[2] Weetslade Country Park, to the east of the village, is reclaimed from an extensive area of coal mining activity.

[3] In 2012 work commenced on the building of a new housing estate by Bellway homes, called Five Mile Park.

[5] To the south of the village is the 19th-century Sacred Heart RC Church, a Grade II listed building notable for its stained glass windows, which bear designs by Pre-Raphaelite artists Edward Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown and William Morris.

The village contains one pub (Previously The Travellers Rest, now Coach & Horses), two health centres, dentist, library, garage, supermarket, post office, an ambulance station and various local shops.

[13] The village is directly connected to the local waggonways network (former mineral railways) which provides opportunities for walking and cycling routes throughout North Tyneside.

The area includes the Grade II listed Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church.

National rail travel, via the East Coast Main Line, is available at Newcastle station.