Blaydon is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, in Tyne and Wear, sitting on the north bank of the River Tyne a few miles west of Newcastle. It grew up in the 19th century around coal mining, glass and engineering works and the railways, and those industrial roots still shape the town’s character even as it has become more suburban with local shops and housing.
The place is best known culturally for the ballad “Blaydon Races”, a Geordie anthem that gives the town a strong sense of local identity and is celebrated in community events; today Blaydon combines light industry, commuter links by road and rail into Newcastle and Gateshead, active sports clubs and a Tyne-side heritage that many residents take pride in.
Postcode districts covering Blaydon
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 3.8 miles
- Sunderland 12.1 miles
- South Shields 11.3 miles
- Gateshead 4.6 miles
- Washington 8.5 miles
- Durham 13.4 miles
- Wallsend 7.7 miles
- Newburn 2.2 miles
- Whitley Bay 11.2 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 12.2 miles
- Blyth 13.3 miles
- Peterlee 19.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Whickham North Ward 1.1 miles
- Whickham Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Benwell & Scotswood Ward 1.4 miles
- Lemington Ward 1.6 miles
- Dunston Hill and Whickham East Ward 2 miles
- Ryton, Crookhill and Stella Ward 2.1 miles
- West Fenham Ward 2.1 miles
- Newburn Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Dunston and Teams Ward 2.2 miles
- Ryton Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Whickham South and Sunniside Ward 2.4 miles
- Elswick Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Blaydon
NE21 6HB, NE21 6PF, NE21 4BB, NE21 6NJ, NE21 6NB, NE21 5SR, NE21 6BL, NE21 6QH, NE21 6BZ … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 5.4 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 32.9 miles
- Blaydon Railway Station 0.6 miles
- MetroCentre Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 3.6 miles
- Haymarket bus station 3.7 miles
Hotels in Blaydon Ad
- Michelangelos
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Newcastle Gateshead 4
- Holiday Inn Express Newcastle Gateshead 3
Schools in Blaydon
- Blaydon West Primary School Primary
- Parkhead Community Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon Primary
- St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon Secondary
- West Lane Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Discovery Museum Museum 3.2 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 3.3 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 3.3 miles
- St James' Park Stadium 3.4 miles
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 3.6 miles
- Hancock Museum Museum 3.8 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 3.8 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 3.8 miles
- Woolsington Hall Estate 4.1 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 4.2 miles
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 4.3 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 4.9 miles