Visit Coanwood Places

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

  

Coanwood Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Coanwood

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Coanwood history

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Sir Simon Musgrave was recorded in 1568 as possessed of East and West Coingwood, which he and his wife Julian conveyed in 1575 to Richard Lowther. In 1633 Albany Featherstonhaugh was Lord of the Manor, and in 1656 sells the manor to Nicholas Byreley of Whitehall, Durham. Byerley, and Thos Selby of Winlaton, in 1657 conveyed the manors to Thomas Wallis, of Ash Holme, but byreley remained Court Baron. The turn of the Century was a much quieter time in Coanwood with several properties going into disrepair for the first time.

Coanwood geography / climate

Coanwood has coal reserves and has in the past been a coal mining area. From the 1860s to 1930 coal was worked in the area.

You can visit Coanwood places with Walkfo Coanwood to hear history at Coanwood’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Coanwood has 8 places to visit in our interactive Coanwood 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 Coanwood, 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 Coanwood places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Coanwood & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 8 audio facts unique to Coanwood places in an interactive Coanwood map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Coanwood Places Map
8 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Coanwood places to visit

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

Featherstone Castle Featherstone Castle, a Grade I listed building, is a large Gothic style country mansion situated on the bank of the River South Tyne in Northumberland.

Burnfoot River Shingle and Wydon Nabb Burnfoot River Shingle and Wydon Nabb is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Northumberland, North East England. It is a calaminarian grassland on the River South Tyne where the local flora is influenced by high levels of naturally occurring heavy metals.

Coanwood Friends Meeting House Coanwood Friends Meeting House is a redundant Quaker meeting house under the care of the Historic Chapels Trust. It stands in an isolated valley south of Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

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Visit Coanwood plaques