The Lower Ouseburn Valley
The Lower Ouseburn Valley
The Lower Ouseburn Valley
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Lower</strong> <strong>Ouseburn</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> & Jesmond Vale 41/2 miles / 7km Suggested starting point: Quayside/Glasshouse<br />
Bridge or Cradlewell<br />
Scale of map<br />
Kilometres<br />
Miles<br />
This walk can be linked with the<br />
Jesmond Dene route Lord<br />
Armstrong’s Back Garden to make<br />
a circular walk of 6 1 /2 miles / 11km.<br />
Gradients<br />
Glasshouse<br />
Bridge City Stadium<br />
Coulson’s<br />
Armstrong<br />
Bridge<br />
Statue<br />
Jesmond Vale<br />
2 3<br />
1<br />
4<br />
5<br />
Kilometres<br />
Miles<br />
1<br />
2 3<br />
1 2<br />
0.5<br />
6 Former site of mill dam at Greenwater Pool<br />
5 <strong>The</strong> remains of the Jesmond Vale flint<br />
mill can be seen here. Flint was brought<br />
into the Tyne as ballast on ships, and<br />
was ground in the mill for use as glaze<br />
in the pottery industry.<br />
Picture: Ad Infinitum<br />
Picture: Newcastle City Council<br />
Picture: Newcastle City Libraries<br />
2<br />
Colonel Coulson’s<br />
statue (originally<br />
erected 1914) has<br />
two fountains, one<br />
for humans & the<br />
other for animals.<br />
1<br />
4<br />
200 years of bridging<br />
the <strong>Ouseburn</strong> – Byker<br />
Metro Bridge towers<br />
over the 18th century<br />
Crawford’s Bridge.<br />
Glasshouse Bridges old and new – the former<br />
packhouse bridge in the 19th century, and the<br />
river mouth as it is today.<br />
Picture: Newcastle City Council<br />
WARWICK ST.<br />
Heaton<br />
Park<br />
6<br />
DINSDALE RD.<br />
NEWINGTON RD.<br />
Jesmond<br />
Vale<br />
SPRINGBANK RD.<br />
CHELMSFORD RD.<br />
City<br />
Stadium<br />
••• • ••••• • •• • •••••••• ••• ••<br />
• • • ••<br />
•• • •• • • •• • • • •<br />
Seven Stories<br />
the Center for<br />
<strong>The</strong> Childrens Book<br />
CRADLEWELL BYPASS<br />
1/2<br />
River Tyne<br />
4 5 6 7<br />
3 4<br />
•••••<br />
Glasshouse<br />
City Stadium Bridge<br />
<strong>Lower</strong><br />
<strong>Ouseburn</strong><br />
7<br />
5<br />
METRO BRIDGE<br />
STRATFORD GR. W.<br />
CITY ROAD<br />
4<br />
HORATIO ST.<br />
Armstrong<br />
Bridge<br />
BENTON BANK<br />
HOTSPUR ST.<br />
NEWINGTON RD.<br />
BYKER BRIDGE<br />
LIME ST.<br />
BYKER<br />
FARM<br />
THE<br />
CLUNY<br />
BLUE BELL<br />
PUB<br />
VIADUCT<br />
CUT BANK<br />
3<br />
Links to the North/<br />
City Orbital<br />
SCHOOL<br />
•••••••• ••••••••• • • • • ••<br />
OUSE ST.<br />
2<br />
• • • • • • •• • • •• • •• • • • • •• • • •• • •<br />
FOUNDRY LANE<br />
VICTORIA<br />
TUNNEL<br />
LANSDOWNE GARDENS<br />
JESMOND VAL E<br />
GLASSHOUSE<br />
BRIDGE<br />
•• • • • • •• •• ••<br />
6<br />
• • • •<br />
• • •• • • •• • • • • • •<br />
• • • • •• • •• •<br />
Armstrong<br />
Park<br />
Heaton<br />
Park<br />
• • • • •• • • • •• • •• ••• • • ••• • • • •• • ••••<br />
BYKER BANK<br />
HUME ST.<br />
A1058<br />
A<br />
FORD ST.<br />
O USEB URN RD.<br />
ok<br />
MALING ST.<br />
1<br />
OUSEBURN RD.<br />
BENTON BANK<br />
BRIDGE<br />
CITY ROAD<br />
TYNE<br />
PUB<br />
OUSEBURN<br />
WATER<br />
SPORTS<br />
A186<br />
8<br />
A1058 COAST ROAD<br />
•• • • • • • •<br />
N<br />
W E<br />
3 <strong>The</strong> Sailor’s Bethel was a Danish<br />
Seaman’s Church & was renovated<br />
in 1992 to be used as offices.<br />
7<br />
HEATON PARK VIEW<br />
HORATIO ST.<br />
WALKER ROAD<br />
LIME ST.<br />
River Tyne<br />
3<br />
Picture: Newcastle Document Services<br />
S<br />
CUT BANK<br />
7<br />
This leaflet can be used in<br />
conjunction with Ordnance<br />
Survey Explorer Map 316<br />
Newcastle Upon Tyne<br />
Close to the east entrance of<br />
Heaton Park, once part of the Ridley<br />
family’s Heaton Estate, a temple<br />
like building was constructed and<br />
presented to Sir Matthew White<br />
Ridley by his tenants & admirers.<br />
OUSE ST.<br />
VICTORIA<br />
TUNNEL<br />
2<br />
LANE<br />
••••• • • • • ••<br />
BYKER BANK<br />
HUME ST.<br />
GLASSHOUS<br />
E<br />
8 Ballast from sailing ships was<br />
dumped here at Ballast Hills. <strong>The</strong><br />
area later became a non-conformist<br />
burial ground, and many of the<br />
gravestones have been used to flag<br />
the paths.<br />
Key to map<br />
A<br />
FORD ST.<br />
MALING ST.<br />
1<br />
TYNE<br />
PUB<br />
OUSEBURN<br />
WATER<br />
SPORTS<br />
A186<br />
Main route<br />
Alternative route<br />
(welly walk)<br />
Alternative route<br />
Hadrian’s Way<br />
Slope<br />
Steps<br />
Parking<br />
Information Board<br />
Public Art<br />
8
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