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 miles
- Sunderland 14.3 miles
- South Shields 13.3 miles
- Gateshead 6.9 miles
- Washington 10.8 miles
- Durham 15.2 miles
- Wallsend 9.5 miles
- Newburn 1 mile
- Whitley Bay 12.7 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 14.3 miles
- Blyth 13.8 miles
- Peterlee 22 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ryton, Crookhill and Stella Ward 0.2 miles
- Newburn Built-up area 1 mile
- Crawcrook and Greenside Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Walbottle Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Throckley Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Lemington Ward 1.7 miles
- Winlaton and High Spen Ward 2.2 miles
- Blaydon Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Heddon-on-the-Wall Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Chapel Ward 2.3 miles
- Wylam Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Denton & Westerhope Ward 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Ryton
NE40 3EZ, NE40 3HD, NE21 4LD, NE21 4LG, NE40 3QJ, NE40 3NT, NE40 3PX, NE40 3EX, NE40 3AN … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 5.2 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 34.5 miles
- Blaydon Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Wylam Railway Station 2.4 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 5.5 miles
- Haymarket bus station 5.6 miles
Hotels near Ryton Ad
- Michelangelos - Rooms, Restaurant & Bar 1.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Newcastle Gateshead 3 3 miles
- INNSiDE Newcastle 4 5.7 miles
- The Keelman 5 0.9 miles
- DoubleTree by Hilton Newcastle International Airport 4 4.8 miles
- Crowne Plaza Newcastle - Stephenson Quarter 4 5.5 miles
- Maldron Hotel Newcastle 4 5.5 miles
- Copthorne Hotel Newcastle 4 5.7 miles
- Host & Stay | Aronora Guest House 1.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Newcastle City Centre 3 5.3 miles
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 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 5.2 miles
- St James' Park Stadium 5.3 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 5.3 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 5.5 miles
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 5.5 miles
- Hancock Museum Museum 5.7 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 5.8 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 5.8 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 6.2 miles
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 6.2 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 7 miles