Contact Ferndene
Getting here
The Tynedale Links 686 and Tyne Valley 10 buses serve Prudhoe town centre from Hexham and Newcastle upon Tyne. Visit the GoNorthEast website for timetables.
Prudhoe station is on the train line between Carlisle and Newcastle. Visit the Northern Rail website for timetables.
Ferndene is about a 20-minute walk from Prudhoe town centre.
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Driving directions
From Prudhoe town centre: Turn off the B6395 at the junction with South Road (opposite the pub, beside a bus stop). Follow South Road, then turn right onto Moor Road. Continue down Moor Road as it becomes a country lane. Turn left into Ferndene.
Parking
There are several car parks at Ferndene which staff, patients and visitors can use.
Parking charges apply between 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. The charges are:
0 – 60 minutes: £1.00
1 – 2 hours: £1.50
2 – 3 hours: £2.00
3 – 4 hours: £2.50
4+ hours: £8.00
Parking is free for CNTW staff if they have registered their vehicle.
If you are a carer for someone receiving support from CNTW's services, you can get free parking at all our hospitals by registering for a Carer Card. LINK TO MORE INFO?
If you are visiting a patient during the day and plan to stay longer than 3 – 4 hours, you will not have to pay the full £8 rate. Ask a member of staff to contact the car park management team and confirm you are visiting someone, and your charge will be capped at £2.50.
Electric Vehicle charging
There are 6 Electric Vehicle charging points at Ferndene, located _________.
Charging costs 60p per kWh (approximately £16.80 for a four-hour charge). The chargers on our sites are be operated by Mer. You can pay by card or via the Mer app. Read more about EV charging with Mer.
(Staff employed by CNTW can access discounted charging rates by following the instructions on the staff intranet.)
Opened in 2011, Ferndene was the first hospital in the UK to bring together specialist children and young people’s mental health and learning disability services onto one site.
Designed with input from young people, it provides a calm, safe, therapeutic, and rehabilitative environment. Separate living and educational spaces help young people to experience a more ordinary routine during their stay in hospital. There is a wide range of therapeutic, educational, social and recreational facilities. Ferndene also accommodation for visiting families.