church of St Paul

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Paul is situated 1½ miles southwest of Abbotside Close.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urpeth and Ouston.

Urpeth

Village

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.

Ouston

Village

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ouston is a village in County Durham, about 8 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. The main village of Ouston is adjoined by the 1970s built housing estate known as Urpeth Grange but both are referred to colloquially as Ouston by locals.