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George Stephenson's Birthplace

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    1. Newcastle and River tyne loop from Wylam

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    Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Moderate

    Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    September 23, 2025

    George Stephenson's birthplace is a simple stone worker's cottage on the north bank of the River Tyne in Wylam, built circa 1760 to house mining families, and where the future railway pioneer was born in 1781. A Grade II* listed building owned by the National Trust, it is now a historic house museum with original furnishings and displays about Stephenson's childhood and early locomotives, and is opened to visitors by costume guides who wish to experience the living conditions of a Georgian mining family.

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      August 24, 2020

      Picture perfect cottage quite far from anywhere

        May 28, 2021

        Upgraded path from Wylem to the George Stephensons Birthplace cottage, a lot smoother now , after that is bit rougher but doable

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          Location: Wylam, North East England, England, United Kingdom

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