Prudhoe is a town in Northumberland, England. This guide also covers the neighbouring village of Wylam.
Understand
Prudhoe is a town with a population of 11,500. Coal mining used to be a major industry in the area, but now many residents commute to Tyne and Wear.
Wylam has a population of 1,900. Wylam used to be an industrial village with coal mines and ironworks. The railway pioneer George Stephenson, who built the world's first steam railway, was born here. Other engineering pioneers from Wylam include Charles Parsons, the inventor of the steam turbine and the railway engineers Timothy Hackworth and William Hedley.
Get in
Prudhoe is 11 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne south of the A69 on the B6395 east of Corbridge.
By train
Prudhoe and Wylam are separate stations on the scenic Tyne Valley line between Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle. Trains from Newcastle run about twice per hour, taking twenty minutes.
By bus
The 10 and 10B provide bus services from Newcastle and the MetroCentre. The 10 also continues to Hexham. There are four buses an hour which take about 50 minutes. An 11A bus runs at peak times but this is no faster.
By taxi
Expect a fare of about £25 from Newcastle Airport, or about £20 from Newcastle city centre.
Get around
See
- 1 Prudhoe Castle, Castle View, NE42 6NA, ☏ 44 1661 833459. Apr - Oct Wed - Sun 10:00 - 18:00 (16:00 in Oct). Substantial ruined castle dating from the eleventh century. adults £4.60, children £2.80, concessions £4.10.
- 2 George Stephenson's Birthplace, Riverside Walk, Wylam (half mile walk from carpark in Wylam). Thu - Sun 11:00 - 17:00, closed in winter. One room museum in the cottage that George Stephenson, railway pioneer was born in 1781. Also has tearoom. £3.
Do
- 1 Prudhoe Golf Club, Eastwood Park, NE42 5DX, ☏ 44 1661 832466. 18 hole golf course and 6 hole pitch and putt. 19th hole open for breakfast and lunch. £15 for a summer midweek round of golf.
Buy
- 1 Cycle Art, Unit 3F, Princess Court, Low Prudhoe Trading Estate, NE42 6PL, ☏ 44 1661 835603. Mon - Sat 9.00am - 5.00pm. Specialist cycle shop and a cafe.
Eat
- 1 Balls of Prudhoe, 40 Front St, NE42 5DQ. Mon - Sat 9am - 9.30pm. Sit down and takeaway fish and chips, jacket potatoes and salads.
Drink
- 1 The Falcon, Eastwood Terrace, NE42 5DN. Real ales and food carvery £7.95 weekdays.
Sleep
Prudhoe has little to offer in the way of accommodation, but there are several places in Wylam, 3 miles away.
- 1 The Ship Inn, Main Rd, Wylam, NE41 8AQ. The inn has music on friday and Saturday nights which may cause noise. from £60.
- Laburnum Guest House at Bistro Englaze, Main Rd, Wylam, NE41 8AJ, ☏ 44 1661 852185. single from £35.
- 2 The Black Bull, Main Street, Wylam, NE41 8AB. Bar with self-catering rooms
- 3 Close House Hotel & Golf, Heddon on the Wall, ☏ 44 1161 852255, ✉[email protected]. A luxury hotel set in over 400 acres of stunning parkland. Two 18 hole golf courses and Attached Tour Pro Lee Westwood Double rooms from £180.
Connect
Go next
- East to Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Jarrow and South Shields.
- Southeast to Washington and Sunderland
- South to Durham and Consett
- West to Corbridge, Hexham, Haltwhistle and Hadrian's Wall
- North to Cramlington, Whitley Bay, Morpeth and Alnwick