DAY 66: East Wallhouses to Newcastle (16.74m)

Setting off past the Whittle Dean Watercourse and continuing to walk in the fields next to the B6318 until I reach Heddon-on-the-Wall.

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Heddon-on-the-Wall is a little suburban island outside Newcastle. Leaving the village I walk south and meet the River Tyne, with the small town of Ryton on the opposite bank. 

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For the rest of day I following the Tyne, at first through a country park and the suburbs of Newburn, Lemington and Bell's Close. 

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From Elswick I'm on the embankment through a business park and past a heliport.

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As I round a bend in the river all the famous bridges over the Tyne are stacked up in front of me.  

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Leave the river at the iconic Tyne Bridge for a short walk to my hotel. 

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