Hagg Bank Bridge, Wylam

Name: Hagg Bank Bridge
Address: Wylam, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Wylam

Top attraction, Historical place, Bridge

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Wylam Railway Bridge is a footbridge and former railway bridge crossing the River Tyne at Hagg Bank, approximately 1⁄2 mile west of Wylam in Northumberland, England. ()

Opened: 6 October 1876 (148 years ago)Length: 262 ftWidth: 20 ftHeight: 49 ftCoordinates: 54°58'23"N, 1°49'39"W

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Wylam United Kingdom

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Hagg Bank Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: George Stephenson's Birthplace, Ovingham Bridge, Wylam Bridge, Holy Cross Church.

1 miNE
Trail, Tea room, History museum
George Stephenson's Birthplace, Wylam
26 min walk • George Stephenson's Birthplace is the 18th-century stone cottage home of rail pioneer George Stephenson. Located along the north bank of the River Tyne in the village of Wylam, Northumberland, the cottage is owned by the National Trust and until recently it was open to the public as a historic house museum.
1.6 miW
Bridge
Ovingham Bridge
42 min walk • Ovingham Bridges are a pair of side-by-side vehicle and pedestrian bridges across the River Tyne linking Ovingham and Prudhoe in Northumberland, England.
0.5 miE
Bridge
Wylam Bridge, Wylam
14 min walk • Wylam Bridge is a road bridge in Northumberland, England linking the residential area of North Wylam and neighbouring villages of Heddon-on-the-Wall, and Horsley with the railway station in South Wylam as well as west Gateshead, including the villages of Ryton and Crawcrook.
2.5 miE
Church
Holy Cross Church, Ryton
64 min walk • Holy Cross Church is a Church of England parish church in Ryton, Tyne and Wear. The church is a Grade I listed building.
2.5 miSW
Historical place, History museum, Art museum
Cherryburn, Prudhoe
64 min walk • Cherryburn is a cottage in Mickley, Northumberland, England, which was the birthplace of Thomas Bewick, an English wood engraver and ornithologist. The cottage, its adjacent farmhouse and large grounds, have been managed by the National Trust since 1991 when they took over responsibility for the site from the Bewick Birthplace Trust.
3.4 miE
Bridge
Newburn Bridge, Hadrian's Wall
86 min walk • Newburn Bridge is a road bridge crossing the River Tyne at Newburn in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It links Newburn, Walbottle and Throckley on the north side of the river with Ryton, Stella and Blaydon on the south side.
1.2 miSW
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Prudhoe Castle, Prudhoe
32 min walk • Prudhoe Castle is a ruined medieval English castle situated on the south bank of the River Tyne at Prudhoe, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building.
3.5 miE
54°59'10"N • 1°44'27"W
Newburn Motor Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne
91 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
3.4 miE
Neighbourhood
Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne
88 min walk • Newburn is a semi rural parish, former electoral ward and former urban district in western Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. Situated on the North bank of the River Tyne, it is built rising up the valley from the river.
3.4 miNE
Area
Milecastle 10, Hadrian's Wall
87 min walk • Milecastle 10 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. It is located near to the modern village of Throckley in Tyne and Wear, northern England.
3.4 miNW
Area
Milecastle 16, Hadrian's Wall
88 min walk • Milecastle 16 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The milecastle is located at Harlow Hill, Northumberland. There are no visible surface remains of the milecastle or either of its associated turrets.