in Northumberland
near Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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Here's my guide to where & when to visit in Northumberland. Wylam is a small
village in Northumberland, UK, 15km W of Newcastle. Birthplace of George Stephenson,
the Railway man, and with an earlier version of Newcastle's Tyne Bridge/Sydney
Harbour Bridge.
Pubs.(good beer & fairly
quiet)
- The Ship Inn, Wylam
- The Boathouse, Wylam
- The Black Bull, Wylam
- The Fox and Hounds, Wylam
- The Halfway House, Prudhoe
- The Glenside, Mickley, Stocksfield
- The Diamond, Ponteland - Also does breakfasts and food throughout the day
- The Carts Bog, on the Allendale road, out of Hexham.
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Food.
- The Fox and Hounds Wylam - excellent and reasonably priced food
- Bistro en Glaze, Wylam (formerly Sergio's)
- excellent food
- The Black Bull, Wylam - Modestly priced pub food
- The Glenside, Mickley, Stocksfield(Sunday Lunches)
- Rossini - near West Jesmond Metro Station
- The BlackFriars Cafe
- Historic setting and friends say the food is good
- Clayton Cafe - Clayton Street, Newcastle. Good breakfasts
- Munchies - Haymarket Newcastle - open late. Better value and better food
than the multi-nationals
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Accommodation.
Camping
- Due to enforcement of EC regulations on provision of facilities, many small
campsites have had to close down as they don't attract sufficient visitors
to justify expensive improvements. Thus if you are walking or cycling you
might have problems finding a site. You might try Northumberland
County Council's Caravan & Camping Search, other sites to try are
available on the Links page. People in
Northumberland are however, generally very helpful, and you may find someone
who will let you camp "rough" or put you in touch with somewhere
to stay. The nearest Caravan site to Wylam, is at the Hermitage, between Wylam
and Ovingham.
Fishing.
- Stillwaters fly fishing.
- Coldingham Loch, Coldingham, North of Berwick on Tweed(small but brilliant)
- Sweethope Loch (fair)
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River Tyne.
- Salmon.
- The Tyne, used to be marvellous, and could still provide good sport
early in the season, but the Government in their wisdom have decreed that
there will be no rod and line caught Salmon retained until July(Anglers
have such an impact on fish stocks), so that you could still catch these
Spring fish but would have to return them(presumably this does them no
harm). Presumably the respite these Spring fish gain, will make them more
difficult to catch later in the year and more likely to survive(your guess
is as good as mine).Once the weather warms up and water levels drop there
have been numbers of distressed fish, thronging the tideway in recent
years -a problem which also occurs with other rivers. Some people have
tried to link these fish deaths with a nasty organism called 'pfeisteria
piscimorte'(may be misspelt) which has been researched at the University
of North Carolina, others blame the length of the tideway and the legacy
of discharges from heavy industry, coupled with recent disturbance of
the riverbed and surroundings by land reclamation and construction . Considerable
efforts are made by the Environment Agency to alleviate the problem. Personal
experience would seem to indicate that when there is sufficient water
-the problem is solved..
- Sea trout. still arrive in numbers from april/May
onwards in the Tyne, the larger fish run earlier. Difficult to catch in the
lower reaches of the river.
- Trout. Have generally been pretty poor on the Tyne
since Kielder dam opened although efforts are underway to make improvements..
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Where to fish.
Wylam used to be good earlier in the season for Salmon, some day tickets are
available for trout and coarse fishing.. Further up theTyne, Bywell, Hexham,
Chollerford, Haltwhistle are all good areas, further upriver the Bellingham
area provides good sport. Further sources of information are the Where
to Fish Website and Trout & Salmon magazine. General tourist information
from: Tynedale council,
Tourist Information. or Northumberland
County Council
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Where & When to Visit.
- The best(?) weather tends to be May/June although in common with the rest
of Britain it can change anytime.
- George Stephenson's Cottage. The birthplace of George Stephenson about 5minutes
walk East of Wylam. One room has been 'done up' and is open to the public
some afternoons during the Summer best to check on opening times with the
National Trust before
you visit.
- The Northumberland
National Park website provides useful official information and links
- Try this useful guide to walks
in the Newcastle Area
- Bamburgh (Castle &
seaside)
- Warkworth and Alnmouth(Fine castle and seaside villages)
- Lindisfarne. (The
Holy island)
- Hadrian's Wall ( My favourite spot is Steelrigg, but I believe they're trying
to discourage visitors to that area)
- Kielder dam ( Dam impressive but watch for midges)
- St. James Park, Newcastle
(A site of religious significance for the Toon army)
- Cragside Hall,
Rothbury(best seen in late May/June)
- Alnwick, ( Market
town & castle)
- Hexham (Market Town, Splendid Abbey)
- Another
View of Wylam
- A company organising tours of Northumberland :
South Shields - Seaside,
Shops, and great curries
Sport.
Wylam has a number of 'Sporting' organisations and clubs..
- Tennis Wylam Tennis Club
- Football. There are teams for a number of age ranges. Wylam Rockets football
club had their own website?
- Badminton.
- Netball.
- Cricket. Teams for a range of ages also a Ladies Cricket team.
- Athletics - Based in Newburn 3 miles downriver from Wylam are the acclaimed
Elswick Harriers.
- For fuller information on how to contact the Mother's Union and fuller details
of the other local organisations see Another
View of Wylam
- Links - is a registered charity with an Office in Prudhoe providing information,
advice,
guidance and support to young people aged 16 to 30 living in Tynedale.
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Mylinks
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links or have other comments contact
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Best Park.
- Saltwell Park, Gateshead(Lake,Maze, Pets corner, best in the area to take
your children)
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