Wylam is a thriving Northumberland village about 10 miles west of Newcastle. Famous for being the birthplace of George Stevenson, one of the early rail pioneers.
He was born in 1781 in Wylam, George Stephenson’s birthplace, owned by the National Trust can be found east of the village centre. Puffing Billy and Wylam Dilly were created by Wylam engineers William Hedley, Timothy Hackworth and Jonathan Foster. We still use Puffing Billy as our village logo today.
Wylam is close to Hadrians Wall and the Hadrian’s Cycleway, part of the National Cycle Network passes through the village using part of the line that was the Scotswood to Wylam railway. Wylam also has the Wylam Railway Museum and a loval Nature Reserve, both of which attract many visitors each year.