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Vicar's Pele Tower – Prestwick Carr Nature Reserve loop from Newcastle International Airport

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Vicar's Pele Tower – Prestwick Carr Nature Reserve loop from Newcastle International Airport

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Vicar's Pele Tower – Prestwick Carr Nature Reserve loop from Newcastle International Airport

01:40

28.5km

120m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.8 km for 127 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.12 km

The Victory Pub

Highlight • Rest Area

Public house with outside seating

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10.6 km

Pink Lane Bakery

Highlight • Cafe

Look for the Old Fire Station opposite the Gosforth Hotel. This little gem is hiding through the arch

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21.7 km

⛪ St Mary’s Church in Ponteland, officially St Mary the Virgin, is a historic parish church in Northumberland with roots dating back to before the Norman Conquest. The oldest parts, such as the sturdy west tower, date from the 12th century and were even used as a refuge in times of trouble—the tower walls are a whopping 1.2 metres thick.
In the 13th and 14th centuries, the church was extended with a spacious chancel, a south aisle and stained glass windows, some of which still show medieval fragments. During the Victorian period, the building underwent extensive restoration, including new floors, pews and a raised chancel.

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21.8 km

Vicar's Pele Tower

Highlight • Monument

Vicar's Pele is a three storey stone pele tower, which was built in the 14th or 15th century. It possibly stands on the site of a 13th century hall house and its south wing may have been rebuilt as the tower. Later it was part of a vicarage, which was demolished in the late 19th century, leaving a small dwelling house still attached. The house was removed in 1950 and the tower consolidated with concrete in 1971, excavations in 2001 uncovered a stone flagged floor inside the tower. There are blocked doors on the west and north sides and three large openings on the south face. This gaunt shell shows signs of a gabled roof on the west wall and the evidence of numerous later alterations and repairs. Nearby in Ponteland is the Blackbird Inn and 7 miles north-west is Belsay Castle.
castleuk.net/castle_lists_north/88/pontelandpele.htm

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24.8 km

Prestwick Carr Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

The road along it is quite – and that's an understatement – bumpy.

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25.3 km

Red Flag on Back Lane Track

Highlight • Trail

Along a military shooting range.

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28.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.7 km

9.85 km

1.85 km

1.83 km

1.74 km

1.62 km

Surfaces

25.0 km

2.64 km

756 m

123 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 21 May

24°C

12°C

7 %

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Vicar's Pele Tower – Prestwick Carr Nature Reserve loop from Newcastle International Airport

The Victory Pub

Pink Lane Bakery

St Mary's Church, Ponteland

Vicar's Pele Tower

Prestwick Carr Nature Reserve

Red Flag on Back Lane Track

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