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Similar to whinew1, but crosses the river using the swing bridge. If walking from Newcastle, make sure you turn around and enjoy the view when you reach the churchyard!
Similar to whinew1, but crosses the river using the swing bridge. If walking from Newcastle, make sure you turn around and enjoy the view when you reach the churchyard!
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Maximum elevation
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Start and end points
Whickham
Grid Ref
NZ2045961242
Lat / Lon
54.94543° / -1.68216°
Easting / Northing
420,459E / 561,242N
What3Words
sands.tent.online
Newcastle
Grid Ref
NZ2467563906
Lat / Lon
54.96918° / -1.61611°
Easting / Northing
424,675E / 563,906N
What3Words
gain.itself.fine
| Whickham | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NZ2045961242 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.94543° / -1.68216° |
| Easting / Northing | 420,459E / 561,242N |
| What3Words | sands.tent.online |
| Newcastle | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NZ2467563906 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.96918° / -1.61611° |
| Easting / Northing | 424,675E / 563,906N |
| What3Words | gain.itself.fine |
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review
Philip Le Marquand
13 Nov 2022Full disclosure I did the first part from Whickham to Dunston, (the junction of Wellington Road and St Omers Road) the previous day as it shares the route with Whigat one and Whinew one.
The route starts on the main street and then heads downhill behind shops and hotels. There is an attractive graveyard if you like that sort of thing. There are good views across the valley at times. You then head down a fairly steep hill towards the River.
When you get to the bottom you then have a somewhat uninspiring walk through the town of Dunston until you get to the river.
The river bank walk is wonderful and has the added advantage of a great cafe on the way. Once you get over the swing bridge a steep series of steps faces you which was the only drawback of this route. The quayside itself was busy with the Sunday MArket and food stalls.
The steps up take you through an attractive medieval gate which I hadn't seen before.
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