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Wallsend
Town in North Tyneside, England

Wallsend

Wallsend is a town in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall.

Plan a trip to Wallsend→From Leeds, West Yorkshire

It has a population of 43,842 and lies four miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Get in

Getting to Wallsend

For inter-city travel by air, rail or bus see Newcastle upon Tyne. Change in the city centre for the Tyne and Wear Metro or bus out to Wallsend, details below. Some local buses run to Wallsend bypassing the city centre, of which some are operated by Go Northeast.

See

Worth seeing

The redundant cranes of Swan Hunter shipyard etch the skyline. The town is modern but has several old churches; St Peter's has fine stained-glass windows.

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    Segedunum Roman Fort

    Segedunum means "victory fort" or "strong fort" and was the start of Hadrian's Wall, built from 122 AD westwards towards the Solway Firth.

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    Stephenson Railway Museum: see Tynemouth
Do

Things to do

Hadrian Leisure Centre is on St Peter's Rd a mile east of town centre. It has a pool, gym, climbing wall and fitness classes. Golf: Centurion Park GC is a mile northwest. White tees are 6031 yards, par 70, visitor round £20. Rising Sun Country Park is three miles north, behind ASDA on Whitley Road. There's a Visitors Centre and expanses of countryside, with bird hides round Swallow Pond.

Eat

Where to eat

There's a slew along High Street. West side are Modern Tandoori (see below), Lebanese Cuisine, Honey House Chinese, Gills Fish and Chips, Anson and the fast food chains. Modern Tandoori, 174 High Street West NE28 8HZ,. Daily 6-11PM. Friendly reliable Indian restaurant. On East High St are Hong Kong Chop Suey House, Wonderful Chinese and Phoenix Cottage.

How locals move

Getting around Wallsend the local way

  • Get inPort of Tyne, east of city centre, has overnight DFDS ferries from IJmuiden near Amsterdam.
  • Get aroundThe Transport North East Day Ticket covers bus, Metro, rail and ferry services within Tyne and Wear for £6.00 per day, or £6.80 including County Durham and Northumberland.
  • Get aroundA ride from city centre to the airport in 2022 is around £15, and to the ferry terminal is £18.

From Wikivoyage: Newcastle upon Tyne, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Municipal Archives of Trondheim from Trondheim, Norway (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.