Weetslade
Ward in North Tyneside, England
| Coordinates: | 55.052, -1.614 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 24 73 |
| Dialling code: | 019467 (Gosforth) |
Weetslade is a ward in North Tyneside, lying to the west of the borough close to the border with Newcastle. It combines suburban housing, pockets of industrial and commercial land and notable green space such as Weetslade Country Park, a reclaimed former mining and landfill site now valued for walking, wildlife and views. The area sits within easy commuting distance of the wider Tyne and Wear conurbation and lies near major employment hubs including Cobalt Business Park.
The neighbourhood’s character reflects Northumberland's industrial past, with coal working and later landfill leaving a landscape that has been softened by regeneration and community projects. Local schools, sports clubs and small shops serve a broadly mixed, family‑oriented population, and the ward combines the everyday concerns of suburban commuters with those of nearby industrial and retail economies rather than being a tourist focus.
Postcode districts covering Weetslade
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 3.8 miles
- Sunderland 13.2 miles
- South Shields 9.1 miles
- Gateshead 7.6 miles
- Washington 11.2 miles
- Durham 18.8 miles
- Wallsend 5 miles
- Newburn 6.8 miles
- Whitley Bay 6 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 15.5 miles
- Blyth 6 miles
- Peterlee 22.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wideopen Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Seaton Burn Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Brunswick Parish 1.1 miles
- Hazlerigg Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Dudley Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Camperdown Ward 1.5 miles
- Killingworth Built-up area 1.6 miles
- North Gosforth Parish 1.6 miles
- Parklands Ward 1.8 miles
- Cramlington South East Ward 1.9 miles
- Cramlington Village Ward 2.1 miles
- Cramlington Built-up area 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Weetslade
NE13 6LW, NE13 6PL, NE13 7BH, NE23 7LX, NE13 6AT, NE23 7JA, NE13 6QE, NE23 7QH, NE23 7UB … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 3.2 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 38.2 miles
- Cramlington Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Newcastle Airport Metro 4 miles
- Haymarket bus station 5.2 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 5.2 miles
Hotels near Weetslade Ad
- Holiday Inn Newcastle Gosforth Park 4 1.5 miles
- Great North Hotel 4 2.3 miles
- Jesmond Dene House 4 3.7 miles
- Staybridge Suites Newcastle 4 5.5 miles
- The Snowy Owl by Innkeeper's Collection 4 2.4 miles
- Innside by Meliá Newcastle 4 5.8 miles
- Novotel Newcastle Airport 4 3.7 miles
- Osborne Hotel 4.4 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Newcastle International Airport 4 4 miles
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Newcastle 4 5.6 miles
Schools in Weetslade
- Greenfields Community Primary School Primary
- Hazlewood Community Primary School Primary
- North Gosforth Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Newcastle Racecourse Recreation 1.4 miles
- Blagdon Hall Estate 3 miles
- Woolsington Hall Estate 3.6 miles
- Hancock Museum Museum 4.9 miles
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 5.2 miles
- St James' Park Stadium 5.3 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 5.3 miles
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 5.3 miles
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 5.5 miles
- Segedunum museum Museum 5.5 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 5.5 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 5.7 miles