Day 1 - Wallsend to Heddon on the Wall

17.7 miles

Following a short Metro ride to Wallsend we set out from Segedunum museum in Wallsend.
Following the River Tyne for most of the day , through urban, suburban and industrial Newcastle until the final four miles or so. Despite the initial presence of litter and graffiti, the 'scenery' improved somewhat as we approached the town centre and Millennium Bridge.
Very little, if any, sign og 'the wall', though ....

Centurian sculpture 'Sentius Tectonicus' , Segedunum museum
A different take on Centurian, (Sentius Wulniticus'?) also at Segedunum
Former Swan Hunter shipyard, Wallsend
Only another 84 miles to go ...
River Tyne foreshore, approaching St Anthony's Point
Dead ship, River Tyne
Newcastle Quayside, with Millennium Bridge and Tyne Bridge behind
Dunston Coal Staithes
Entering Tyne Riverside Park
Golf course after leaving the river
Just a short distance to our B&B in Heddon on the Wall ...