Albany is a Town in the county of Tyne and Wear.

Albany postcode: NE37 1RA

Retail in Albany

There are great places to visit near Albany including some great towns, shopping centres, cities and airports.

Towns to visit near Albany include Gateshead.

The area around Albany features a number of interesting shopping centres including Metrocentre, and Eldon Square.

Cities to visit near Albany include Newcastle.

There are a several good airports in the area around Albany like Newcastle International Airport.

Albany History

There are some historic monuments around Albany:

• St Mary's Well, Jesmond
• Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Plummer Tower and a 17th century bastion
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, two sections of Hadrian's Wall between Sharpe Road and The Avenue
• Seven Sisters round barrow, Copt Hill, Houghton-le-Spring
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, Wallsend Roman fort, Segedunum
• Newcastle Swing Bridge
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall under the forecourt of the Fosse public house
• Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm
• St Mary's Chapel, Jesmond
• Wardley moated site
• St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 1, three sections between Stotts Road and Vauxhall Road
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower
• Harbour House Chapel
• Village of Jarrow
• Holy Cross Church and graveyard, Wallsend
• Medieval fortified house, known as the Camera of Adam, Heaton
• Bowes Railway
• Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower
• Settlement SW of Harbour House Farm
• Colliery engine house at Washington F Pit, Albany
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall near the junction of Fossway and Shields Road
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditch
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street
• Hylton Castle: a medieval fortified house, chapel, 17th and 18th century country houses and associated gardens
• DUNSTON STAITHES
• Finchale Priory Benedictine cell: hermitage, monastic precinct and site of priory watermill
• The Friars, remains of Dominican friary
• Round barrow on Hasting Hill, 230m west of Hasting Hill Farm
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Byker section of Hadrian's Wall and presumed site of milecastle 3 at Shields Road West
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4, sections of wall between Crawhall Road and Jubilee Road
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Corner Tower
• Concangium Roman fort
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, section between Eastfield Avenue and Tumulus Avenue
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch
• Old Tyne Bridge (land arches)
• Chester New Bridge
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditch
• Coal mining remains in Mallygill Wood