Mines & mining heritage · North East England
Brierdene
In or near Monkseaton.
Brierdene in England North East, United Kingdom.
Geoff Holland — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Monkseaton · 2.0 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Brierdene, the nearest railway station is Monkseaton, located 2 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is NE26 4AE. Entry information is not provided, so please check ahead for details on accessibility.
About
Brierdene is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tynemouth to Seaton Sluice SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Brierdene or Brier Dene is a small valley through which the Brierdene Burn flows down to its mouth at Whitley Bay. The valley was partly occupied by a coal mine in the past of which very little is now visible. Part of the valley is now the Brierdene Community Green Space and the Brierdene Wildlife Site. The site is now home to more than 1000 identified organisms and includes an ecologically diverse meadow and is a designated Site of Nature Conservation Importance. Much of work of transforming the valley into a wildlife refuge was undertaken by a voluntary group - the Friends of Brierdene. This work earned them a Queens Award for Voluntary Service. The name Brierdene was also used for a railway station built in 1914 but which was never brought into use. In April 2016 a new housing development at Backworth was started and adopted the name of Brierdene.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.0590, -1.4700
- District
- North Tyneside
- Parish
- North Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE26 4AE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tynemouth
- Nearest railway station
- Monkseaton — 2 km
Sources
Other places nearby
Brierdene railway station
Heritage railway stations · 0.5 km
Whitley Lodge
Historic churches · 0.8 km
Chapel And Crematorium At Whitley Bay Cemetery
Chapels · 0.8 km
Valley Gardens Middle School
Gardens · 1.3 km
Links Art Gallery
Galleries · 1.4 km
Tugboat wreck
Museums · 1.4 km
Wellfield
Historic houses · 1.5 km
George VI coronation drinking fountain
Memorials & monuments · 1.5 km
Bridge Over Seaton Burn On Track To Hartley West Farm
Historic bridges · 1.5 km
Old Hartley Standing Stone
Stone circles · 1.6 km
Whitley Sands
Beaches · 1.6 km
Playhouse, Whitley Bay
Open-air theatres · 1.9 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brierdene?
- Brierdene is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE26 4AE), in the parish of North Tyneside, unparished area.
- What is Brierdene?
- Brierdene in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Brierdene?
- The nearest railway station is Monkseaton, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE26 4AE.
- Is Brierdene a protected site?
- Yes — Brierdene is part of the Tynemouth to Seaton Sluice SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Brierdene?
- The nearest railway station is Monkseaton, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE26 4AE.