Clara Vale Walk
This small village is located on the south bank of the River Tyne to the west of Newcastle in Tyne and Wear.
The village includes some nice riverside walks and easy footpaths around the Clara Vale Local Nature Reserve. The reserve includes ponds and streams created from the same spring that fed the old water mill. There's lots of wildlife and pretty wildflowers to see in the warmer months.
This walk starts at the reserve car park and takes you through the site before heading up to the river. Here you can link up with the Keelmans Way, a shared walking and cycling trail that runs along the River Tyne from Wylam to the upper reaches of the Tyne and the Derwent Walk Country Park in Gateshead. The riverside path is a nice way to extend the walk.
To continue your walking in the area head west to visit neighbouring Wylam and pick up the circular walk. This visits the historic Stephenson's Cottage, the village of Heddon on the Wall and the Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail.
Postcode
NE40 3SS - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsClara Vale Ordnance Survey Map 
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Walks near Clara Vale
- Wylam - This pleasant riverside village is located in a lovely spot, a few miles west of Newcastle
- Hadrian's Wall Path - Starting in Wallsend near the east coast of England, head across the country to Bowness-on-Solway along this wonderful trail that follows the famous Roman wall
- Whittle Dene Reservoir - Enjoy a circular walk around this scenic group of reservoirs next to Hadrian's Wall
- Tyne Riverside Country Park - This park follows the River Tyne for four miles through 200 acres of meadows, chalk grassland, woodland and river bank
- Newburn to Wylam Walk - This circular walk takes you from Newburn to Wylam along a section of the River Tyne
- Gateshead - This major north east town has a number of good options for walkers with two significant waymarked trails running through the area
- Keelmans Way - This 10 mile walking and cycling trail runs along the River Tyne from Wylam to the upper reaches of the Tyne and the Derwent Walk Country Park in Gateshead.
- Ovingham - These two neighbouring villages are located in a pleasant spot on the River Tyne in Northumberland.
- River Tyne Trail - This waymarked long distance trail runs from the coast at Tynemouth to the source of the Tyne at Tyne Head, just south of Garrigill in the North Pennines.
Photos
The River Tyne in the village.
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Heron at the reserve
Terraced houses, Clara Vale
Pond, Clara Vale Nature Reserve
Level crossing, Clara Vale
