SOUTH BENWELL BUDDLE ROAD

SOUTH BENWELL BUDDLE ROAD is a bus stop in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. SOUTH BENWELL BUDDLE ROAD is situated nearby to The Gateway Church, as well as near St Johns Primary School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include MetroCentre railway station and Turbinia.

MetroCentre railway station

Railway station

Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

MetroCentre is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 3 miles 33 chains west of Newcastle, between Dunston and Blaydon, serving the MetroCentre shopping centre, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. MetroCentre railway station is situated 3,500 feet southwest of SOUTH BENWELL BUDDLE ROAD.

Turbinia

Photo: Alfred John West, Public domain.

Turbinia is the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894 by Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, and easily the fastest ship in the world at that time, Turbinia was demonstrated dramatically at the Spithead Navy Review in 1897 and set the standard for the next generation of steamships, the majority of which would be turbine powered. Turbinia is situated 1¼ miles east of SOUTH BENWELL BUDDLE ROAD.

Discovery Museum

Museum

Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Discovery Museum is a science museum and local history museum situated in Blandford Square in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It displays many exhibits of local history, including the ship, Turbinia. It is managed by North East Museums. Discovery Museum is situated 1¼ miles east of SOUTH BENWELL BUDDLE ROAD.