Museum · near Wylam · Northumberland

George Stephenson's Birthplace

George Stephenson's Birthplace is a historic house museum in Wylam, Northumberland. Officially, it is a Grade II* listed building. There are 57 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Prudhoe Castle (3.8 km).

Photo: George Stephenson's Birthplace, Ken Brown (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

300 m

east of Wylam

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Museum near Wylam

Just outside Wylam

George Stephenson's Birthplace is 300 m east of Wylam. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Wylam has 10 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

Highs of 17–20°C mark June to September in Wylam.

Jan7° / 2°49 mm

Feb8° / 2°51 mm

Mar10° / 3°45 mm

Apr12° / 4°51 mm

May15° / 7°45 mm

Jun18° / 10°69 mm

Jul20° / 12°60 mm

Aug20° / 12°67 mm

Sep17° / 10°56 mm

Oct14° / 7°67 mm

Nov10° / 4°70 mm

Dec7° / 2°63 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Wylam, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Wylam. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Wylam’s full climate →

About

George Stephenson's Birthplace

It is in the care of the National Trust. 2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Wylam’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 300 m east of Wylam
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/george-stephensons-birthplace

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The area around George Stephenson's Birthplace

The places near George Stephenson's Birthplace are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

In size, Prudhoe comes first of the 8, with 10,285 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 300 m west of it

Wylam

1,661 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km southeast of it

Crawcrook and Greenside

7,544 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 1.4 km northeast of it

Heddon-on-the-Wall

1,300 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 1.6 km east of it

Ryton

8,804 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where George Stephenson's Birthplace is	People	Places to visit
Wylam	300 m west of it	1,661	5
Crawcrook and Greenside	1.1 km southeast of it	7,544	6
Heddon-on-the-Wall	1.4 km northeast of it	1,300	5
Ryton	1.6 km east of it	8,804	8
Prudhoe	1.9 km southwest of it	10,285	6
Throckley	2.5 km northeast of it	6,207	5
Horsley	2.9 km west of it	403	4
Ovingham	3.5 km west of it	1,155	6

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Choose from 57 places within 15 km, such as 3 castles, 3 museums and 2 cathedrals.

Castle · English HeritagePrudhoe Castle3.8 km away 2

MuseumTurbinia12 km away 3

MuseumBeamish Museum14 km away · 350K visitors a year 4

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral12 km away 5

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle12 km away 6

Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock12 km away · 638K visitors a year 7

CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral12 km away 8

Castle · English HeritageAydon Castle12 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting George Stephenson's Birthplace

Where is George Stephenson's Birthplace?

George Stephenson's Birthplace is 300 m east of Wylam, Northumberland.

What is George Stephenson's Birthplace?

Historic house museum in Wylam, Northumberland, England, UK.

Who runs George Stephenson's Birthplace?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit George Stephenson's Birthplace?

June to September are the warmest months in Wylam, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is George Stephenson's Birthplace a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near George Stephenson's Birthplace?

Within 15 km: Prudhoe Castle (3.8 km), Turbinia (12 km), Beamish Museum (14 km) and Newcastle Cathedral (12 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

George Stephenson's Birthplace: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Prudhoe Castle: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Aydon Castle: Hadrianus1959, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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