National Glass Centre
The National Glass Centre is a cultural venue and visitor attraction located in Sunderland, North East England. It is part of the University of Sunderland.Photo: Simon Letouze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: glass museum in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
- Address: Liberty Way, SR6 0GL
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stadium of Light and Wearmouth Bridge.
Stadium of Light
Stadium
Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium in Sunderland, England, and the eighth and current home to Premier League club Sunderland. With seating for 49,000 spectators, the Stadium of Light is the 10th largest football stadium in England. Stadium of Light is situated 3,600 feet west of National Glass Centre.
Wearmouth Bridge
Bridge
Photo: rob bishop, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wearmouth Bridge is a through arch bridge across the River Wear in Sunderland, England. It is the final bridge over the river before its mouth with the North Sea. Wearmouth Bridge is situated 2,700 feet southwest of National Glass Centre.
Wave Basin Battery Adjacent To Old South Pier
Fort
Photo: Stanley John James, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wave Basin Battery Adjacent To Old South Pier is a fort, which is situated 2,100 feet northeast of National Glass Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monkwearmouth and Ashbrooke.
Monkwearmouth
Suburb
Photo: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monkwearmouth is an area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in England. Monkwearmouth is at the north side of the mouth of the River Wear. It was one of the three original settlements on the banks of the River Wear along with Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland.
Ashbrooke
Suburb
Ashbrooke is a residential area of Sunderland, North East England directly south and south-west of the city centre. Ashbrooke developed through the Victorian era as Sunderland's first suburb.
Fulwell
Suburb
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fulwell is an affluent area and former civil parish in the Sunderland district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. The parish was abolished in 1928 as a result of the Sunderland Corporation Act 1927, and the area incorporated into the former County Borough of Sunderland.
National Glass Centre
- Categories: building, museum, and tourism
- Location: Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.9129° or 54° 54′ 46″ northLongitude
-1.37109° or 1° 22′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C6WWJ7H+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 34026842OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q6972904
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In Other Languages
“National Glass Centre” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “National Glass Centre”
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