Other places · North East England
Whinfield Power Station
In or near Rowlands Gill.
Whinfield Power Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
brian clark — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- East Tanfield · 5.3 km
- Free entry
About
Whinfield Power Station 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.
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Official information
Whinfield Power Station features historical beehive coke ovens that were built in 1861 and were the last of their kind to operate in Britain until 1958. Visitors can explore the site and the surrounding Strother Hills woodland, which offers footpath access to Chopwell Wood.
From the Wikipedia article
Whinfield coke works was a large industrial complex located near Rowlands Gill in Tyne and Wear, North East England. The complex comprised a coking plant, alloy factory and power station. Waste heat from the plant provided heat for a power station. This was later converted to generate electricity by burning coke.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.9177, -1.7647
- District
- Gateshead
- Parish
- Gateshead, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE39 1EN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Phone
- 01207 524898
- Nearest railway station
- East Tanfield — 5.3 km
- Opening
- Daylight hours, seven days a week.
- Official site
- landofoakandiron.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7993671 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Whinfield coke works (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whinfield Power Station?
- Whinfield Power Station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE39 1EN), in the parish of Gateshead, unparished area.
- What is Whinfield Power Station?
- Whinfield Power Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Whinfield Power Station?
- The nearest railway station is East Tanfield, about 5.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE39 1EN.
- How do I get to Whinfield Power Station?
- The nearest railway station is East Tanfield, about 5.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE39 1EN.