Heritage
Type
Ryton
Where
Heritage · listed-building
Good for
Check before you go
Cost
Plan your visit
Opening times
Open access — check locally for facilities
Location
Ryton
Parent hack
Arrive at opening time in school holidays — you'll beat the queues and the car park.
George Stephenson's Birthplace is the 18th-century stone cottage home of rail pioneer George Stephenson. Located along the north bank of the River Tyne in the village of Wylam, Northumberland, the cottage is owned by the National Trust and until recently it was open to the public as a historic house museum. The house also featured exhibits about Stephenson's Rocket, an early steam locomotive. The Museum is no longer open to the public.
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