Wylam
Wylam is a village and civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England.
It is located about 10 miles (16 km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Getting to Wylam
Prudhoe is 11 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne on A685: leave A1(M) at jcn 73. Trains from Newcastle run every 30 min (and may start from Morpeth), taking 20 min via Metro Centre and continuing to Hexham, Haltwhistle (for Hadrian's Wall) and Carlisle.
- 01Wylam Station
There is step-free access to both platforms.
Worth seeing
- 01Prudhoe Castle
11th century castle that withstood Scots sieges.
- 02George Stephenson's Birthplace
Riverside Walk, Wylam (half mile walk from carpark in Wylam).
- 03Cherryburn
Born here, Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) was a wood engraver and naturalist, best known for his History of British Birds.
Things to do
Golf:
- 01Prudhoe GC
18-hole course, white tees 5839 yards, par 70.
Where to eat
Prudhoe has Prudhoe Flame, Balls (below), Burger & Spice, Dhillons Fish Inn, Gloria's, Lotus House and Aramee. Balls of Prudhoe, 40 Front Street NE42 5DQ,. Mon-Sat 10AM-9:30PM. Sit down and takeaway fish and chips, jacket potatoes and salads. Wylam has The Black Bull (below), Bistro en Glaze (see Sleep), and The Wood Oven. The Black Bull, Main Road, Wylam NE41 8AB (50 yards east of Ship Inn),.
Getting around Wylam the local way
- 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. Last edited 2026-07.
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