Museums · North East England
Washington Galleries bus station
Washington Galleries bus station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Dianne Snowdon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Washington Galleries bus 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.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Washington Galleries Bus Station is located in the town of Washington in Tyne and Wear. The bus station was constructed in the early 1970s, to serve the adjacent Galleries Shopping Centre, which opened in 1974.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The bus station first opened in 1972, with the first service (169) linking New Washington with the newly-opened Woolco. The original bus station was demolished and re-built in the late 2000s, as part of a £2.5 million refurbishment project. The new facility opened in October 2008.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9001, -1.5327
- District
- Sunderland
- Parish
- Sunderland, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE38 7RR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Established
- 2008
Sources
- wikidata: Q7971868 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Washington Galleries bus station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
📷 4Museums · North East England
Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington
Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · Scottish Lowlands
War memorial c40m to the west of the Church of Our Blessed Lady Immaculate, Washington
War memorial c40m to the west of the Church of Our Blessed Lady Immaculate, Washington — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
📷 5Museums · Scottish Lowlands
Washington, Tyne and Wear
Washington, Tyne and Wear — a museum in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
📷 4Museums · North East England
Oxclose
Oxclose in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Other places · North East England
Oxclose Community Academy
Oxclose Community Academy in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · Scottish Lowlands
Washington and Barmston War Memorial
Washington and Barmston War Memorial — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
More museums in this region
📷 3Museums · North East England
Kirkleatham Museum
Kirkleatham Museum — museum in the Tees Valley, United Kingdom.
📷 3Museums · North East England
Staithes Museum
Staithes Museum — museum in Staithes, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
📷 3Museums · North East England
The Rum Story
The Rum Story — museum in Whitehaven, England.
📷 4Museums · North East England
Former Chapel School
Former Chapel School in England North East, United Kingdom.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Washington Galleries bus station?
- Washington Galleries bus station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE38 7RR), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.
- When was Washington Galleries bus station built?
- Built or established in 2008.
- Who owns Washington Galleries bus station?
- Washington Galleries bus station is owned by Tyne and Wear PTE.
- How do I get to Washington Galleries bus station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE38 7RR. It sits within the Washington and Gateshead South parliamentary constituency.