(31 May 2021, 6:30 pm)Metroline1511 wrote When I come to Newcastle next week I shall use route 19, possibly linking Ashington with North Shields although it is of course a long ride.  As I don't know the other villages served by route 434 I do not intend to include that route.

Depending on the time you're up that way, you could realistically: 

Get a 19 to The Elephant, either the 10:02 or 12:02 off North Shields would get you there for 11:21/13:21. 

Catch the 434 from the other side of the road at 11:30/13:30, gets you to Bedlington Station Station Street at 11:53/13:53. 

From there get an X21 (12:01/14:01) back to Newcastle, or a 1 (12:19/14:19) to Blyth and a 309 to Newcastle from there.