Newwal two

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A good urban route through the suburbs of Newcastle. It's mostly accessible, but with the odd step or kerb, and some footpaths are a little rough, but otherwise good for all as far as I'm aware! It does pass through some nice green spaces that would otherwise go unloved!

Starting at Newcastle Central station, we head up Grainger Street, heading towards the main shopping area, before turning down Market Street. At the end, we're under the jetty of a building and access the ramp up to a footbridge over the motorway. Once across, we descend another ramp, before crossing the road and pass the University of Northumberia building. After a few roads, and cutting through the small Shieldfield Green, we pass through an estate, under the blocks of flats above to steps or a slope down to the road. Crossing the road, we pass the student village and access a path that leads into a park by the City Stadium.

Taking a junction to take us past the Star And Shadow Cinema, after a couple of roads, we take a tarmac footpath downhill into the heavily wooded Ouseburn Park. It's a nice peaceful walk, with only the noise of the babbling burn and songbirds to be heard in this urban oasis. Exiting, we cross a bridge and enter Heaton Park. After good footpaths uphill, we work our way out the park, heading past the ruin of a medieval fortified house.

Next are a couple of residential roads, followed by Iris Brickfield Park; more paved roads, including under a railway bridge. A rough footpath follows a tarmac one, running past a golf course. At the end, through a car park and a long drive past a new housing estate being built. Onto some more residential roads, passing a school, until we pass through the centre of Wallsend and eventually to the bus and Metro stops.

A good suburban walk with green interludes, with transport links at both ends and shops, cafes and pubs along the way.

I followed a fairly direct route from Newcastle Station, passing some interesting buildings and art works, to cross the A167(M) on a pedestrian flyover. I then headed through a small park and some housing (with avoidable steps) into City Stadium Park and out opposite the Star and Shadow Cinema. I had been there just the night before at the Slow Ways North East Summer Waycheck event.
Very soon I walked through Jesmond Vale along the Ouse Burn, and then on through Heaton Park/Armstrong Park which was full of families, out on a pleasant Sunday morning. There’s an Italian restaurant here and I think their toilets are available but it looks as if it only opens from midday.
Next was a walk along the pleasant housing of Simonside Terrace. Where this crossed Chillingham Road (A188) there were lots of shops and cafés. As I crossed Iris Brickfield Park a group of women were exercising together with a speaker playing music, while their kids played in the playground there.
I crossed under the railway and reached a very nice long path with hedges either side, between playing fields and a golf course. After its car park there was a bit of new housing, and some suburban streets, which led to the main shopping centre of Wallsend and on to the Metro and Bus Station.
Overall, even though it’s not a lot shorter than Newwal One, I was quite pleased with this route with lots of green space and also some shops and cafés.

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