Prudhoe

Prudhoe is a town with a population of 11,500. Coal mining used to be a major industry in the area, but now many residents commute to Tyne and Wear.
Wylam has a population of 1,900. Wylam used to be an industrial village with coal mines and ironworks. The railway pioneer George Stephenson, who built the world's first steam railway, was born here. Other engineering pioneers from Wylam include Charles Parsons, the inventor of the steam turbine and the railway engineers Timothy Hackworth and William Hedley.

Prudhoe is 11 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne south of the A69 on the B6395 east of Corbridge.

By train

Prudhoe and Wylam are separate stations on the scenic Tyne Valley line between Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle. Trains from Newcastle run about twice per hour, taking twenty minutes.

By bus

The 10 and 10B provide bus services from Newcastle and the MetroCentre. The 10 also continues to Hexham. There are four buses an hour which take about 50 minutes. An 11A bus runs at peak times but this is no faster.

By taxi

Expect a fare of about £25 from Newcastle Airport, or about £20 from Newcastle city centre.

• Prudhoe Castle

  phone: +44 1661 833459
  address: Castle View, NE42 6NA
  Substantial ruined castle dating from the eleventh century.

• George Stephenson's Birthplace

  address: Riverside Walk, Wylam
  One room museum in the cottage that George Stephenson, railway pioneer was born in 1781. Also has tearoom.

• Prudhoe Golf Club

  phone: +44 1661 832466
  address: Eastwood Park, NE42 5DX
  18 hole golf course and 6 hole pitch and putt. 19th hole open for breakfast and lunch.

• Cycle Art

  phone: +44 1661 835603
  address: Unit 3F, Princess Court, Low Prudhoe Trading Estate, NE42 6PL
  Specialist cycle shop and a cafe.

• Balls of Prudhoe

  address: 40 Front St, NE42 5DQ
  Sit down and takeaway fish and chips, jacket potatoes and salads.

• The Falcon

  address: Eastwood Terrace, NE42 5DN
  Real ales and food

Prudhoe has little to offer in the way of accommodation, but there are several places in Wylam, 3 miles away.

• The Ship Inn

  address: Main Rd, Wylam, NE41 8AQ
  The inn has music on friday and Saturday nights which may cause noise.

• Laburnum Guest House at Bistro Englaze

  phone: +44 1661 852185
  address: Main Rd, Wylam, NE41 8AJ

• The Black Bull

  address: Main Street, Wylam, NE41 8AB
  Bar with self-catering rooms

• Close House Hotel & Golf

  phone: +44 1161 852255
  address: Heddon on the Wall
  A luxury hotel set in over 400 acres of stunning parkland. Two 18 hole golf courses and Attached Tour Pro Lee Westwood

• East to Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Jarrow and South Shields.
• Southeast to Washington and Sunderland
• South to Durham and Consett
• West to Corbridge, Hexham, Haltwhistle and Hadrian's Wall
• North to Cramlington, Whitley Bay, Morpeth and Alnwick