Old Ford Football field & Childrens Play Area

Old Ford Football field & Childrens Play Area is a park in Gateshead, England. Old Ford Football field & Childrens Play Area is situated nearby to Bede Community Primary School, as well as near St Wilfrid’s Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gateshead International Stadium and Gateshead Stadium.

Gateshead International Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gateshead International Stadium is a multi-purpose, all-seater venue in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Originally known as the Gateshead Youth Stadium, the venue was built in 1955 and has since been extensively redeveloped on three occasions. Gateshead International Stadium is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Old Ford Football field & Childrens Play Area.

Gateshead Stadium

Railway station

Photo: Philip Barker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gateshead Stadium is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving Gateshead International Stadium and the town of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 15 November 1981, following the opening of the third phase of the network, between Haymarket and Heworth. Gateshead Stadium is situated 900 feet west of Old Ford Football field & Childrens Play Area.

The Glasshouse

Arts center

Photo: William Nicholson, CC BY 2.0.

The Glasshouse is an international centre for musical education and concerts on the Gateshead bank of Quayside in northern England. Opened in 2004 as Sage Gateshead and occupied by North Music Trust, the venue's original name honours a patron: the accountancy software company The Sage Group. The Glasshouse is situated 1 mile northwest of Old Ford Football field & Childrens Play Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Felling and Gateshead.

Felling

Suburb

Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Felling is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Historically part of County Durham, the town became part of the metropolitan borough of Gateshead in 1974.

Gateshead

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Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in the northeast of England. It stands on the south bank of the River Tyne looking across to Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank.