Baxterwood Court Wildlife garden

Baxterwood Court Wildlife garden is a meadow in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Baxterwood Court Wildlife garden is situated nearby to the suburb Arthur’s Hill, as well as near Baxterwood Court Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St James’ Park and Turbinia.

St James’ Park

Stadium

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St. James' Park is a football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United. With a seating capacity of 52,264, it is the 9th largest football stadium in England. St James’ Park is situated 2,800 feet east of Baxterwood Court Wildlife garden.

Turbinia

Photo: Alfred John West, Public domain.

Turbinia is the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894 by Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, and easily the fastest ship in the world at that time, Turbinia was demonstrated dramatically at the Spithead Navy Review in 1897 and set the standard for the next generation of steamships, the majority of which would be turbine powered. Turbinia is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Baxterwood Court Wildlife garden.

Discovery Museum

Museum

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The Discovery Museum is a science museum and local history museum situated in Blandford Square in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It displays many exhibits of local history, including the ship, Turbinia. It is managed by North East Museums. Discovery Museum is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Baxterwood Court Wildlife garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arthur’s Hill and Spital Tongues.

Arthur’s Hill

Suburb

Arthur's Hill is a district of Newcastle upon Tyne. It lies approximately 1 mile west of Newcastle City Centre. It is bordered by Fenham to the west, Elswick to the south, and Spital Tongues to the north west.

Spital Tongues

Suburb

Spital Tongues is a district of Newcastle upon Tyne, located due north-west of the Newcastle City Centre. Its unusual name is believed to be derived from spital – a corruption of the word hospital, commonly found in British place names - and tongues, meaning outlying pieces of land.