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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Wylam, England

Updated January 1, 2025

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Wylam, England

Hagg Bank Bridge

Claimed to be the worlds oldest example of a through arch bridge and a possible model for the iconic one across Sydney Harbour.

Wylam, England

George Stephenson's Birthplace

Birthplace of the "Father of the Railways"

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The Spetchells

Northumberland has no natural deposits of chalk amongst its surface geology but The Spechells form an area of chalk grassland created from a waste tip generated from the industrial activity of the area during WW2.

1 mile from Wylam

Lemington, England

The Glass Cone

Said to be the largest glass cone ever built

4 miles from Wylam

Looking East along Wylam Wagonway

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Lemington Staithes and the Wylam Waggonway

The route and destination of the coal trains pulled by the famous "Puffing Billy" and its twin, the "Wylam Dilly"

4 miles from Wylam

Temple to Antenociticus

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Benwell Roman Temple

This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.

6 miles from Wylam

Aydon Castle

Corbridge, England

Aydon Castle

This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.

7 miles from Wylam

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