Art gallery · Gateshead · Tyne and Wear

BALTIC Centre

BALTIC Centre is an art gallery in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. A short trip away is Turbinia, 1.7 km off, the first of 75 within 15 km. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 11 languages.

Photo: BALTIC Centre, Peter McDermott (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Gateshead

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 7%

#598 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Art gallery in Gateshead

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#598 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (11 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Gateshead

BALTIC Centre is inside Gateshead’s built-up area, with 34 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Gateshead

June to September are the warmest in Gateshead, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°50 mm

Feb8° / 2°50 mm

Mar10° / 3°45 mm

Apr12° / 5°56 mm

May15° / 7°47 mm

Jun18° / 10°65 mm

Jul20° / 12°61 mm

Aug20° / 12°72 mm

Sep17° / 10°64 mm

Oct14° / 7°70 mm

Nov10° / 4°79 mm

Dec7° / 2°60 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Gateshead, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Gateshead. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Gateshead’s full climate →

About

BALTIC Centre

Art gallery in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear..

In Gateshead, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Art gallery
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: in Gateshead
Official site: baltic.art

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Finding BALTIC Centre

The map puts BALTIC Centre in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Of the 8, Newcastle upon Tyne is the largest, at 286,472 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Gateshead

115,278 people · 49 places to visit

2 · 100 m northwest of it

Newcastle upon Tyne

286,472 people · 46 places to visit

3 · 3.7 km northeast of it

Wallsend

45,351 people · 42 places to visit

4 · 4.2 km east of it

Hebburn

21,341 people · 24 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where BALTIC Centre is	People	Places to visit
Gateshead	It’s in town	115,278	49
Newcastle upon Tyne	100 m northwest of it	286,472	46
Wallsend	3.7 km northeast of it	45,351	42
Hebburn	4.2 km east of it	21,341	24
Blaydon	4.3 km west of it	14,237	35
Longbenton	4.4 km north of it	26,882	35
Whickham	4.6 km southwest of it	15,680	33
Springwell	6.3 km southeast of it	2,141	7

Make a day of it

Next door to BALTIC Centre

Within 15 km you can add 5 museums, 2 cathedrals and a castle.

MuseumTurbinia1.7 km away 2

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral900 m away 3

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle800 m away 4

Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock1.6 km away · 638K visitors a year 5

CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral1.4 km away 6

MuseumCentre for Life1.5 km away · 225K visitors a year 7

MuseumDiscovery Museum1.7 km away 8

MuseumBeamish Museum10 km away · 350K visitors a year

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about BALTIC Centre

Where is BALTIC Centre?

BALTIC Centre is in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is BALTIC Centre?

Art gallery in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear..

When is the best time to visit BALTIC Centre?

June to September are the warmest months in Gateshead, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near BALTIC Centre?

Within 15 km: Turbinia (1.7 km), Newcastle Cathedral (900 m), Newcastle upon Tyne Castle (800 m) and Great North Museum: Hancock (1.6 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

BALTIC Centre: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Discovery Museum: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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