Museum · near Ryton · Tyne and Wear

Path Head Watermill

The site of Path Head Watermill, a museum, is 200 m southeast of Ryton. Close by, Turbinia is 6.7 km away, one of 56 within 15 km.

Where

200 m

southeast of Ryton

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Museum near Ryton

Just outside Ryton

Path Head Watermill is 200 m southeast of Ryton. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

How the seasons run

In Ryton, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°45 mm

Feb7° / 1°48 mm

Mar9° / 2°45 mm

Apr12° / 4°54 mm

May15° / 6°47 mm

Jun18° / 9°69 mm

Jul20° / 11°67 mm

Aug20° / 11°72 mm

Sep17° / 9°61 mm

Oct13° / 6°65 mm

Nov10° / 4°74 mm

Dec7° / 1°62 mm

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

About

Path Head Watermill

Museum.

Type: Museum
Town: 200 m southeast of Ryton
Official site: gatesheadmill.co.uk/index.html

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

The map

Where to find Path Head Watermill

Path Head Watermill sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Path Head Watermill

The 8 towns are led in size by Newcastle upon Tyne, with 286,472 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 200 m northwest of it

Ryton

8,804 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 300 m southeast of it

Blaydon

14,237 people · 35 places to visit

3 · 1 km east of it

Newcastle upon Tyne

286,472 people · 46 places to visit

4 · 1.2 km north of it

Newburn

1,475 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Path Head Watermill is	People	Places to visit
Ryton	200 m northwest of it	8,804	8
Blaydon	300 m southeast of it	14,237	35
Newcastle upon Tyne	1 km east of it	286,472	46
Newburn	1.2 km north of it	1,475	6
Crawcrook and Greenside	2.3 km west of it	7,544	6
Walbottle	2.4 km north of it	564	5
Whickham	2.6 km southeast of it	15,680	33
Throckley	2.8 km northwest of it	6,207	5

Make a day of it

Also near Path Head Watermill

Within 15 km are 56 places, among them 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 castles.

MuseumTurbinia6.7 km away 2

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral7.6 km away 3

MuseumBeamish Museum10 km away · 350K visitors a year 4

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle7.6 km away 5

CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral7 km away 6

Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock7.6 km away · 638K visitors a year 7

MuseumCentre for Life7 km away · 225K visitors a year 8

Castle · English HeritagePrudhoe Castle8.2 km away

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

Quick answers on Path Head Watermill

Where is Path Head Watermill?

Path Head Watermill is 200 m southeast of Ryton, Tyne and Wear.

What is Path Head Watermill?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Path Head Watermill?

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

What else is there to see near Path Head Watermill?

Within 15 km: Turbinia (6.7 km), Newcastle Cathedral (7.6 km), Beamish Museum (10 km) and Newcastle upon Tyne Castle (7.6 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 (8)

Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Prudhoe Castle: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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