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Prudhoe Castle – Prudhoe Spetchells loop from Prudhoe

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North East England

Prudhoe Castle – Prudhoe Spetchells loop from Prudhoe

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runners

Prudhoe Castle – Prudhoe Spetchells loop from Prudhoe

00:47

7.07km

100m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

529 m

Prudhoe Castle

Highlight • Castle

Bult as part of a series of Norman Castles along the Tyne after the 1066 Norman conquest, Prudhoe survived two sieges during the 1170s and was the only Northumberland castle to resist the Scots.

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2

1.58 km

View of Prudhoe Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

View of Prudhoe Castle can be seen form riverside path

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3

1.82 km

Prudhoe Spetchells

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Spetchells are chalk waste heaps from a chemical factory that operated on a nearby site until the mid-1960s. The name comes from old maps that refer to this area …

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4

1.88 km

Bees, Bombers and Butterflies Sign – The Spetchells

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hagg bank, The Spetchells and to the visitor centre

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5

2.51 km

The Spetchells Chalk Grassland

Highlight • Natural

The Spetchells are three elongated man-made mounds of chalk waste, created between 1941 and 1967 as a by-product of an ICI factory in Prudhoe, which produced ammonium sulphate for fertilizers …

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6

4.14 km

Wylam Railway Bridge (Hagg Bank Bridge)

Highlight • Bridge

Amazing at Dusk with river in full flow

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B

7.07 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.26 km

1.85 km

1.20 km

687 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.32 km

2.02 km

912 m

470 m

286 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 4 October

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15 %

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