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Vicar's Pele Tower – Bridleway through Ponteland loop from Ponteland

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Vicar's Pele Tower – Bridleway through Ponteland loop from Ponteland

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Vicar's Pele Tower – Bridleway through Ponteland loop from Ponteland

01:30

5.82km

30m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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708 m

Jan's Kitchen Café, Ponteland

Highlight • Cafe

Good destination or stop if you're traveling through on the Rivers cycleway or a different route.
The roads can be a bit busy at times so watch out.
Good café stop, Jan's Kitchen.

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778 m

⛪ 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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Vicar's Pele Tower

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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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2.97 km

Bridleway through Ponteland

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Old railway line running through Pont. Good tracks, can get muddy, also popular with people out and about. A few roads to cross. Bakers just off the Broadway is good

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4.61 km

Ponteland Park

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🌳Ponteland Park in Northumberland is a much-loved green oasis of approximately 18 hectares, with scenic walks along the River Pont, a wildflower meadow and rest areas at Oxbow Lake.

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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4.19 km

741 m

471 m

378 m

Surfaces

2.66 km

1.82 km

937 m

318 m

Elevation

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Sunday 12 July

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Vicar's Pele Tower – Bridleway through Ponteland loop from Ponteland

Jan's Kitchen Café, Ponteland

St Mary's Church, Ponteland

Vicar's Pele Tower

Bridleway through Ponteland

Ponteland Park

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