Shibdon Dene

Shibdon Dene is a forest in Gateshead, England. Shibdon Dene is situated nearby to the town Blaydon, as well as near the village Winlaton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blaydon railway station and Path Head Watermill.

Blaydon railway station

Railway station

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Blaydon is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 5 miles 39 chains west of Newcastle, serves the town of Blaydon, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England.

Path Head Watermill

Museum

Path Head Mill is an 18th-century watermill at Summerhill on Blaydon Burn, between Blaydon and Stella, near Gateshead in north-east England. The Vale Mill Trust has been restoring the site to include a water-powered joiners' workshop and a visitor centre since 1994/1995.

St Paul’s Church

Church

Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Paul's Church is a 19th-century church in Winlaton, Tyne and Wear, England, dedicated to St Paul. It is a Grade II listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newcastle upon Tyne and Newburn.

Newcastle upon Tyne

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Newcastle upon Tyne is a city in Tyne and Wear in the north-east of England. It's an industrial but lively, cultural place on the north bank of the River Tyne, with a population of just over 300,000 in 2019, and another half a million residing in its outlying areas.

Newburn

Village

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Newburn, also known as Newburn-upon-Tyne is a village and district of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England. Situated on the North bank of the River Tyne, it is built rising up the valley from the river.