Location
Alongside the River Tyne
Directions
- From Wylam walk along the Wylam Wagonway, signed for Newburn; Stephenson’s Cottage is 1/2 mile away.
- Re-trace your steps back to Wylam and remain on the footpath to Prudhoe, crossing Hagg Bank bridge (one of the first bowedarched bridges to be built anywhere in the world).
- Visit Prudhoe Castle and return to Wylam using the Tyne Valley railway line.
Highlights
- George Stephenson’s Cottage (National Trust)
- Historic bowed-arched railway bridge at Wylam
- Prudhoe’s Norman castle (English Heritage)
- Riverside walks
- World’s oldest working railway station at Wylam
Nearby attractions
- Cherryburn: Thomas Bewick Birthplace (National Trust)
- Corbridge market town
- Corbridge Roman Site (Corstopitum) (English Heritage)
- Dilston Physic Garden Ltd
- Fifiefofum Fine Art Gallery (Newton)
- Gibside (National Trust)
- Hadrian’s Wall at Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Hexham Abbey
- Hexham Old Gaol
- Ryton Willows
- Tyne Riverside Country Park
- Wylam Railway Station
Route image:
Route type:
Linear walk
Distance:
3 1/2 miles
Estimated walk time:
2 1/2 hours plus visiting time
Grade:
Easy
Suggested start/finish:
Wylam car park (Grid Ref: NZ 120 646)
Tourist information:
Tourist Information point at Prudhoe Waterworld Tel: 01661 833144
Public transport:
Hadrian’s Wall Country Line, Wylam and Prudhoe railway stations; 684 bus service, Newcastle- Throckley-Ovington/ Hexham
Ordnance Survey Map:
Explorer sheet 316 Newcastle upon Tyne
Places to eat and drink:
Wylam has plenty of cafés, restaurants and pubs, including a micro brewery
Other walks in this area:
Tyne Valley Train Trails linking Wylam with Prudhoe, Stocksfield, Riding Mill, Corbridge and Hexham railway stations, Derwent Walk (Consett). (Enquire at Tourist Information Centre)
