Wallsend: Where Hadrian's Wall Met the Tyne and the Shipyards Once Thundered
The name says it. Wallsend is where Hadrian's Wall ended, at the fort of Segedunum on the northern bank of the River Tyne. The fort site has been excavated and is open as a museum, with a reconstructed bathhouse and a viewing tower that offers a clear line of sight along the wall's final stretch to the river. The town sits in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, about four miles east of Newcastle city centre. The population is around 43,000. Shipbuilding defined Wallsend for over a century. Swan Hunter's yard on the Tyne launched some of the most famous ships of the 20th century, including RMS Mauretania in 1906 and RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued the Titanic survivors. The last ship left Swan Hunter in 2007, and the yard is now partly redeveloped.
The town centre on High Street East and the Forum Shopping Centre handles day-to-day retail. The Buddle Arts Centre, converted from a Victorian pub, runs exhibitions and community events. Wallsend has a Metro station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, putting Newcastle city centre about 10 minutes away and the coast at Tynemouth 15 minutes in the other direction. Rising Sun Country Park, to the north, covers 400 acres of meadow, woodland, and a lake. For those considering adult companionship in the North Tyneside area, Wallsend's Metro link to Newcastle and the coast makes it well connected to the wider Tyneside conurbation.
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The name says it. Wallsend is where Hadrian's Wall ended, at the fort of Segedunum on the northern bank of the River Tyne. The fort site has been excavated and is open as a museum, with a reconstructed bathhouse and a viewing tower that offers a clear line of sight along the wall's final stretch to the river. The town sits in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, about four miles east of Newcastle city centre. The population is around 43,000. Shipbuilding defined Wallsend for over a century. Swan Hunter's yard on the Tyne launched some of the most famous ships of the 20th century, including RMS Mauretania in 1906 and RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued the Titanic survivors. The last ship left Swan Hunter in 2007, and the yard is now partly redeveloped.
The town centre on High Street East and the Forum Shopping Centre handles day-to-day retail. The Buddle Arts Centre, converted from a Victorian pub, runs exhibitions and community events. Wallsend has a Metro station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, putting Newcastle city centre about 10 minutes away and the coast at Tynemouth 15 minutes in the other direction. Rising Sun Country Park, to the north, covers 400 acres of meadow, woodland, and a lake. For those considering adult companionship in the North Tyneside area, Wallsend's Metro link to Newcastle and the coast makes it well connected to the wider Tyneside conurbation.
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