Velvet Beds Island (Camel Island)
Velvet Beds Island (Camel Island) is an islet in South Tyneside, England. Velvet Beds Island (Camel Island) is situated nearby to the beach Man Haven, as well as near Marsden Rock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marsden Rock and Marsden Grotto.
Marsden Rock
Photo: Susan McGinty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marsden Rock is a rock in Tyne and Wear, North East England, situated in Marsden, South Shields. It is overlooked by the Marsden Grotto. The rock is a 90 feet sea stack of Magnesian Limestone which lies approximately 300 feet off the main cliff face.
Marsden Grotto
Restaurant
Photo: PaulLomax, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Marsden Grotto, locally known as The Grotto, is a gastropub located on the coast at Marsden in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England. It is partly dug into the cliff face and fronted with a more conventional building opening onto the beach. Marsden Grotto is situated 2,400 feet south of Velvet Beds Island (Camel Island).
Souter Lighthouse
Museum
Photo: Glenn Scott, Public domain.
Souter Lighthouse is a lighthouse located to the North of Whitburn, South Tyneside, England. Souter Point was the first lighthouse in the world to be actually designed and built specifically to use alternating electric current, the most advanced lighthouse technology of its day. Souter Lighthouse is situated 1 mile southeast of Velvet Beds Island (Camel Island).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harton and Westoe.
Harton
Suburb
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harton is a suburban area of South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It was historically a village, however as the urban area grew it merged with its adjacent villages to become part of the town.
Westoe
Suburb
Photo: Terry Whalebone, CC BY 2.0.
Westoe was originally a village near South Shields, in the South Tyneside district, in Tyne and Wear, England, but has since become part of the town and is now used to refer to the area of the town where the village once was. Westoe is situated 1½ miles west of Velvet Beds Island (Camel Island).
Whitburn
Village
Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitburn is a village in South Tyneside, in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear on the coast of North East England. It is located 3 miles north of the city of Sunderland and 4 miles south of the town of South Shields. Whitburn is situated 2 miles south of Velvet Beds Island (Camel Island).
Velvet Beds Island (Camel Island)
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: South Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.98358° or 54° 59′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.37983° or 1° 22′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C6WXJMC+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 720198089OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Man Haven and Lizard Lane Caravan Park.
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