A massive thank you for your help.
I downloaded Electrum and found the wallet (in view mode) then created another wallet(that was not view only) that i could move bitcoin from.

I did not want to go through the hassle of opening an account using photo id bank account ect to withdraw to so i used an online gift card company here in the uk that had good reviews and purchased cards with Amazon ect.

Thanks again. 

Thank you I will download Electrum and try it.

Hi and thank you for taking the time to read my post.
I have some bitcoin from a few years ago and if i type the wallet address into blockchain.com I can see the wallet balance.
I have the private key stored away but my understanding is i also need a public key ?

The only information i have is the wallet address and the private key.
I have no idea were i purchased the bitcoin from or how its stored.
Any help would be really appreciated.
Thank you