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a Castle in the town of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the county of Tyne & Wear

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About The Castle

On returning from a raid into Scotland, Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the Conqueror built a castle calling it his `New Castle'. This is how the city of Newcastle originally got its name. The original wooden 'New Castle' was replaced by a stone building in the 12th century. It was one of the most important medieval castles in England
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Recommended towns near The Castle

Newcastle upon Tyne, a Historic City in the county of Tyne & Wear (0.3 miles, 0.4 km)
This important City was known as Pons Aelii in Roman times; the Romans built the first bridge over the River Tyne, it was guarded...
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Gateshead, in the county of Tyne & Wear (2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction S)
The urban sprawl of Gateshead rises majestically skywards in a seemingly endless mixture of concrete and glass. Gateshead stretches for almost 13 miles along the banks of the River Tyne.
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Jarrow, in the county of Tyne & Wear (5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction E)
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.
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Washington, in the county of Tyne & Wear (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction SE)
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Beamish, in the county of County Durham (7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction S)
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.
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Cullercoats, in the county of Tyne & Wear (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction NE)
Cullercoats has many pleasing aspects including a picturesque 19th century church in a commanding position close to the shoreline.
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Penshaw, in the county of Tyne & Wear (8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction SE)
Penshaw lies in open countryside between the urban sprawl of Sunderland and Washington.
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Seaton Sluice, in the county of Northumberland (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction NE)
For centuries salt had been panned in the region, at this time the village was known as Hartley Pans, but this appears to have changed following the building of a harbour with a sluice at the harbour mouth.
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Marsden Bay, in the county of Tyne & Wear (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction E)
Marsden Bay is a deeply curved bay of soft golden sands, it is surrounded almost entirely by crumbling limestone cliffs which provide a haven for colonies of sea-birds.
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Sunderland, in the county of Tyne & Wear (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SE)
Sunderland was granted a charter in 1145, the charter gave it market rights and thus the town grew slowly from humble beginnings.
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Nearby travel help

New Bridge Street	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
Manors Station	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
Newcastle Central Station	(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)
Newcastle International Airport	(5.1 miles, 8.3 km, direction NW)
A1(M) Junction 65	(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SE)
Teesside International Airport	(33.2 miles, 53.4 km, direction S)
The Castle to London	(247.7 miles, 398.5 km, direction S)

Accommodation & Hotels near The Castle

Hotel Name
Premier Travel Inn Newcastle City	(0.3 miles, 0.4 km)
greystreethotel	(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
Swallow Imperial Hotel	(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
Quality Hotel Newcastle	(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
Vermont Hotel	(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)
Royal Station Hotel	(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)
Thistle Newcastle	(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)
Malmaison Newcastle	(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)
Express by Holiday Inn Newcastle City Centre	(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)
Copthorne Hotel Newcastle	(0.8 miles, 1.3 km)
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