Lynemouth, United Kingdom
Lynemouth is a town of 1,873 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Lynemouth
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 7 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Woodhorn Museum and Cresswell Pele Tower.
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About Lynemouth
Lynemouth is a village in Northumberland, England, 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Ashington, close to the village of Ellington to the north west. It was built close to coal mines, including Lynemouth Colliery.
From the Wikipedia article Lynemouth (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Woodhorn Museum
Museum · 1.8 mi
Museum, archive and county record office for Northumberland
Lynemouth
Monument and historic site · 0.6 mi
Last remaining operational deep coal mine in the North East region. Closed January 26, 2005. Last deep mine in the UK to extract coal...
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes7
Riverside English & Chineese Meals
Fast food · Chinese
4 West Market Street, Morpeth
Where to stay1
Notable people from Lynemouth
- John FarringtonEnglish professional footballer (born 1947)
- Stuart ChapmanBritish footballer (born 1951)
- Malcolm MusgroveEnglish footballer (1933–2007)
Born in Lynemouth, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Churches and places of worship3
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare1
Map of Lynemouth
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Getting there and nearby towns
Newcastle International Airport (NCL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 miles away.
- Ashington 3 mi south, about 4 min by car
- East Chevington 5 mi north, about 8 min by car
- Blyth 6 mi south, about 10 min by car
- Bedlington 6 mi south, about 10 min by car
- Morpeth 7 mi southwest, about 11 min by car
- Cramlington 9 mi south, about 14 min by car
- Warkworth 10 mi north, about 16 min by car
- Whitley Bay 13 mi south, about 20 min by car
- Tynemouth 14 mi south, about 23 min by car
- North Shields 14 mi south, about 23 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Cresswell Tower, Hadrianus1959, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, floatingboater, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, floatingboater, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, floatingboater, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, floatingboater, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, floatingboater, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, floatingboater, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, floatingboater, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, floatingboater, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, floatingboater, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, floatingboater, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, floatingboater, CC BY-SA 4.0
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