Tyne Riverside Path – Hagg Bank Bridge loop from Prudhoe

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Tyne Riverside Path – Hagg Bank Bridge loop from Prudhoe

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Tyne Riverside Path – Hagg Bank Bridge loop from Prudhoe

02:16

8.71km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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44 m

The Goose Fair Cross

Highlight • Historical Site

The Goose Fair Cross in Ovingham is a historic monument with an 11th-century crucifix, mounted on a modern plinth, situated on a grassy field above the River Tyne. It serves as the ceremonial starting point for the annual Goose Fair, a village festival with roots in a 13th-century cattle market where geese were herded from Carlisle to the region. Since its revival in 1969, it has been held on the third Saturday of June, featuring a colorful parade, traditional dancing, and local food.

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156 m

View from Ovingham Bridge

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The Ovingham Bridge is a single-lane steel truss bridge over the River Tyne in Northumberland, built in 1883 to replace a ferry link; the bridge originally operated as a toll bridge until 1945, was extended with a separate pedestrian bridge in 1974, and underwent a major renovation between 2014 and 2016, during which the deck, piers, and foundations were strengthened to protect the structure from flooding and wear.

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960 m

Prudhoe Spetchells

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The Spetchells are chalk waste heaps from a chemical factory that operated on a nearby site until the mid-1960s. The name comes from old maps that refer to this area of land as the ‘spetchells’.
Although the heaps are not natural, they now provide Northumberland's largest area of chalk grassland habitat. The wide range of flowers attracts many species of common and, occasionally, rare butterflies

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1.52 km

Tyne Riverside Path

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Nice and relatively quiet path.

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3.54 km

Hagg Bank Bridge

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The Hagg Bank Bridge, also known as the Points Bridge or Half-Moon Bridge, is a Grade II* listed pedestrian bridge spanning the River Tyne at Wylam. It was originally built in 1876 as a railway bridge for the Scotswood, Newburn & Wylam Railway. W.G. Laws's design incorporated a 73-metre single rib arch with no piers in the river, an innovation at the time and likely inspiration for later bridges such as the Tyne Bridge and Sydney Harbour Bridge. Following the closure of the railway line in 1968, the bridge was reopened in 1975 as a walkway and cycle path linking Wylam with the Tyne Riverside Country Park.

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8.71 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.34 km

984 m

905 m

493 m

Surfaces