Washington (England) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in the City of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England
About Washington (England)
Washington was just one of a series of small mining villages hereabouts: the coal lay deep but had profitable seams and associated industry up to the mid'20th century. Then these declined, but in 1964 Washington was designated as a "New Town". It was laid out in some 15 tracts, some around existing villages and others greenfield, and the grand concept was that each would have its own employment and amenities. The reality is that this created a sprawl of samey burbs with no real centre to the place except Galleries Shopping Centre. It could have dwindled into a dormitory town for Newcastle, but was boosted with the arrival of Nissan in 1984. British car manufacture suffered from strikes, uncompetitive pricing and unreliability, and the Japanese brand Datsun seized the budget and midprice UK
Top Attractions in Washington (England)
Explore the best things to see and do in Washington (England):
- ★Arts Centre Washington
- ★Hollywood Bowl
- ★Washington "F" Pit Museum
- ★Washington Old Hall
- ★WWT Washington
Where to Eat in Washington (England)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Casa San Lorenzo
- 🍴Fiume
- 🍴The Sir William de Wessyngton
Where to Stay in Washington (England)
- 🏨Bowes Incline
- 🏨Campanile
- 🏨Holiday Inn Washington
- 🏨Mercure
- 🏨Premier Inn
- 🏨Travelodge
Washington (England) Travel Guide Sections
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