Forest Hall is a village east of Benton in North Tyneside in the north of England. Forest Hall, called after a long gone palatial residence, is a north eastern suburb of Newcastle, adjacent to but fiercely separate from Killingworth. Until the mid 1960s it was a sleepy village with a railway station on the main line to Edinburgh.FacilitiesThere are pubs, social clubs such as Forest Hall Ex-Servicemens institute. Theres a shopping centre with a variety of shops, take away food outlets, restaurants, two supermarkets and a Health Centre. Forest Hall has frequent buses through the village centre; Newcastle upon Tyne City centre is approximately 15–20 minutes travel by bus. Benton Metro station is about a half mile from the centre of Forest Hall.The East Coast Main Line runs through Forest Hall. The old Forest Hall station was closed down in 1958 and subsequently demolished in 1964. A public house, "The Flying Scotsman," was opened on the site of the old railway station in May 1969, named after the Flying Scotsman rail service that uses the route.At the heart of Forest Hall lies the well frequented Springfield Park which benefits from open spaces, a large play area as well as a Bowling Green and Forest Hall Community Tennis Club.Schools''Not to be confused with Forest Hall School in Essex, England Primary schools in the area include Forest Hall Primary School, Ivy Road Primary School, and St Mary's RC Primary School.