Acomb, Waters Meet — Attraction in Acomb

It is somewhere I have been many, many times. Why's that?????? Well dead simple really........it is a beautiful, very quiet, important and a very special place. Why's that??????? Well without it there would be no such place as Newcastle or anywhere else along the Tyne. So when you look back at history and you see the contribution of Newcastle to England, Britain and the World. You start to see why the meeting of the water's is such an important place. Why's that? What has Newcastle contributed to the World???????? Well let's have a think erm 🛤 railways, hydroelectricity also the 1st street in the World to be lit by electric lighting Do I need to go on? No...

This is a lovely little quiet part of the river (nice and inclosed for the kids) you can have a walk along side the river or just a nice little dip, there is a small car Park with a bin for your rubbish and is only a 2 minute walk from...

Lovely linear walk from the opposite side of the road to The Boat Side Inn (near a notice board and signposted 'waters meet'. About a mile there and back. Easy to follow path along bank of the South Tyne finishing where it meets...