Pelaw View Centre

Pelaw View Centre is a community center in Belmont, County Durham, England. Pelaw View Centre is situated nearby to the grassland The Bullring, as well as near the health club The Unity Gym.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maiden Castle and St Giles’ Church, Durham.

Maiden Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maiden Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort in Durham, England. It is listed as a scheduled monument. Maiden Castle is situated 1 mile west of Pelaw View Centre.

St Giles’ Church, Durham

Church

Photo: Carol Bleasdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St. Giles Church is a Grade I listed parish church in Gilesgate, County Durham, England. It was founded in 1112 by Bishop Ranulf Flambard as the chapel for nearby St. Giles' Hospital. St Giles’ Church, Durham is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Pelaw View Centre.

HM Prison Durham

Prison

Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

HM Prison Durham is a Georgian era reception Category B men's prison, located in the Elvet area of Durham in County Durham, England. Built in 1819, the prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. HM Prison Durham is situated 1 mile west of Pelaw View Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Durham and Gilesgate.

Old Durham

Hamlet

Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Old Durham is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated approximately 1 mile east of central Durham and south of Gilesgate. The most northerly remains of a Romanised farmstead in the Roman Empire were excavated at Old Durham during 1940s.

Gilesgate

Suburb

Photo: Carol Bleasdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gilesgate is a street and an eastern inner suburb of Durham in County Durham, England. The street was once the main eastern route into Durham City. It runs east from the end of Claypath on the edge of Durham City centre, steeply uphill to Gilesgate Moor where it splits into Sunderland Road and Sherburn Road.