Turbinia
Turbinia is a 1894 steam turbine powered boat. It is within Newcastle upon Tyne’s built-up area. Nearby, Newcastle Cathedral (900 m) heads a list of 73 within 15 km.
Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#177 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (22 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Newcastle upon Tyne
Turbinia is inside Newcastle upon Tyne’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.
Picking your season
For warmth, aim for June to September (17–20°C highs in Newcastle upon Tyne).
Turbinia
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 22 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 22 languages
- Town
- in Newcastle upon Tyne
- Official site
- discoverymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/turbinia
Its place on the map
Orange is Turbinia; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Newcastle upon Tyne’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Staying near Turbinia
The 8 towns are led in size by Newcastle upon Tyne, with 286,472 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Gateshead
Blaydon
Whickham
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Turbinia is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | It’s in town | 286,472 | 46 |
| Gateshead | 1 km southeast of it | 115,278 | 49 |
| Blaydon | 2.7 km west of it | 14,237 | 35 |
| Whickham | 3.2 km southwest of it | 15,680 | 33 |
| Longbenton | 4.8 km northeast of it | 26,882 | 35 |
| Sunniside | 6 km southwest of it | 3,422 | 9 |
| Hebburn | 7 km east of it | 21,341 | 24 |
| Springwell | 7.2 km southeast of it | 2,141 | 7 |
Also within reach
Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and a castle.
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral900 m away2
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral300 m away3
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle900 m away4
MuseumCentre for Life300 m away · 225K visitors a year5
Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock1.5 km away · 638K visitors a year6
MuseumDiscovery Museum100 m away7
Art galleryBALTIC Centre1.7 km away8
FortNewcastle town wall300 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Turbinia
Where is Turbinia?
Turbinia is in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Turbinia?
1894 steam turbine powered boat.
When is the best time to visit Turbinia?
June to September are the warmest months in Newcastle upon Tyne, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Turbinia?
Within 15 km: Newcastle Cathedral (900 m), St Mary's Cathedral (300 m), Newcastle upon Tyne Castle (900 m) and Centre for Life (300 m).
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)
- 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
- St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Discovery Museum: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- BALTIC Centre: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle town wall: User:Dbam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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