Albany is a district in the north of Washington, Tyne & Wear. Albany is well known for the F Pit Museum and is close to The Galleries Shopping Centre. The 'F' Pit museum is a reminder of the number of mines and pits that used to domainate the area. The museum is open to the public and it houses an original engine that can be viewed in motion.
Albany is in a great location for Local schools having both Albany Village Primary school and Washington School and large open green areas such as Albany Park.