WYLAM

in Northumberland

near Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

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Index.

• Wylam pre-school playgroup
• New - pre-school music group
• Wylam Parish Council Website - The official website
• History and Photos of Wylam from Northumberland County Council
  
• Wylam Pictures - Snowy Wylam
• Wylam First School website
• Details of Hadrian's CycleWay (Did he have a bike?) - which passes through Wylam
• Pubs in the Tyne Valley area.
• Food in the Tyneside area.
• Accommodation in the Wylam area.
• Camping
• Fishing
• Where & When to Visit
• Sport
• Wylam Local Links
• Wylam Businesses
• Transport to and from Wylam
• Another View of Wylam - Nicer photographs, fuller list of local organisations
• Map of the Wylam area -MultiMap.com's excellent site
• About the Wylam Site - guff

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 - 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
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Accommodation.

• The Ship Inn, Wylam - Bed & Breakfast
• Bistro en Glaze, Wylam - Bed & Breakfast
• The Black Bull, Wylam - Bed
• Wormald House, Wylam
• Close House Country Club - Between Wylam and Heddon-on-the Wall
• General tourist information from: Tynedale council, Tourist Information. or Northumberland County Council
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Camping

• The nearest Camping and Caravan site to Wylam, is at the Hermitage, between Wylam and Ovingham. You might also try Northumberland County Council's Caravan & Camping Search, other sites to try are available on the Links page.

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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. General tourist information from Visit Northumberland.

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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)
• Rothbury and Cragside Hall
• Alnwick, ( Market town & castle)
• Hexham (Market Town, Splendid Abbey)
• Another View of Wylam
• South Shields - Seaside, Shops, and great curries

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Sport.

Wylam has a number of 'Sporting' organisations and clubs. (You can find details and contacts here)

• Tennis Wylam Tennis Club
• Football. There are teams for a number of age ranges.
  • Wylam Rockets -Under 8's
  • Wylam Brewery F.C.
• 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

• The Hexham Courant -Local newspaper serving the Tyne Valley and South Northumberland
• Heddon on the Wall - one of the nearest and quietest villages
• An interesting and well designed site for Mickley (Between Prudhoe and Stocksfield)
• Ovingham Goose Fair - a site devoted to this ancient event
• A site about bridges over the Tyne with some info on Wylam Bridge
• Northern Pride - Chatroom and local links page
• 1-4 the web-more information on Tyneside and Northumberland
• Site covering from Alnwick to Bamburgh
• A Travel and Tourism Portal
• Further Links to Places of Interest
• My photos

If you would like your website added to this list or find broken or outdated links or have other comments contact

webmaster "at" wylamontyne.co.uk substituting "@" for "at"

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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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This Home Page was originallycreated by WebEdit,17 July 1997
Most recent revision 14th December 2009.