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.

Don't miss Gateshead's towns if visiting the area around Albany.

There are a several good shopping centres in the Albany area like Metrocentre, and Eldon Square.

Cities to visit near Albany include Newcastle.

Don't miss Newcastle International Airport's airports if visiting the area around Albany.

Albany History

There are some historic monuments around Albany:

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