Wallsend's major tourist attraction is Segedunum Roman Fort. This is located just a few minutes walk from the Metro Interchange, and around 5 minutes from Wallsend town Centre. The museum has excavated remains of the foundations of a Roman fort, as well as a reconstruction of a Roman bath house. The visitors centre has an elevated viewing platform which affords great views over the site.
Located on Middle Engine Lane on the North Shields/Wallsend border is the Stephenson Railway Museum. This museum is home to a collection of locomotives from the early days of the railways (the 1826 Billy} to some early electric locomotives. The museum is situated on part of the old Metro test track, and so the museum will often have trains running between the museum and Percy Main Metro station.
Wallsend Sports Centre, located about ten minutes walk west of the town centre, has an 18 hole Golf Course.
Rising Sun Country Park, located behind the ASDA on the Whitley Road, has a Visitors Centre and literally acres of countryside to explore, including Swallow Pond, a haven for local birds. The country park has many hides for those of you interested in getting a closer look at, or taking photographs of, the birds.
