Visit Low Westwood Places

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

  

Low Westwood Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Low Westwood

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Low Westwood geography / climate

Although situated in County Durham, Low Westwood has a Newcastle-upon-Tyne postcode (NE17) The River Derwent flows at the bottom of the valley, and separates the nearby villages of Blackhall Mill and Chopwell. The village of Ebchester is built on the site of the Roman fort of Vindomora.

You can visit Low Westwood places with Walkfo Low Westwood to hear history at Low Westwood’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Low Westwood has 18 places to visit in our interactive Low Westwood 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 Low Westwood, 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 Low Westwood places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Low Westwood & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 18 audio facts unique to Low Westwood places in an interactive Low Westwood map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Low Westwood Places Map
18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Low Westwood places to visit

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

Shotley Bridge Hospital Shotley Bridge Hospital is a healthcare facility in shotley Bridge, County Durham, England. It is managed by the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Ebchester Ebchester is situated to the north of Consett and to the south east of Whittonstall. The village sits at the intersection of the A694 and the B6309, which connects the A696 north of Belsay.

Currock Hill Currock Hill is a hill in Tyne and Wear, England, which at 259 m (850 ft) is the highest point in the county, and in the metropolitan borough of Gateshead. The name ‘currock’ comes from the Celtic word for a cairn or a stack of stones.

Chopwell Colliery Chopwell Colliery was a coal mine situated at Chopwell, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. The pit was first sunk in 1781, and was closed on 25 November 1966. The colliery’s highest employment numbers were in 1921, when 2,185 people worked there.

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