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Segedunum

Segedunum is a museum in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear. Nearby, Turbinia (6.3 km) heads a list of 79 within 15 km.

Where

In Wallsend

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Museum in Wallsend

Inside Wallsend

Segedunum is inside Wallsend’s built-up area, with 13 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

A month-by-month guide

Afternoons in Wallsend peak at 17–20°C, June to September.

Jan7° / 2°47 mm

Feb8° / 2°44 mm

Mar10° / 3°40 mm

Apr12° / 5°50 mm

May15° / 7°43 mm

Jun18° / 10°64 mm

Jul20° / 12°59 mm

Aug20° / 12°69 mm

Sep17° / 10°57 mm

Oct14° / 7°64 mm

Nov10° / 4°74 mm

Dec7° / 2°57 mm

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

About

Segedunum

Museum in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England, UK.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Wallsend
Official site: segedunumromanfort.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Around Segedunum, mapped

Orange shows Segedunum; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

The towns around Segedunum

The 8 towns are led in size by Newcastle upon Tyne, with 286,472 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Wallsend

45,351 people · 42 places to visit

2 · 500 m west of it

Newcastle upon Tyne

286,472 people · 46 places to visit

3 · 600 m southeast of it

Hebburn

21,341 people · 24 places to visit

4 · 1.8 km southeast of it

Jarrow

29,467 people · 19 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Segedunum is	People	Places to visit
Wallsend	It’s in town	45,351	42
Newcastle upon Tyne	500 m west of it	286,472	46
Hebburn	600 m southeast of it	21,341	24
Jarrow	1.8 km southeast of it	29,467	19
Longbenton	2.9 km northwest of it	26,882	35
Gateshead	2.9 km southwest of it	115,278	49
Tynemouth	3 km northeast of it	60,611	18
Killingworth	4.6 km north of it	12,180	7

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

3 museums, 2 cathedrals and a castle are among the 79 within 15 km.

MuseumTurbinia6.3 km away 2

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral5.5 km away 3

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle5.5 km away 4

Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock5.3 km away · 638K visitors a year 5

MuseumArbeia Roman Fort Museum6.6 km away 6

CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral6.1 km away 7

Art galleryBALTIC Centre4.8 km away 8

Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey13 km away

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

What people ask about Segedunum

Where is Segedunum?

Segedunum is in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Segedunum?

Museum in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Segedunum?

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

What else is there to see near Segedunum?

Within 15 km: Turbinia (6.3 km), Newcastle Cathedral (5.5 km), Newcastle upon Tyne Castle (5.5 km) and Great North Museum: Hancock (5.3 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)

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
Arbeia Roman Fort Museum: Agnete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
BALTIC Centre: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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