There is a pleasant walk from the Boat Inn along the bank of the South Tyne to the meeting of the waters.

Warden is dominated by the old motte, now tree covered, and higher still are the earthworks of a prehistoric fort.

The churchyard appears oval in shape, which reinforces the notion of the great age of these Tyne parish centres.

[3] From Warden one can see eastwards among the trees which rise on the northern slope of the valley the spire of the Church of St John Lee on high ground at Acomb.

[3] From High Warden, on the hillside, a path leads to a large fortified British camp crowning the hill, which gives a fine outlook over the surrounding country.

[2] The church at Warden is dedicated to St Michael, and has an Anglo-Saxon tower dating back to the eleventh century, and built of Roman stone.

[2][4] There are a number of incised grave covers in the porch, and a Roman altar that has been carved with Saxon knot-work.