Visit Bedlington Places

Welcome to Visit Bedlington Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Bedlington

  

Bedlington Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bedlington

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Bedlington history

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The place-name “Bedlington” is first attested circa 1050 in a biography of Saint Cuthbert, where it appears as “Bedlingtun” The name means “the town of Bedla’s people” Bedlington and the hamlets belonging to it were bought by Cutheard, Bishop of Durham, between 900 and 915. Bedlington became an industrial town with an iron works and several coal mines, however subsequent closure of these industries in the latter half of the 20th century caused the town to undergo many changes.

You can visit Bedlington places with Walkfo Bedlington to hear history at Bedlington’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bedlington has 17 places to visit in our interactive Bedlington map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Bedlington, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Bedlington places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bedlington & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 17 audio facts unique to Bedlington places in an interactive Bedlington map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Bedlington Places Map
17 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Bedlington historic spots	Bedlington tourist destinations	Bedlington plaques	Bedlington geographic features
Walkfo Bedlington tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Bedlington

  

Best Bedlington places to visit

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Bedlington has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Bedlington’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Bedlington’s information audio spots:

Stakeford Stakeford is a large village in south east Northumberland, England, about 17 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne. It lies south of the River Wansbeck from Ashington, the nearest town. The village takes its name from the former river crossing to the north of the village, this was a crossing through the mudflats which was marked with stakes to give an idea of the water depth.

Cambois Rowing Club Cambois Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Wansbeck in Northumberland. The club is affiliated to British Rowing.

Northumberland Coalfield Northumberland Coalfield extends from Shilbottle in the north to the boundary with County Durham along the River Tyne in the south.

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