Blyth
Built-up area in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.124, -1.532 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 29 81 |
| Population: | 37,339 |
| Dialling code: | 01670 (Morpeth) |
Blyth is a coastal town in Northumberland, England, sitting at the mouth of the River Blyth where it meets the North Sea, around 13 miles north‑east of Newcastle upon Tyne. The town has a working harbour and marina, a sandy seafront and the Victorian green of Ridley Park, with estuary sands and dunes that make it a gateway to the Northumberland coast.
Originally a fishing settlement, Blyth expanded in the 19th century as a coal‑exporting port and shipbuilding centre; those industries largely declined in the late 20th century, but the town has been reinventing itself through port redevelopment, offshore wind and renewables activity around the Port of Blyth, light industry and growing leisure and tourism. It retains a distinct local character – visible in community projects and the pride around local sporting clubs such as Blyth Spartans – blending an industrial past with coastal recreation and regeneration efforts.
Postcode districts covering Blyth
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Sunderland 16.3 miles26.2 km
- South Shields 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Gateshead 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Washington 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Durham 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Wallsend 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Newburn 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Whitley Bay 6 miles9.7 km
- Houghton-le-Spring 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Chester-le-Street 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Cramlington 3.6 miles5.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Cowpen Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Isabella Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Croft Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Plessey Ward 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Wensleydale Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Kitty Brewster Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Newsham Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- South Blyth Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Sleekburn Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- East Bedlington Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Cambois Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Bedlington East Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Blyth
NE24 4UB, NE24 4SG, NE24 1HR, NE24 2NG, NE24 4UR, NE24 2SG, NE24 3TZ, NE24 5LU, NE24 3JS … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 8.7 miles14 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 42.7 miles68.7 km
- Cramlington Railway Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Pegswood Railway Station 5.8 miles9.3 km
Hotels near Blyth Ad
- Lairds House 2.6 miles4.3 km
- The Portland Hotel 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Holiday Inn Newcastle Gosforth Park 4 5.7 miles9.1 km
- The Snowy Owl by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Queens Head 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Great North Hotel 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
- The Tynemouth Castle Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Jesmond Dene House 4 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Dunes Hotel 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Village Hotel Newcastle 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
Schools in Blyth
- Bede Academy All ages
- Horton Grange Primary School Primary
- Morpeth Road Academy Primary
- New Delaval Primary School Primary
- Newsham Primary School Primary
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Blyth Academy Secondary
- The Dales School Special
Local points of interest
- Blagdon Hall Estate 6 miles9.7 km
- Bluebell Wood Forest 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Newcastle Racecourse Recreation 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Cullercoats Harbour Harbour 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Newminster Abbey Historic site 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Cockle Park Estate 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Arbeia Roman Fort Archaeological site 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Arbeia museum Museum 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Segedunum museum Museum 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Shields Harbour Harbour 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Woolsington Hall Estate 9.6 miles15.4 km