Prudhoe

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 11,700 (2011). 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 (2011). 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.

Do

 * Northumberland County Show is held in May / June at Bywell Hall in Stocksfield, four miles west of town. The next is on Sa 25 May 2024.
 * Northumberland County Show is held in May / June at Bywell Hall in Stocksfield, four miles west of town. The next is on Sa 25 May 2024.

Sleep
Prudhoe has little to offer in the way of accommodation, but there are several places in Wylam, 3 miles away.



Connect
As of Feb 2023, Prudhoe and its approach roads have mobile coverage from all UK carriers, with 4G from EE and Vodafone. 5G has not yet reached the town.

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