Prudhoe is a town in Northumberland, England.
Understand
Prudhoe is a town with a population of 11500. Coal mining used to be a major industry in the area, but now many residents commute to Tyne and Wear.
Get in
Prudhoe is 11 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
By train
Prudhoe is on the scenic Tyne Valley line between Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle. Trains from Newcastle run about twice per hour, taking twenty minutes.
Get around
See
- 1 Prudhoe Castle, Castle View, NE42 6NA, ☏ +44 1661 833459. Apr - Oct Wed - Sun 10:00 - 18:00 (16:00 in Oct). Substantial ruined castle dating from the eleventh century. adults £4.60, children £2.80, concessions £4.10.
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- East to Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Jarrow and South Shields.
- Southeast to Washington and Sunderland
- South to Durham
- West to Corbridge, Hexham, Haltwhistle and Hadrian's Wall
- North to Cramlington, Whitley Bay, Morpeth and Alnwick