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Pelaw, Gateshead — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Pelaw is a district of Gateshead where the North East Bus Museum keeps company with the Church of St Mary and Christ Church.
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Where to stay in Pelaw
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Pelaw books few rooms of its own. Most visitors take a bed in Gateshead, or over in Newcastle upon Tyne, and come out to Pelaw for the North East Bus Museum or for a quiet street within short reach of both. Durham and Sunderland sit much further off.
The Church of St Mary marks the older end of any walk here.
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Pelaw's streets stay residential around the North East Bus Museum, with Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne both a short run away. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in Pelawthe Church of St Mary end of PelawChurch of St Mary side
Christ Church and the Church of St Mary hold the older buildings on this side of Pelaw, and the monument standing fifteen metres from St Mary joins them. Rooms are few around here — worth securing early.Find hotels in Church of St Mary sideHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Gateshead
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Museums & Galleries
1- North East Bus Museum
Churches & Religious Sites
3- Church of St Mary Heritage
- Christ Church Heritage
- Saint Andrew's Church
Castles & Historic Sites
1- Monument 15 Metres West Of Church Of St Mary Heritage
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About Pelaw
What are the main landmarks in Pelaw?
Four churches and one museum make the list. The Church of St Mary, Saint Andrew's Church, St. Antony of Egypt Church and Christ Church stand across Pelaw's streets, and the monument set fifteen metres from the Church of St Mary belongs with that group. The North East Bus Museum holds vehicles instead, the only entry on the district's list that is not a church.
Buses, not pews.
What is the history of Pelaw?
Pelaw shares its ward with Heworth. Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council counts the two together, which is how the district turns up in the public record rather than under a name of its own. Churches carry the older layer.
The Church of St Mary, Christ Church, Saint Andrew's Church and St. Antony of Egypt Church were built for congregations here, and the monument standing fifteen metres from St Mary belongs to the same period of building. The North East Bus Museum is the newest keeper of what the district has held onto.
Where is Pelaw?
Newcastle upon Tyne lies a few miles from Pelaw, with Sunderland and Durham a good deal further off, and Gateshead's housing runs right up to Saint Andrew's Church.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Pelaw?
Pelaw: a quiet base beside the North East Bus Museum. Church of St Mary side: the Church of St Mary end of Pelaw.
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Updated October 2026