Travel on Foot
Walking is an easy way to stay healthy and even easier to fit into your lifestyle
You can walk almost anywhere, so by grabbing your shoes and heading out, you’ll see benefits including:
- Improved health benefits – just 30 minutes of walking a day can increase your heart and lung fitness.
- A fitter body – walking is a low impact exercise, good for your joints and alleviating joint pain, and even better for losing weight and improving muscles.
- Reduced expenditure – walking costs nothing and reduces your spending on petrol.
- New social opportunities – You don’t need to sit down to catch up with friends or family, try going for a walk with them instead.
There are a number of local amenities that are within approximate 30-minute walk from your new home and these include:
- Crawcrook Medical Centre
- Co-op Food
- Emma Hall – Community Centre
- St Agnes’ Catholic Primary School
- Emmaville Primary School
- Ryton & Crawcrook Albion
- Ryton Junior School
- Thorp Academy
Active 10 challenge
Download the Active 10 walking tracker app. It shows you how much brisk walking you’re doing and offers tips on how you can do more.
Living Streets UK
Provides 20 tips for walking; also see the ‘Walk to school’ campaign to get the whole family involved.
Walking routes around Crawcrook
Shows a variety of walking routes around your new home, all with different levels of difficulty and distances to fit your needs.
Get outside children’s craft guide
Fancy a day out with the family? Then why not get outside in your local area and get crafting with a family woodland crafting guide to exploring the outdoors.
Walking and Cycling in Gateshead
Discover popular walking and cycling routes in Gateshead as well as local events in your area.
Free Online Journey Planner
To find the quickest or easiest way from A to B by walking, cycling, public transport and car, use the free Google Maps Journey Planner. It couldn’t be easier!