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Wylam Brewery

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Wylam Brewery
Wylam Brewery
Wylam Brewery
Wylam Brewery
Wylam Brewery
Wylam Brewery
Wylam Brewery
Wylam Brewery
Wylam Brewery
Wylam Brewery
Wylam Brewery
Wylam Brewery
Wylam Brewery
Wylam Brewery
Wylam Brewery
Phone:
+44 191 650 0651

Hours:
Sunday12pm - 9pm
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
WednesdayClosed
Thursday5pm - 11pm
Friday5pm - 11pm
Saturday12pm - 11pm


Wylam is a small village about 10 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is located in the county of Northumberland. It is famous for the being the birthplace of George Stephenson, one of the early railway pioneers. George Stephenson's Birthplace is his cottage that can be found on the north bank of the Tyne 3⁄4 mile east of the village centre. It is owned by the National Trust but is not open to the public.Wylam has further connections with the early railway pioneers. The steam locomotive engineer Timothy Hackworth, who worked with Stephenson, was also born here. William Hedley who was born in the nearby village of Newburn attended the village school. He later went on to design and manufacture Puffing Billy in 1813, two years before George Stephenson produced his first locomotive Blücher. Christopher Blackett as lord of the manor in the first 30 years of the 19th century provided the entrepreneurial drive that encouraged these engineers.
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