What are good first walks in Newcastle & Northumberland?

Newcastle Quayside and the Tyne bridges (2.4 km, easy), Jesmond Dene (3 km, easy) and Souter Lighthouse and the Leas (4.7 km, easy). They're the shortest of our routes here that aren't graded hard.

Can I get to walks in Newcastle & Northumberland without a car?

Yes: 6 of our 12 routes here start somewhere you can reach by train, bus or ferry, including Newcastle Quayside and the Tyne bridges, Jesmond Dene and Durham: the cathedral and the riverbanks.

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Walks in Newcastle & Northumberland

The Tyne bridges and Jesmond Dene in Newcastle, the castle-studded Northumberland coast and the wildest stretch of Hadrian's Wall.

12 walks

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Easy · New

Newcastle Quayside and the Tyne bridges

Newcastle Quayside

2.4 km · 30 m · 0.5–1 h

View across the recreation ground, Jesmond

Easy · New

Jesmond Dene

Jesmond

3 km · 30 m · 0.5–1 h

Easy · New

Dunstanburgh Castle from Craster

Craster

5.2 km · 60 m · 1.5 h

Looking west along Hadrian's Wall at Hotbank Crags

Moderate · New

Hadrian's Wall: Steel Rigg to Housesteads

Steel Rigg

10.1 km · 180 m · 2.5–3.5 h

Lady in waiting; an Arriva Cross-Country Voyager service to Newcastle arrives at Durham.

Easy · New

Durham: the cathedral and the riverbanks

Durham

4.8 km · 110 m · 1.5 h

Bamburgh Castle: view from the south-east

Easy · New

Bamburgh to Seahouses along the beach

Bamburgh

5.8 km · 30 m · 1.5–2 h

Easy · New

Holy Island of Lindisfarne

Holy Island

6.3 km · 30 m · 1.5–2 h

Easy · New

Hareshaw Linn

Bellingham

6.1 km · 120 m · 1.5–2 h

Moderate · New

Simonside from Lordenshaws

Rothbury

7.8 km · 320 m · 2.5–3 h

Moderate · New

Alnmouth to Warkworth

Alnmouth

7.7 km · 60 m · 2–2.5 h

Easy · New

Souter Lighthouse and the Leas

Whitburn

4.7 km · 110 m · 1–1.5 h

A lone tree at King Arthur's Well on Hadrian's Wall

Moderate · New

Walltown Crags and Thirlwall Castle

Greenhead

5.3 km · 100 m · 1.5–2 h

Newcastle & Northumberland at a glance

12 routes.

Good first walks

Newcastle Quayside and the Tyne bridges · 2.4 km · 30 m
Jesmond Dene · 3 km · 30 m
Souter Lighthouse and the Leas · 4.7 km · 110 m

By train, bus or ferry

Newcastle Quayside and the Tyne bridges · 2.4 km · 30 m
Jesmond Dene · 3 km · 30 m
Durham: the cathedral and the riverbanks · 4.8 km · 110 m

Questions about Newcastle & Northumberland

What are good first walks in Newcastle & Northumberland?: Newcastle Quayside and the Tyne bridges (2.4 km, easy), Jesmond Dene (3 km, easy) and Souter Lighthouse and the Leas (4.7 km, easy). They're the shortest of our routes here that aren't graded hard.
Can I get to walks in Newcastle & Northumberland without a car?: Yes: 6 of our 12 routes here start somewhere you can reach by train, bus or ferry, including Newcastle Quayside and the Tyne bridges, Jesmond Dene and Durham: the cathedral and the riverbanks.