George Stephenson's Birthplace, Wylam

Name: George Stephenson's Birthplace
Address: National Trust, Wylam, NE41 8BP, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1661 853457

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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. The house also featured exhibits about Stephenson's Rocket, an early steam locomotive. The Museum is no longer open to the public. ()

Coordinates: 54°58'45"N, 1°48'18"W

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National TrustWylam NE41 8BP United Kingdom

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+44 1661 853457

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Day trips

George Stephenson's Birthplace – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ovingham Bridge, Hagg Bank Bridge, Wylam Bridge, Holy Cross Church.

2.6 miW
Bridge
Ovingham Bridge
67 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.
1 miSW
Historical place, Bridge
Hagg Bank Bridge, Wylam
26 min walk • 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.
0.5 miSW
Bridge
Wylam Bridge, Wylam
13 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.
1.6 miE
Church
Holy Cross Church, Ryton
40 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.
3.5 miSW
Historical place, History museum, Art museum
Cherryburn, Prudhoe
89 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.
2.4 miE
Bridge
Newburn Bridge, Hadrian's Wall
62 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.
2.2 miSW
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Prudhoe Castle, Prudhoe
57 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.
2.6 miE
54°59'10"N • 1°44'27"W
Newburn Motor Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne
66 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
3.1 miE
Museum
Path Head Watermill, Newcastle upon Tyne
80 min walk • Path Head Mill is an 18th-century water mill situated in Summerhill, Blaydon, Tyne and Wear, England where the Vale Mill Trust has been restoring the site to include a water mill, a joiner's water power workshop and visitor's centre since 1994/95.
2.5 miE
Neighbourhood
Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne
63 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.
2.4 miNE
Area
Milecastle 10, Hadrian's Wall
62 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.