Moorfields View

Situated close to Gosforth and Newcastle, Killingworth enjoys excellent local amenities.

Thanks to its position close to both town and country, Moorfields View is within reach of many leisure, cultural and sporting attractions. Less than two miles away the Lakeside Centre organises a variety of fitness classes and sports lessons, with facilities including a swimming pool, gym, football and badminton courts. A short walk from the development, West Moor Community Centre on Benton Lane has outdoor football pitches, multi games areas and a children’s play area.

Lovers of the sport of kings will find Newcastle Racecourse – well-known for its national hunt and flat racing – less than 10 minutes’ drive away, while golf enthusiasts have the choice of no less than five golf courses within four miles of the development: Parklands, Northumberland, City of Newcastle, Gosforth and Backworth golf clubs. The latter is located at Backworth Hall, 10 minutes’ drive away, which also has a restaurant, cricket, archery, croquet and bowls clubs.

Newcastle city centre has a number of acclaimed cultural venues for drama, dance and music, including the Theatre Royal, City Hall, the Tyne Theatre & Opera House and the Utilita Arena. Gateshead quayside is home to the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts and Sage Gateshead, which hosts free and paid-for music events throughout the year. The Great North Museum: Hancock, The Discovery Museum and the Laing Art Gallery are all located in Newcastle, while the National Centre for Children’s Books – Seven Stories – can be found in the picturesque Ouseburn Valley, half a mile from Newcastle quayside and a vibrant cultural quarter in its own right, with art galleries, restaurants, traditional pubs, live music and even a city farm.

Away from town, more rural attractions include Northumberlandia country park and the Rising Sun Country Park, both around 10 minutes’ away by car. The beautiful Northumberland countryside provides many opportunities for outdoor pursuits, such as hiking, horse riding and cycling, while the coastal resorts of Tynemouth, Whitley Bay and Cullercoats are popular for sailing, surfing windsurfing and kayaking, as well as for their golden sands and traditional seaside attractions.

There are a number of high performing schools in and around Killingworth, which cater for all ages. Schools for younger children include Burradon Community Primary, Amberley Primary and Bailey Green Primary schools, while for older students, secondary schools include George Stephenson High School and Gosforth Academy.

Tyne Metropolitan College, 15 minutes’ drive away, provides a range of apprenticeships, further and higher education courses, as does Newcastle College, around 25 minutes’ drive from the development. Newcastle Sixth Form College offers an extensive A level programme and the city centre is also home to Newcastle University and Northumbria University.

Moorfields View is well served by public transport, with local bus services to Killingworth, Cramlington, Newcastle, North Shields and Blyth stopping close by. The nearest Metro station is Four Lane Ends, around five minutes’ drive away, with regular trains running to Newcastle, Whitley Bay, Gateshead and South Shields. Mainline rail services can be accessed from Newcastle Central Station, with frequent trains to major towns and cities across the UK, including Edinburgh, Glasgow, York, Doncaster and London.

Major roads easily reached from the development include the A189 for Newcastle, Cramlington and Ashington; the A19 for Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Stockton and York; the A1058 Coast Road for Tynemouth and the A1 for Morpeth, Alnwick, Berwick and Edinburgh to the north, and Gateshead, Durham, Doncaster and London to the south.

For domestic and international flights, Newcastle Airport is 15 minutes away by car via the A1 and the A696.

The Killingworth Centre is less than 10 minutes’ drive from the development, while Silverlink Shopping Park – which has a multi-screen cinema and several popular restaurants, as well as well-known stores – can be reached in around 10 minutes by car. Newcastle city centre is known for the quality of its retail, with celebrated department stores, chain stores and independents attracting local shoppers and visitors from across the region to the main commercial areas of Eldon Square, Northumberland Street and Grainger Town. Across the River Tyne in Gateshead, the Metrocentre is one of the largest shopping destinations in the country, with more than 200 stores, a cinema and numerous restaurants and cafés to entice shoppers.