Mid Tyne Villages
Welcome and Explore the villages of the Mid Tyne.
The Mid Tyne Community Trust covers an area of outstanding natural beauty and diversity. The rivers North and South Tyne flow through the district, uniting at the "Waters Meet " to form the River Tyne.The river valleys are seperated by rolling hills and fells. To the north and west are the forests of Wark and Kielder, and the Northumberland National Park.
Traversing the district east to west is Hadrian's Wall, a World Heritage site of international importance. The Hadrian's Wall Path, (National Trail), and the Hadrian's Cycleway (NCN 72) are easily accessible, as are other national trails and cycle routes such as:
The Mid Tyne area is well served by public footpaths, and the Mid Tyne Community Trust is developing a series of self-guided village walking routes, and cycle routes to link with the National Trails and National Cycle Routes.
Contact the Mid Tyne Community trust office for details:
Mid Tyne Community Trust 4 The Glebe, Wark Hexham, Northumberland NE48 3BF Tel: 01434 230180
Wark in the North Tyne Valley as seen from Birtley
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The Waters Meet, Warden. Rivers North Tyne (left) and South Tyne (right)
THE MID TYNE VILLAGES The villages in the South Tyne, and North Tyne have a timeless, unspoilt quality, reflecting their origins, from Roman times (Newbrough), to Anglo Saxon (Humshaugh) and Viking (Whittington). Many reflect their turbulent past, a time of the Border Rievers when warring families ruled the area, and plundered at will. Evidence today can be seen in the Bastle Houses (defensive farmhouses) that dot the landscape, and in the way villages developed their own defences such as at Wall (see below).
For more details about the individual villages please just click on a link below:
( With thanks to the Northumberland Federation of Women's Institutes, " The Northumberland Village Book" 1994.)
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