Museum · Tynemouth · Tyne and Wear

Old Lowlight Heritage Centre

Tynemouth counts Old Lowlight Heritage Centre, a museum, among its places to visit. Its neighbours on our list number 14 within 5 km. Worth the trip, Arbeia Roman Fort Museum is 600 m off.

Where

In Tynemouth

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Museum in Tynemouth

Inside Tynemouth

Old Lowlight Heritage Centre is inside Tynemouth’s built-up area, with 14 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

Which month to go

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

Jan7° / 2°49 mm

Feb8° / 2°43 mm

Mar10° / 3°40 mm

Apr12° / 5°49 mm

May15° / 7°41 mm

Jun18° / 10°63 mm

Jul20° / 12°57 mm

Aug20° / 12°69 mm

Sep17° / 10°54 mm

Oct14° / 7°63 mm

Nov10° / 4°74 mm

Dec8° / 2°57 mm

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

About

Old Lowlight Heritage Centre

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Tynemouth
Official site: oldlowlight.co.uk

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

The map

Where to find Old Lowlight Heritage Centre

Spot Old Lowlight Heritage Centre in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

In size, South Shields comes first of the 6, with 73,326 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Tynemouth

60,611 people · 18 places to visit

2 · 300 m south of it

South Shields

73,326 people · 23 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km northwest of it

Whitley Bay

36,876 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km southwest of it

Jarrow

29,467 people · 19 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Old Lowlight Heritage Centre is	People	Places to visit
Tynemouth	It’s in town	60,611	18
South Shields	300 m south of it	73,326	23
Whitley Bay	2.8 km northwest of it	36,876	16
Jarrow	3.1 km southwest of it	29,467	19
Wallsend	3.6 km west of it	45,351	42
Shiremoor	4.8 km northwest of it	6,965	10

Make a day of it

More near Old Lowlight Heritage Centre

Also close at hand are 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 cathedrals, among 68 within 15 km.

MuseumArbeia Roman Fort Museum600 m away 2

Castle · English HeritageTynemouth Priory and Castle1.4 km away 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey11 km away 4

MuseumTurbinia13 km away 5

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral12 km away 6

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle12 km away 7

Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock12 km away · 638K visitors a year 8

CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral13 km away

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

Quick answers on Old Lowlight Heritage Centre

Where is Old Lowlight Heritage Centre?

Old Lowlight Heritage Centre is in Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Old Lowlight Heritage Centre?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Old Lowlight Heritage Centre?

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

What else is there to see near Old Lowlight Heritage Centre?

Within 15 km: Arbeia Roman Fort Museum (600 m), Tynemouth Priory and Castle (1.4 km), Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (11 km) and Turbinia (13 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 (8)

Arbeia Roman Fort Museum: Agnete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tynemouth Priory and Castle: Chris McKenna (user:Thryduulf), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, 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

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