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A stunning Georgian Mansion standing in four acres of fabulous wooded gardens, only a short distance from the River Tyne and the Hadrians Wall walk. The hotel is the perfect bed & breakfast stopover for walkers, ramblers and cyclists following the Hadrians Wall route.
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The bed & breakfast is situated on the edge of the Northumberland countryside, one and a half miles from the A1M, two miles from the Gateshead Metro Centre and four miles from Newcastle upon Tyne city centre with its beautiful architecture, groundbreaking theatre and musical entertainment.
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The house has a colourful history, prior to being converted into a bed & breakfast, dating back to 1804 with documented evidence that Hedgefield House was the first home in Britain to have a telephone installed. In 1877, the inventor of the telephone Alexander Graham Bell, made the first experimental phone call from the drawing room to the local coal mine.
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Directions
From the South (A1):
After the Washington Services, the road divides (A1 to the left, motorway to the right). Bear left on the A1 past the Angel of the North.
Shortly after the Metro Centre, take the exit signposted A695 Blaydon. Continue on this road, going straight on at the roundabouts and get into the the right hand lane on the approach to the Scotswood Bridge. When you reach a large roundabout next to McDonalds, take the third exit which is the B6317 to Ryton. Continue along Stella Road until you the sign for Hedgefield House on the left.
From the North (A1):
After passing Newcastle upon Tyne, take the exit signposted Blaydon. Take the second exit at the roundabout and turn right over the Scotswood Bridge, keeping in the right hand lane. Follow the long sweeping left hand curve back under the bridge. When you reach a large roundabout next to McDonalds, take the third exit which is the B6317 to Ryton. Continue along Stella Road until you the sign for Hedgefield House on the left.
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