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Watch House Museum

Watch House Museum is a museum in Tynemouth. 68 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Tynemouth Priory and Castle (300 m).

Where

In Tynemouth

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Museum in Tynemouth

Inside Tynemouth

Watch House Museum 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

Choosing a month

In Tynemouth the warm season is June to September, with 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

Watch House Museum

Museum in Tynemouth, England, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Tynemouth
Official site: tvlb.org/the-watch-house-museum

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

The map

The map puts Watch House Museum in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Staying near Watch House Museum

The biggest base of the 5 is South Shields (73,326 people). Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Tynemouth

60,611 people · 18 places to visit

2 · 800 m south of it

South Shields

73,326 people · 23 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km northwest of it

Whitley Bay

36,876 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km southwest of it

Jarrow

29,467 people · 19 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Watch House Museum is	People	Places to visit
Tynemouth	It’s in town	60,611	18
South Shields	800 m south of it	73,326	23
Whitley Bay	2.6 km northwest of it	36,876	16
Jarrow	4.1 km southwest of it	29,467	19
Wallsend	4.6 km west of it	45,351	42

Make a day of it

What else is near Watch House Museum

Choose from 68 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 cathedrals.

Castle · English HeritageTynemouth Priory and Castle300 m away 2

MuseumArbeia Roman Fort Museum1.4 km away 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey12 km away 4

MuseumTurbinia14 km away 5

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral13 km away 6

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle13 km away 7

Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock13 km away · 638K visitors a year 8

CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral14 km away

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

Watch House Museum: what to know

Where is Watch House Museum?

Watch House Museum is in Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Watch House Museum?

Museum in Tynemouth, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Watch House Museum?

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 Watch House Museum?

Within 15 km: Tynemouth Priory and Castle (300 m), Arbeia Roman Fort Museum (1.4 km), Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (12 km) and Turbinia (14 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)

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