Ryton is located approximately 6 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne within Gateshead’s Green Belt, midway between Blaydon and the Crawcrook, Greenside and Clara Vale ward.
Nearby areas include Stargate, Stella and Hedgefield.
Traditionally, Ryton’s economy was built upon agriculture and coal mining. Today, Ryton is a relatively affluent area and has experienced suburbanisation in recent years and is now used as a commuter area for those that work in the more urban areas of Tyneside .
Great news – our walking route now has its first wave of route markers mounted for people to follow! Our volunteers have focused their efforts around the Stargate and Grange estates within Ryton to clearly Read more…
Welcome to Ryton.info. This website has been in planning stages for several weeks, our first steps have been to map out the actions needed to reach our first target – to create an accessible, family Read more…