Summit Platforms

Summit Platforms is an industrial building in Gateshead, England. Summit Platforms is situated nearby to the golf course Heworth Golf Club, as well as near White Mere Community Primary School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pelaw Metro station and Heworth Interchange.

Pelaw Metro station

Railway station

Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pelaw is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburbs of Bill Quay, Pelaw and Wardley, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 15 September 1985. Pelaw Metro station is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Summit Platforms.

Heworth Interchange

Railway station

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Heworth Interchange is a transport hub consisting of a National Rail, Tyne and Wear Metro and bus station, as well as a park and ride facility. The interchange is located in the suburb of Heworth, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Heworth Interchange is situated 1½ miles northwest of Summit Platforms.

Bowes Railway

Museum

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Bowes Railway, built by George Stephenson in 1826, is the world's only operational preserved standard gauge cable railway system. It was built to transport coal from pits in Durham to boats on the River Tyne. Bowes Railway is situated 2 miles southwest of Summit Platforms.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Concord and Springwell Village.

Concord

Suburb

Concord is an area of Washington in City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Historically, Concord was part of County Durham, joining the county of Tyne and Wear in 1974, following its creation. Concord is situated 2 miles south of Summit Platforms.

Springwell Village

Village

Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Springwell Village is a village in the City of Sunderland, bordering Gateshead, approximately 7.6 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, 9 miles from Sunderland, and 13 miles from Durham. Springwell Village is situated 2 miles southwest of Summit Platforms.