Chopwell is a former colliery village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, in Tyne and Wear (historically part of County Durham), set a short drive south‑west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It sits beside extensive woodland - notably Chopwell Wood - and is popular with walkers and mountain bikers for its trails and green space, giving the village a semi‑rural feel despite good links to the Tyneside conurbation.
Historically dominated by coal mining through the 19th and 20th centuries, Chopwell retains a strong working‑class identity and was nicknamed "Little Moscow" because of notable support for left‑wing politics among miners. Since the pits closed the local economy has shifted towards commuting, small businesses and leisure, while community groups and a visible mining heritage continue to shape village life.
Postcode districts covering Chopwell
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 9.2 miles
- Sunderland 15.9 miles
- South Shields 16.4 miles
- Gateshead 9.2 miles
- Washington 12.1 miles
- Durham 13.7 miles
- Wallsend 13.1 miles
- Newburn 5.5 miles
- Whitley Bay 16.6 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 14.6 miles
- Blyth 18.2 miles
- Peterlee 21.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Low Westwood Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Chopwell and Rowlands Gill Ward 1.1 miles
- Hedley Parish 1.6 miles
- High Spen Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Hamsterley Mill Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Ebchester Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Medomsley Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Rowlands Gill Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Winlaton and High Spen Ward 2.8 miles
- Prudhoe South Ward 2.8 miles
- Leadgate and Medomsley Ward 3 miles
- Burnopfield and Dipton Ward 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Chopwell
NE17 7HD, NE17 7EJ, NE17 7BQ, NE17 7DL, NE17 7JJ, NE17 7JG, NE17 7JX, NE17 7QF, NE17 7EN … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 9.7 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 32.1 miles
- Prudhoe Railway Station 3.9 miles
- Wylam Railway Station 4 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 9 miles
- Haymarket bus station 9 miles
Hotels near Chopwell Ad
- The Nest at the Woodmans Arms 5 5 miles
- Michelangelos 5.1 miles
- Beamish Hall Country House Hotel, Bw Premier Collection 4 6.1 miles
- Derwent Manor Boutique Hotel 4 5.2 miles
- Beamish Park Hotel 3 5.6 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Newcastle Gateshead 4 6.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Newcastle Gateshead 3 6.2 miles
- Staybridge Suites Newcastle 4 9.4 miles
- Innside by Meliá Newcastle 4 8.8 miles
- Riding Farm Cottages 4 7.5 miles
Schools in Chopwell
- Chopwell Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ravensworth Estate 7.1 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 7.2 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 8.4 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 8.5 miles
- Woolsington Hall Estate 8.7 miles
- St James' Park Stadium 8.7 miles
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 8.9 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 9.1 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 9.1 miles
- Hancock Museum Museum 9.2 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 9.4 miles
- Corbridge Roman Fort Archaeological site 9.4 miles