River Tyne

Mouth: Tynemouth, North Tyneside

Confluence: Warden, Northumberland

Islands:

• Artifical Island

• Kings Meadow Island (Formerly) [1][2;S13]

• Little Annie (Formerly) [1][2;S13]

• Clarenee Islands (Formerly) [2;S13]

• Ryton Island (Formerly) [2;S25]

• Broomhaugh Island [2;S27]

Etymology: Old English tīn, meaning river (Possibly) [3]

Regions:

• North East

Counties:

• Tyne and Wear (Ceremonial, Metropolitan)

• Northumberland (Ceremonial, Historical)

Quick Trivia:

• Beneath Newcastle lies multiple hidden tributary rivers of the Tyne that no longer can be seen, those being; Pandon Burn, Lam Burn (which has a tributary named Lort Burn), Swirle Burn, Skinner Burn, Denton Burn, and Elswick Burn. [4]

  • A tiny stream flows at Georges Street, Elswick, which is Elswick Burn. [5][6]

• The River Tyne has a catchment area of 2,936 squared kilometres. [7]

• The original Tyne Bridge to where the Swing Bridge is today was a Roman era bridge named after the fort of the same name, Pons Aelius, meaning Bridge of Hadrian. [8]

  • A stone bridge had also been present later that was named Newcastle Bridge and remained until 1721. [9]

• Formerly, there were eleven ferry services prior to the Shields Ferry, the only service active today. These ran between Tynemouth and Newburn.

Image taken 5th October 2025.

Depicts River Tyne taken from Dunston and upon Elswick.

At Warden, the North Tyne and South Tyne meet. It flows along famous towns such as Hexham, Prudhoe, Newcastle, and Tynemouth at the North Sea. Notable river of the North England.

Course (Mouth to Source)

Tyne and Wear

• Chirton Burn

• River Don

• Tyne Tunnel

• Wallsend Burn

• Ouse Burn

• Millenium Bridge

• Tyne Bridge

• Swing Bridge

• High Level Bridge

• Queen Elizabeth II Bridge

• King Edward VII Bridge

• Redheugh Bridge

• Tidal Basin

• River Team

• Elswick Burn

• River Derwent

• Scotswood Bridge

• Scotswood Railway Bridge

• Denton Burn

• Blaydon Bridge

• Lemington Gut

• Blaydon Burn

• New Burn

• Newburn Bridge

• Reigh Burn

Northumberland

• Stanley Burn

• Wylam Bridge

• Wylam Railway Bridge

• Howdene Burn

• Howlway Burn

• Park Burn

• Kitty's Burn

• Ovingham Bridge

• Whittle Burn

• Otter Burn

• Cherry Burn

• Cockermere Burn

• Bellasis Burn

• Stocksfield Burn

• Bywell Bridge

• Clockey Burn

• Smithy Burn

• Styford Bridge

• Stonyverge Burn

• Ridingmill Burn

• Corbridge Bridge

• Cor Burn

• Devil's Water

• Hexham Bridge

• Cockshaw Burn

• Birkey Burn

• Border Counties Bridge

• Constantius Bridge

• River North Tyne/River South Tyne