Ryton is a riverside village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, England, sitting on the north bank of the River Tyne about six miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne. Historically part of County Durham, it still retains a village feel with stone cottages, a modest high street of shops and pubs, and easy access to the wider Tyneside conurbation.
Locally notable is Ryton Willows, a riverside nature reserve with wetlands and woodland popular for birdwatching and riverside walks, which gives the place a more rural, recreational character. Today Ryton combines commuter living with a small-business and community-centred economy, and its history - from agriculture to the wider industrial story of Tyneside - can still be read in the landscape and built fabric.
Postcode districts covering Ryton
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Sunderland 14.3 miles23 km
- South Shields 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Gateshead 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Washington 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Durham 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Wallsend 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Newburn 1 mile1.7 km
- Whitley Bay 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Houghton-le-Spring 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Blyth 13.8 miles22.1 km
- Peterlee 22 miles35.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Ryton, Crookhill and Stella Ward 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Newburn Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Crawcrook and Greenside Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Walbottle Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Throckley Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Lemington Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Winlaton and High Spen Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Blaydon Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Heddon-on-the-Wall Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Chapel Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Wylam Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Denton & Westerhope Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Ryton
NE40 3DX, NE40 3RP, NE40 3EE, NE21 4NF, NE40 3QW, NE40 3QE, NE40 3PP, NE40 3BU, NE21 4LA … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 34.5 miles55.5 km
- Blaydon Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Wylam Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Eldon Square bus station 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Haymarket bus station 5.6 miles9 km
Hotels near Ryton Ad
- Michelangelos 1.1 miles1.8 km
- The Nest at the Woodmans Arms 5 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Newcastle Gateshead 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Newcastle Gateshead 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Staybridge Suites Newcastle 4 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Innside by Meliá Newcastle 4 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Great North Hotel 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Maldron Hotel Newcastle 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Novotel Newcastle Airport 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Newcastle City Centre 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
Schools in Ryton
- Crookhill Community Primary School Primary
- Ryton Community Infant School Primary
- Ryton Junior School Primary
- St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon Primary
- Thorp Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Woolsington Hall Estate 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Discovery Museum Museum 5.2 miles8.3 km
- St James' Park Stadium 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Life Science Musuem Museum 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Ravensworth Estate 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Hancock Museum Museum 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 6.2 miles10 km
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 6.2 miles10 km
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 7 miles11.2 km