North East Land, Sea and Air Museums
The North East Land, Sea and Air Museums, formerly the North East Aircraft Museum, is a volunteer-run aviation museum situated on the site of the former RAF Usworth/Sunderland Airport, between Washington and Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England.- Type: Museum
- Description: aviation museum in Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “NELSAM”, “North East Aircraft Land, Sea and Air Museums”, and “North East Land, Sea and Air Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hylton Castle and International Advanced Manufacturing Park.
Hylton Castle
Castle
Photo: Craigy144, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hylton Castle is a stone castle in the North Hylton area of Sunderland, England. Originally built from wood by the Hilton family shortly after the Norman Conquest in 1066, it was later rebuilt in stone in the late 14th to early 15th century. Hylton Castle is situated 1 mile east of North East Land, Sea and Air Museums.
International Advanced Manufacturing Park
The International Advanced Manufacturing Park is a British business park located in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. The site is located next to Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK, the UK's second largest car manufacturing site. International Advanced Manufacturing Park is situated 2,000 feet west of North East Land, Sea and Air Museums.Castle View Enterprise Academy
School
Castle View Enterprise Academy is a Sponsored Academy in Sunderland, England. Castle View Enterprise Academy is situated 1 mile southeast of North East Land, Sea and Air Museums.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hylton Castle and Hylton Red House.
Hylton Castle
Suburb
Hylton Castle is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It is named after the nearby Hylton Castle.
Hylton Red House
Suburb
Hylton Red House, known locally just as Red House, is a suburb in the north east of Sunderland, England, situated between Downhill to the west and Marley Pots and Witherwack to the east.
South Hylton
Suburb
South Hylton is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Lying west of Sunderland city centre on the south bank of the River Wear, South Hylton has a population of 10,317.
North East Land, Sea and Air Museums
- Categories: aviation museum, independent museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.9241° or 54° 55′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.46925° or 1° 28′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C6WWGFJ+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 175427748OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7055178
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“North East Land, Sea and Air Museums” goes by many names.
- German: “NELSAM”
- German: “North East Aircraft Museum”
- Japanese: “ノースイースト航空博物館”
- Japanese: “ノースイースト航空機博物館”
- Japanese: “ノースイースト陸海空博物館”
- Japanese: “ノースイースト陸海空博物館群”
- Polish: “North East Aircraft Museum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Avro Vulcan and Bexhill Academy.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Display Hangar and Usworth Airfield.
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