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Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Towards |
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0.0 |
Depart Newcastle Central Station on Local road(s) (North) |
174 yds |
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0.1 |
Turn RIGHT (East) onto A6115 |
174 yds |
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0.2 |
Bear RIGHT (East) onto A186 |
0.1 mi |
Gateshead |
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0.3 |
Turn RIGHT (South) onto A6125 |
0.6 mi |
Gateshead |
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0.9 |
Turn LEFT (East) onto A184 |
0.3 mi |
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1.2 |
Continue (South) on B1426 |
0.4 mi |
Felling |
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1.7 |
At junction, bear RIGHT (South-East) onto B1296 |
0.6 mi |
Wrekenton |
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2.3 |
Turn LEFT (East) onto Local road(s) |
2.5 mi |
Felling |
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4.9 |
Turn LEFT (North-East) onto B1288 |
0.5 mi |
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5.4 |
Turn RIGHT (South) onto A195 |
0.4 mi |
Washington |
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5.7 |
At junction, bear LEFT (East) onto Local road(s) |
2.6 mi |
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8.3 |
Bear LEFT (East) onto A1290 |
0.1 mi |
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8.4 |
At junction, bear LEFT (North-East) onto Local road(s) |
0.9 mi |
Castletown |
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9.4 |
Turn RIGHT (East) onto A184 |
0.2 mi |
Boldon |
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9.5 |
Turn RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s) |
0.8 mi |
Southwick |
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10.3 |
At Boldon, stay on Local road(s) |
0.4 mi |
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10.7 |
Turn RIGHT (East) onto B1298 |
0.2 mi |
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11.0 |
Continue (East) on Local road(s) |
1.4 mi |
Cleadon |
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12.4 |
At Cleadon, bear RIGHT (East) onto A1018 |
131 yds |
Sunderland |
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12.4 |
Turn LEFT (North-East) onto Local road(s) |
1.5 mi |
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14.0 |
Arrive Whitburn |
SOUTER LIGHTHOUSE, Coast Road, Whitburn, Sunderland South Tyneside SR6 7NR
Boldly painted in red and white stripes, this rocket-like lighthouse opened in 1871, the first to be powered by alternating electric current. The engine room, light tower and keeper's living quarters are all on view, and there is a video, model and information display. Immediately to the north is The Leas, 2½ml of beach, cliff and grassland with spectacular views, flora and fauna
2½ml S of South Shields on A183, 5ml N of Sunderland on A183
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Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Towards |
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0.0 |
Depart Whitburn on Local road(s) (West) |
1.5 mi |
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1.5 |
Turn RIGHT (West) onto A1018 |
131 yds |
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1.6 |
At Cleadon, bear LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) |
1.4 mi |
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3.0 |
Continue (West) on B1298 |
0.2 mi |
Boldon Colliery |
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3.2 |
Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) |
0.4 mi |
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3.6 |
At Boldon, stay on Local road(s) |
0.8 mi |
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4.4 |
Turn LEFT (West) onto A184 |
0.2 mi |
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4.6 |
Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) |
0.9 mi |
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5.5 |
At junction, bear RIGHT (West) onto A1290 |
1.3 mi |
Washington |
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6.9 |
Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) |
1.0 mi |
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7.9 |
At junction, turn RIGHT (West) onto A1231 |
1.5 mi |
Gateshead |
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9.4 |
Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) |
76 yds |
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9.4 |
Arrive Washington Old Hall |
WASHINGTON OLD HALL, The Avenue, District 4, Washington Village Sunderland NE38 7LE
A modest and unpretentious 17th-century manor house, incorporating the 12th-century remains of the home of George Washington's ancestors, and from where the family drew its name
5ml W of Sunderland, 2ml E of A1, S of Tyne tunnel, follow signs to Washington, District 4, then Washington village; situated on E side of Avenue
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Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Towards |
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0.0 |
Depart Washington Old Hall on Local road(s) (North) |
76 yds |
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0.1 |
Turn LEFT (West) onto A1231 |
109 yds |
Gateshead |
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0.1 |
At junction, turn RIGHT (North-West) onto Local road(s) |
0.6 mi |
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0.7 |
Turn LEFT (West) onto A1290 |
0.1 mi |
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0.8 |
Bear RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s) |
1.3 mi |
Washington |
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2.1 |
Turn LEFT (South) onto B1288 |
0.3 mi |
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2.4 |
Turn RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s) |
1.4 mi |
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3.8 |
Continue (North-West) on B1296 |
131 yds |
Wrekenton |
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3.8 |
Bear LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) |
0.7 mi |
Kibblesworth |
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4.5 |
At junction, stay on Local road(s) |
4.1 mi |
Kibblesworth |
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8.7 |
Turn LEFT (South) onto A6076 |
0.1 mi |
Stanley |
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8.8 |
Bear LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) |
1.5 mi |
Tanfield |
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10.3 |
At Tanfield, stay on Local road(s) |
0.6 mi |
Tantobie |
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10.9 |
At Tanfield Moor, stay on Local road(s) |
0.2 mi |
Tantobie |
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11.0 |
Turn RIGHT (North-West) onto B6173 |
0.6 mi |
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11.7 |
Bear RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s) |
1.0 mi |
Burnopfield |
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12.7 |
Arrive Burnopfield |
GIBSIDE, nr Rowlands Gill, Burnopfield, Newcastle upon Tyne Gateshead NE16 6BG
One of the North's finest landscapes, a 'forest garden' currently under restoration and embracing many miles of walks with fine views. There are several outstanding buildings, including a Palladian chapel, the Column of Liberty, a banqueting house (a Landmark Trust property) and others, still awaiting repair
6ml SW of Gateshead, 20ml W of Durham; entrance on B6314 between Burnopfield and Rowlands Gill; signposted from A1 near Gateshead Metro Centre
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Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Towards |
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0.0 |
Depart Burnopfield on B6310 (East) |
0.8 mi |
Hobson |
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0.8 |
Turn LEFT (North-West) onto B6314 |
1.3 mi |
Rowlands Gill |
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2.1 |
Bear LEFT (North) onto A694 |
0.5 mi |
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2.7 |
Turn LEFT (North-West) onto Local road(s) |
4.5 mi |
Barlow |
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7.1 |
Turn LEFT (South-West) onto B6315 |
0.3 mi |
High Spen |
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7.4 |
Turn RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s) |
0.3 mi |
Crawcrook |
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7.6 |
Bear LEFT (West) onto A695 |
131 yds |
Prudhoe |
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7.7 |
Turn RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s) |
0.4 mi |
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8.1 |
At Crawcrook, stay on Local road(s) |
2.3 mi |
Prudhoe |
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10.4 |
Arrive Wylam |
GEORGE STEPHENSON'S BIRTHPLACE, Wylam Northumberland NE41 8BP
A small stone tenement, built c.1760 to accommodate mining families. The furnishings reflect the year of Stephenson's birth here (1781), his whole family living in the one room
8ml W of Newcastle, 1½ml S of A69 at Wylam. Access on foot and bicycle through Country Park, ½ml E of Wylam
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Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Towards |
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0.0 |
Depart Wylam on Local road(s) (South) |
2.3 mi |
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2.3 |
At Ovingham, stay on Local road(s) |
2.5 mi |
Ovington |
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4.8 |
Turn LEFT (East) onto B6309 |
0.7 mi |
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5.5 |
Turn LEFT (East) onto A695 |
0.3 mi |
Painshawfield |
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5.8 |
Arrive Stocksfield |
CHERRYBURN, Station Bank, Mickley, Nr Stocksfield Northumberland NE43 7DB
The birthplace of Thomas Bewick (b.1753), Northumberland's greatest artist, wood-engraver and naturalist. The 19th-century farmhouse, latter home of the Bewick family, houses an exhibition on Bewick's life and work. There is a printing house in the adjoining barn, plus Bewick's birthplace cottage, a farmyard and garden for picnics. There are beautiful views over the Tyne valley and a short walk from the south bank of the River Tyne, where Bewick spent much of his childhood
11ml W of Newcastle, 11ml E of Hexham; ¼ml N of Mickley Square (leave A695 at Mickley Square and follow signposts). Cherryburn situated close to S bank of River Tyne
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Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Towards |
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0.0 |
Depart Stocksfield on A695 (West) |
0.3 mi |
Riding Mill |
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0.3 |
Turn RIGHT (North) onto B6309 |
0.8 mi |
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1.1 |
Bear LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) |
3.0 mi |
Newton |
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4.0 |
Turn LEFT (West) onto B6530 |
1.8 mi |
Corbridge |
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5.9 |
Bear RIGHT (North-West) onto B6529 |
0.3 mi |
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6.2 |
Turn LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) |
5.2 mi |
Acomb |
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11.4 |
Turn LEFT (West) onto B6318 |
10.5 mi |
Low Brunton |
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21.9 |
Turn RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s) |
0.2 mi |
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22.1 |
Arrive Housesteads Roman Fort |
HADRIAN'S WALL & HOUSESTEADS FORT, Bardon Mill, Hexham Northumberland
One of Rome's most northerly outposts, the Wall was built when the Roman Empire was at its height. Snaking across dramatic countryside, it remains one of Britain's most impressive ruins. Housesteads Fort, one of thirteen permanent bases along the Wall, is one of the best-preserved and conjures an evocative picture of Roman military life
6ml NE of Haltwhistle, 3ml N of Bardon Mill rly station; ½ml N of B6318; best access from car parks at Housesteads and Cawfields
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Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Towards |
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0.0 |
Depart Housesteads Roman Fort on Local road(s) (South) |
0.2 mi |
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0.2 |
Turn LEFT (East) onto B6318 |
6.3 mi |
Walwick |
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6.5 |
Turn LEFT (North) onto Local road(s) |
1.8 mi |
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8.3 |
At Simonburn, stay on Local road(s) |
0.3 mi |
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8.6 |
Bear LEFT (North-East) onto B6320 |
2.3 mi |
Park End |
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10.9 |
At Wark, turn RIGHT (East) onto Local road(s) |
1.9 mi |
Barrasford |
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12.8 |
At Birtley, stay on Local road(s) |
9.2 mi |
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21.9 |
At Knowesgate, stay on Local road(s) |
2.3 mi |
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24.2 |
Turn RIGHT (South) onto B6342 |
0.9 mi |
Cambo |
|
25.1 |
Arrive Cambo |
WALLINGTON, Cambo, Morpeth Northumberland NE61 4AR
Dating from 1688, Wallington House was home to many generations of the Blackett and Trevelyan families who have all left their mark over the centuries. The restrained Palladian exterior gives way to the magnificent rococo plasterwork of the interior which houses collections of ceramics, 19th-century painting and wallpapers and an early 20th-century dolls' house. The house is set in delightful grounds comprising lawns, lakes and woodland, as well as a beautiful walled garden containing many species of unusual plants and shrubs and a conservatory housing a wide variety of fuchsia
12ml W of Morpeth (B6343), 6ml NW of Belsay (A696), take B6342 to Cambo
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Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Towards |
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0.0 |
Depart Cambo on B6343 (North-East) |
1.0 mi |
Scots Gap |
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1.0 |
At Scots Gap, turn LEFT (North) onto Local road(s) |
2.1 mi |
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3.1 |
Bear LEFT (North) onto B6342 |
8.8 mi |
Forestburn Gate |
|
12.0 |
Arrive Rothbury |
CRAGSIDE HOUSE, GARDEN AND ESTATE, Rothbury, Morpeth Northumberland NE65 7PX
A Victorian estate and mansion, created by the 1st Lord Armstrong, innovator, engineer and gunmaker. The house was designed by R. Norman Shaw and was the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity, an ingenious system developed by Armstrong using man-made lakes and underground piping. These lakes form an integral part of the extensive pleasure grounds, which encompass the house and in which Armstrong planted millions of trees, as well as building a carriage drive (now acccessible by car) and miles of footpaths. Cragside also claims one of the world's largest rock gardens and the formal terraced garden contains a remarkable orchard house, probably the finest example of its type. There is also an Italian garden and 19th-century Clock Tower, and visitors can view the restored hydraulic and hydroelectric machinery on the 'Power Circuit' walk through the Debdon Valley
13ml SW of Alnwick (B6341) and 15ml NW of Morpeth on Wooler road (A697), turn left on to B6341 at Moorhouse Crossroads, entrance ¾ml N of Rothbury; public transport passengers enter by Reivers Well Gate from Morpeth Road
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Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Towards |
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0.0 |
Depart Rothbury on B6342 (East) |
1.9 mi |
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1.9 |
Turn LEFT (East) onto Local road(s) |
2.1 mi |
Low Hesleyhurst |
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4.0 |
At Low Hesleyhurst, stay on Local road(s) |
10.3 mi |
Longhorsley |
|
14.2 |
Turn RIGHT (North-West) onto B6343 |
0.4 mi |
Throphill |
|
14.6 |
Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) |
9.7 mi |
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24.2 |
At Dinnington, stay on Local road(s) |
3.0 mi |
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27.2 |
At junction, stay on Local road(s) |
1.2 mi |
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28.5 |
Turn RIGHT (South) onto B1318 |
2.4 mi |
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30.9 |
At junction, turn LEFT (East) onto A167(M) |
1.0 mi |
Gateshead |
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31.9 |
At junction, bear RIGHT (West) onto A186 |
0.3 mi |
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32.3 |
Bear LEFT (West) onto A6115 |
0.1 mi |
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32.4 |
Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) |
174 yds |
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32.5 |
Arrive Newcastle Central Station |