Pictures of England

Search:

Historic Towns & Picturesque Villages

Pictures of Eighton Banks

in the county of Tyne & Wear

About Eighton Banks

If you would like to add a description of Eighton Banks, please use our Eighton Banks forum here. To upload your Eighton Banks photography and create your very own 'Pictures of England Gallery', click here or here to join the site and become part of the Pictures of England community, or simply see below for nearby recommended towns, attractions, and Eighton Banks accommodation.

Recommended towns & villages near Eighton Banks

Beamish, County Durham: Tram

Beamish (94 Pictures) in the county of County Durham

(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction SW of Eighton Banks)

Beamish is famous for its lovely open-air museum which so vividly brings to life how the folk of the region lived at the turn of the 20th century...

The Millennium Bridge, Sage building and the Tyne Bridge

Newcastle upon Tyne (330 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of Tyne & Wear

(4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction N of Eighton Banks)

This important City was known as Pons Aelii in Roman times; the Romans built the first bridge over the River Tyne, it was guarded by a Roman fort which was replaced by a castle.....

Penshaw Monument

Penshaw (34 Pictures) in the county of Tyne & Wear

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction SE of Eighton Banks)

Penshaw lies in open countryside between the urban sprawl of Sunderland and Washington...

St.Bedes monastery in Jarrow, Tyne And Wear

Jarrow (4 Pictures) in the county of Tyne & Wear

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction NE of Eighton Banks)

This is the town that is famous for the 1930's "Hunger March" caused by the intense poverty that followed the closing of the Charles Palmer shipyard. The last of the surviving marchers, Cornelius Whalen died in 2003 at the age of 93...

Winter has arrived

Sunderland (267 Pictures) in the county of Tyne & Wear

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction E of Eighton Banks)

Sunderland was granted a charter in 1145, the charter gave it market rights and thus the town grew slowly from humble beginnings...

All towns & villages in Tyne & Wear
Complete A to Z of towns & villages in England

Nearby attractions..

Angel Of The North at Gateshead

Angel of the North (42 Pictures)

(1.8 miles, 2.8 km, direction NW)

Britain's largest sculpture, The Angel of the North weighs in at 208 tonnes and stands 20 metres high. It was based on artist.....

Baltic Centre Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne

Baltic Centre (3 Pictures)

(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction N)

The Baltic Centre is a new £46m art gallery on the banks of the Tyne and is the latest evidence of the area's growing cultural.....

Watch out for Red Indians

Beamish Open Air Museum (218 Pictures)

(3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction SW)

Beamish Museum lies in a basin of stunning countryside covering over three hundred acres. This is no ordinary museum, but an.....

St Nicholas Cathederal, Newcastle upon Tyne

St Nicholas Cathedral (4 Pictures)

(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction N)

The magnificent cathedral church of St. Nicholas has stood at the heart of Newcastle for many centuries. Its superb lantern.....

Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street, County Durham

Lumley Castle (8 Pictures)

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction S)

..

THE KEEP @ NEWCASTLE

The Castle (4 Pictures)

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction N)

On returning from a raid into Scotland, Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the Conqueror built a castle calling it his `New.....

Hylton Castle, Sunderland, tyne & WEAR

Hylton Castle (15 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction E)

..


All attractions in Eighton Banks
All attractions in Tyne & Wear
Complete A to Z of attractions in England