Bowes Lake
Bowes Lake is a fishing area in Gateshead, England. Bowes Lake is situated nearby to Bowes Incline Hotel, as well as near the peak Sheddon’s Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bowes Railway and Church of St John the Evangelist.
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 1¼ miles north of Bowes Lake.
Church of St John the Evangelist
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Evangelist is situated 1 mile southwest of Bowes Lake.
Oxclose Church
Church
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oxclose Church is situated 1 mile southeast of Bowes Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birtley and Springwell Village.
Birtley
Town
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birtley is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated to the south of Gateshead and is conjoined to Chester-le-Street across the county boundary in County Durham.
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.
Oxclose
Suburb
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oxclose is an area of Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. It is located between the A1231, A182 and A195 highways, close to Sunderland, and is well served by links from the A1 which passes within 1 mile of Oxclose's boundaries.
Bowes Lake
- Type: Fishing area
- Categories: body of water, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Gateshead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.9073° or 54° 54′ 26″ northLongitude
-1.5632° or 1° 33′ 48″ westOperator
Angel FishingOpen location code
9C6WWC4P+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 66690043OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=fishingOpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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