Newburn
Newburn, also known as Newburn-upon-Tyne, is a village and district of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England.
Newburn, also known as Newburn-upon-Tyne, is a village and district of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England. Situated on the North bank of the River Tyne, it is built rising up the valley from the river. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) from the city centre, 14 miles (23 km) east of Hexham and 13 miles (21 km) south south west of Morpeth. In the 2001 census, the population was given as 9,301, increasing to 9,536 at the 2011 Census. Newburn is in the Newcastle upon Tyne district of Tyne and Wear and is part of the parliamentary constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne North.
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Worth seeing in and around Newburn
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Blaydon Bridge
Blaydon Bridge is one of the main bridges crossing the River Tyne in North East England linking Scotswood in Newcastle upon Tyne and Blaydon in Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. The bridge was designed by Bullen and Partners and built by Edmund Nuttall Ltd between 1987 and 1990.
3.2 km · bridge in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 02Church of Holy Cross, Ryton
Holy Cross Church is a Church of England parish church in Ryton, Tyne and Wear. The church is a Grade I listed building.
1.6 km · Grade I listed church in Ryton, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Newburn Bridge
Newburn Bridge is a road bridge crossing the River Tyne at Newburn in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It links Newburn, Walbottle and Throckley on the north side of the river with Ryton, Stella and Blaydon on the south side.
300 m · bridge in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04Scotswood Railway Bridge
Scotswood Railway Bridge is a pipeline bridge and former railway bridge crossing the River Tyne in North East England. It previously carried the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway between Scotswood and Blaydon stations.
3.5 km · bridge in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05St Paul's Church
St Paul's Church is a 19th-century church in Winlaton, Tyne and Wear, England, dedicated to St Paul. It is a Grade II listed building.
3.6 km · church in Winlaton, England · Wikipedia - 06George Stephenson's Birthplace
George Stephenson's Birthplace is the 18th-century stone cottage home of rail pioneer George Stephenson. Located along the north bank of the River Tyne in the village of Wylam, Northumberland, the cottage is owned by the National Trust and until recently it was open to the public as a historic house museum.
4 km · historic house museum in Wylam, Northumberland, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Newburn
- Airports
- Newcastle (NCL), 7 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 124 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 149 km
- Stations
- Blaydon railway station, 2.7 km
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Newburn133 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · £15–21
- Ingliston, Edinburgh → Newburn147 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · £16–21
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Newburn171 km · quickest by road, 3h 37m · £21–29
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Newburn
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Newburn. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThe Shields Ferry crosses the mouth of the Tyne between South Shields and North Shields every 30 mins, a seven-minute ride.
- Get aroundFoot passengers and bikes only; both ferry piers are served by the Metro.
- Get aroundThe Tees Transporter Bridge is a weird contraption: it's a gondola slung beneath a slender metal bridge that carries vehicles and others across the river between Middlesbrough (south bank) and Port Clarence, Stockton (north bank).
From Wikivoyage: North East England, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-07.
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If you know how people move in Newburn – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Newburn
Newburn is 8 km from Newcastle upon Tyne, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Heddon-on-the-Wallvillage in Northumberland, England, UK3.3 km
- Blaydontown in Tyneside, England, UK2.7 km
- Rytontown in Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom1.7 km
- Walbottlevillage in Tyne and Wear, England, UK1.5 km
- Throckleyvillage in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK1.6 km
- Winlatonvillage in Tyne and Wear, England, UK3.4 km