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WELCOME TO NEWCASTLEGATESHEAD 04

10 THINGS NOT TO MISS 14

ATTRACTIONS, GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS 18

CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT 22 Produced by NewcastleGateshead SHOPPING 26 Initiative, 9th Floor, Baltic Place East, South SPORT AND LEISURE 30 Shore Road, NE8 3AE. Whilst every HISTORY AND HERITAGE 34 Excellence care has been taken with a in the accuracy of PARKS AND GARDENS 38 producing this guide, Purpose the publisher is not EATING OUT 41 liable for any errors or omissions which may NIGHTLIFE 46 occur. All information is subject to change A-Z LISTINGS 48 and is correct at the time of going to print, MAPS 60 June 2012.

Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 3 hello bonny lads & lasses welcome to Jaw-dropping shopping The stage is set In Eldon Square and Eldon Garden As the sun sets over NewcastleGateshead! you can hop from major department NewcastleGateshead, the evening store to chic boutique without entertainment gets set up, from See more, do more, enjoy more! The vibrant capital of stepping outside. Metrocentre, rock and opera to comedy and North East is the place to come for dazzling Europe’s largest indoor shopping drama. Sing-along musicals, and leisure centre, has over 300 classical concerts or great local culture and superb shopping, thrilling sport, great places shops as well as restaurants, bands in great local pubs, to eat and - it’s not just us that say it – one of Europe’s a huge IMAX cinema and an whatever gets your toes tapping. best nights out! And it’s all served up with a hearty entertainment centre to keep kids helping of our famous Geordie friendliness, from the of all ages amused. Love your Real Geordie hospitality moment our iconic Angel of the North welcomes you – designer labels? Head for the Big friendly personalities make literally – with open arms. exclusive boutiques in Grainger big friendly nights out. We’re Town, or Gosforth. world famous for knowing how It’s a good job NewcastleGateshead is so compact: it means to enjoy ourselves and it’s easy you can cram so much more into every day of your stay! If A little time-hopping to see why. you haven’t been before you’ll be impressed at how easy Maybe you fancy a spot of it is to explore, with a whole host of galleries, museums, history? If so, step back over Take your pick from trendy shops, theatres, music venues, restaurants, pubs and clubs 2,000 years to discover our lounge bars, seriously polished within easy walking distance of each other. Roman heritage at the Great restaurants and buzzing North Museum: Hancock, nightclubs that attract partygoers What’s gannin’ on? or admire the view from the every night of the week. Then it’s Norman Castle Keep, standing back for a good night’s sleep in With a packed year-round calendar of events ranging on the original site of the your hotel or apartment, ready to from music and food festivals to cycle races and the RSC ‘New Castle’ which gave the do it all over again! Shakespeare season, there’s a must-see for you no matter city its name. when you’re in toon. Fancy chilling out by the river to massive indie anthems? Soaking up the atmosphere at a Newcastle United match? Tasting your way around a bustling farmers’ market or dressing up for a race day?

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4 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 5 Take a short trip out to the coast Tynemouth and Whitley Bay: invigorating cliff-top walk along sea, sand and surfing The Leas to Souter Lighthouse. The traditional seaside village of And when you’ve worked up an Tynemouth, with its dramatic appetite from all that sea air, 12th-century Priory and Castle, there are more treats on offer: is home to a vibrant weekend award-winning fish and chips at market, quirky shops and lively Colmans, delicious home-made pubs as well as a thriving surfing ice cream at Minchella & Co, or a scene – all bordered by the fab curry from one of the many breathtaking Longsands beach. Indian restaurants on the famous A walk along the award-winning Ocean Road. sands will bring you to Blue Reef Aquarium, which will thrill : a city by the sea the whole family with its sharks Serious about sport? Soak up the and seals, playful otters and atmosphere at the Stadium of miniature monkeys. Just up the Light, home to the ‘Black Cats’ coast, St Mary’s Lighthouse, of Sunderland AFC, or take to reached on foot by a causeway the water at Sunderland Marine that’s only revealed at low tide, Activities Centre. is great for a day’s rock pooling. After dark, Tynemouth and Culture vultures should start Whitley Bay provide a great at Sunderland Museum and night out too, with plenty of Winter Gardens, where you’ll pubs and restaurants to choose find works by LS Lowry, or see from. Or why not try something the best of British glass at the more cultural, on stage at the National Glass Centre, where PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay? you can even try your hand at blowing your own glass bauble! South Shields: family fun The 7th-century St Peter’s Church and a fascinating history is a must-see for history lovers. This lively coastal town has Roman One half of the twin monastery roots ready to discover. You can of Wearmouth-Jarrow created explore the excavated remains by Benedict Biscop, it became a and stunning reconstructions at worldwide institution for learning, Arbeia Roman Fort. Nowadays creativity and culture. It’s also South Shields buzzes with one of the UK’s first ever stone family attractions: Ocean churches and still has original Beach Pleasure Park offers Anglo-Saxon features. thrilling rides, mini-golf and Quasar, and South Marine Park And what better way to round delights with a mini steam off your day than with a show, train just a stone’s throw from direct from the West End, at the golden Sandhaven beach. Sunderland Empire? Blow the cobwebs away with an

6 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 7 : wide open spaces, unforgettable places NewcastleGateshead sits at the centre of a region of contrasts: come and see for yourself.

The towering forests and heather- Alnmouth is wonderful for families topped hills of , and Beadnell and Embleton are fast to the north of the city, offer gaining a reputation for watersports. days of peace and tranquillity. Highlights include Alnwick Castle, Head south of NewcastleGateshead setting for the first two Harry by car or train and it’s only a short Potter films, and The Alnwick while before the stone towers Garden, with its cascading water of another World Heritage Site – features, Poison Garden and Durham Castle and Cathedral Europe’s largest treehouse. – loom into view, heralding your entrance to this historic city. And of course there’s the awe- It’s easy to while away a day inspiring Hadrian’s Wall. The wandering its winding cobbled UNESCO World Heritage Site lanes, or ‘vennels’, and discovering marches across the country from its quirky shops and cafés. Segedunum Roman Fort in the East to Bowness in the West, and is still Just a few miles out of Durham an amazing feat of engineering city centre you can experience after almost 2,000 years. North East life as it was in the early 1900s, where entire streets, The Northumberland coast is a trams and a working farm have designated Area of Outstanding been rebuilt at the award-winning Natural Beauty, and its award- Beamish Museum. winning golden, sandy beaches form a string of hidden gems. So many things to do, so little Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh time. You’ll have to get yersel’ are crowned by historic castles, back and visit us again soon.

8 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 9 Getting around toon is a piece of cake NewcastleGateshead’s compact centre and range of travel options mean you won’t be wasting time or money on getting around, so that leaves more of both for you to enjoy! Make the NewcastleGateshead Visitor Information Centre on Market Street, just by Grey’s Monument, your first destination. They know everything you need to know about guided walks, trips and tours, booking tickets for the theatre, events or accommodation (see page 49 for details). Metro The Shields Ferry The is a Voyage across the mouth of the great-value, quick and easy way to River Tyne with a swift seven-minute get around the region. Travel from ferry crossing between North Shields NewcastleGateshead to the airport and South Shields. Services run every in 25 minutes, or to the coast and 30 minutes in each direction. Why Sunderland in 30 minutes. Tickets not treat yourself to some fish and can be bought from machines chips in North Shields while you before travelling and you can wait for the boat to come in? Visit save money by getting a Metro www.nexus.org.uk/ferry for more info. Day Saver ticket if you’re making a few journeys – new machines Cycling accepting notes/cards are installed Traffic-free trails, forest routes in many stations. You can find a and long-distance rides take you Metro map on the inside back page through a variety of terrains – what of this guide. For more info visit better way to see the region? Head www.nexus.org.uk/metro down to The Cycle Hub in Ouseburn for all your cycling needs. You’ll find Buses bike hire, repairs and maintenance, Bus services run across Tyne and a bike shop and café all on site. You Wear making it easy-peasy to get can even book a Saddle Skedaddle around. Just pay when you hop on Cycle Holiday/Tour (see page 54 board – Day Rover tickets are great for details). value and they offer unlimited travel (including Metro and Shields Organised tours Ferry). Look out for the bright Discover more of yellow, environmentally friendly NewcastleGateshead with personally QuayLink buses; they run regularly tailored tours, sightseeing buses, across NewcastleGateshead or group excursions if you prefer. and the Quayside, linking all of Each designed to be as fun as they the main attractions. To check are informative. Check the A-Z timetables and routes visit listings at the back of this guide www.nexus.org.uk/bus for some of our recommended guides and touring services.

10 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com myJourney myJourney The place to visit to findThe outplace the to nextvisit busto orfind Metro out the times next from bus a stopor Metro or station times from a stop or station all roads lead to near you NewcastleGateshead near you …and so do planes, trains and ferries

With an international Rail airport, fast and frequent Experience the best views of rail connections, an the Quayside as you roll into international ferry terminal Newcastle Central Station and a number of major road by rail. Enjoy some good old routes, the North East is Northern value with fantastic closer than you think – so travel offers on train services to start planning your trip to NewcastleGateshead. And with NewcastleGateshead now. regular trains from London, the North West and Scotland, it’s Air never been easier to get here. Newcastle International Airport, Booking in advance will save voted the Best UK Airport three you a carriage of cash and years running, provides a superb journey times are short – starting link to the rest of the UK, Europe at just over 2 hours 30 minutes and beyond. from London and 1 hour 20 minutes from Edinburgh. It’s only a 20-minute drive or Metro ride from Newcastle Road city centre, and has excellent Travelling by road is easy, with a public transport connections, network of major roads linking a great selection of places to NewcastleGateshead with the eat and relax, and of course rest of the country. Once you’re duty-free shopping. here, just park up. It’s so easy to get around, you won’t need to get behind the wheel again until you leave! nexus.org.uk/myJourneynexus.org.uk/myJourney

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things not five Newcastle United Football Club to Anyone surveying the city skyline eight 10 miss or listening to the cheers on Great North Museum: Hancock match days will be left in no Help build a virtual Hadrian’s With so much to see and do, where do you start? doubt as to one of our overriding Wall and discover spectacular We’ve picked out our top ten must-sees to help passions! The Sports Direct Arena, treasures from Ancient Greece, you make the most of every minute. home to Newcastle United, mummies from Ancient Egypt, towers over the cityscape and a planetarium, a life-sized T-Rex resonates with an atmosphere skeleton, a double-storey bio-wall one three second to none. Join a behind- featuring animals from all over the Angel of the North Grey Street and the-scenes tour if you can’t planet and more – and it’s all free! Antony Gormley’s iconic work These elegant sweeping streets, make a game. of public art is admired by designed in the 1830s by the 150,000 visitors a year and it’s internationally renowned Richard nine not hard to see why. At 54m Grainger, are said to boast more six Life Science Centre wide and 20m high, it dominates listed buildings than any other city The Coast The award-winning Life Science the skyline as you approach bar London and Bath. Take time Just minutes from Centre brings learning to life NewcastleGateshead from the to explore the Victorian Grainger NewcastleGateshead lie miles for a fun family day out. With South and is an awe-inspiring Market, home to the original of golden sand, award-winning excellent exhibitions, an amazing symbol of our North East pride. Marks and Spencer Penny Bazaar. beaches, dramatic cliffs and 4D motion simulator ride, live coves, lighthouses to climb, a science shows and the North’s thriving surfing scene and all biggest planetarium all under one two four the fun of the fair. Tynemouth, roof, you’ll learn, laugh and love Quayside and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Whitley Bay, South Shields and your visit. The Quayside, with its Art and The Sage Gateshead Sunderland are all easily accessed landmark buildings, bars and Cultural jewels in the Quayside’s by Metro for a traditional day at restaurants, and the seven crown. The largest gallery of its the seaside – don’t forget your ten bridges that span the River kind in the world, BALTIC presents bucket and spade! Castle Keep Tyne have become the iconic an ever-changing calendar of One of the finest examples of a image of NewcastleGateshead. exhibitions and activities by some Norman stone keep in Britain, Highlights include the Gateshead of the art world’s most prominent seven dating back to 1178. The site Millennium Bridge which opens figures. Next door, The Sage Metrocentre itself was previously occupied by like a winking eye; the famous Gateshead, named one of the top Europe’s largest indoor shopping a Roman fort, an Anglo-Saxon Tyne Bridge; and the Swing five concert halls on the planet and leisure centre is quite simply cemetery and the original ‘New Bridge, completed in 1876, which by the Philharmonia’s director of retail heaven, with everything Castle’ from which the city revolves through 90 degrees to touring Lorin Maazel, showcases from high street favourites to takes its name. Climb to the top allow ships to pass on either side. everything from classical and one-off stores and boutiques. for breathtaking views across jazz to indie and folk music by And when you’ve shopped ’til you NewcastleGateshead. world-renowned artists. drop, there’s an IMAX cinema and over 50 great places to eat.

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Enjoy close encounters with hundreds of incredible creatures! Come face to face with everything from adorable seals and otters to clownfish, seahorses and graceful stingrays.

Meet the monkeys and reptiles in our amazing amazon exhibit.

A full programme of entertaining talks and feeding displays take place throughout the day. Find us at

Grand Parade, Tynemouth, NE30 4JF OPEN DAILY FROM 10AM t: 0191 258 1031 e: [email protected]

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From world-class galleries to rides on the railway, whatever floats your boat we’ve got an attraction to put a smile on your face.

Galleries galore The Laing Art Gallery includes is bursting with interactive If you’re after big, bold, thought- the historic, iconic, little-known displays about all aspects of North provoking creativity to put a gems and amazing new work in East life, from our renowned splash of colour into your day, its mix of permanent collections maritime heritage to our tastes in what a find! make a beeline for BALTIC and exhibitions, while the Shipley fashion. The region’s long history Centre for Contemporary Art. Art Gallery in Gateshead is of innovation and inventions is Happy endings are the order This landmark building delights home to William Irving’s painting celebrated with displays such as of the day at Seven Stories, visitors every time with the “The Races” and one of Turbinia – the first ever ship to the national centre for surprise of the new - and an the largest contemporary craft be powered by a steam turbine children’s books. ever-changing calendar of collections in northern England, and once the world’s fastest exhibitions and events by some full of inspirational jewellery, vessel – which is now moored Immerse yourself in the of the world’s most acclaimed textiles, ceramics, furniture and permanently in the entrance hall. pages of your favourite artists. And the views from the glass. With free entry to all our tales, smile at the detail in outdoor viewing platform and galleries, you can draw inspiration A little bit different the original illustrations, rooftop restaurant are simply from art and culture as much as Come and discover just what discover the stories behind jaw-dropping. you wish (donations are welcome makes you human at Life Science the stories and, if you’re of course!). Centre, with its interactive science lucky, meet the authors Tucked away just off the bottom demonstrations and daring 4D at one of the immensely of Dean Street, The Side Gallery Marvellous museums motion ride. There’s an outdoor popular special events. is dedicated to documentary There’s a right treasure-trove ice rink here every Christmas too. photography of stunning quality, of surprises awaiting you at the From dressing in character while down in the Ouseburn Great North Museum: Hancock, Head to the coast and you’ll to story-time readings Valley you’ll find original pieces from live pythons and lizards to find Blue Reef Aquarium, where and craft activities, there’s by local artists on show and on a life-size T-Rex skeleton and an you will come face to face with always a plot going on sale at The Biscuit Factory and ever-changing planetarium show everything from otters, seals and (sorry, couldn’t resist). Northern Print. which is out of this world! The tiny, cheeky monkeys to fish, aptly named Discovery Museum seahorses and graceful stingrays.

18 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 19 £25 worth of tickets for just £15 Ocean Beach Pleasure Park is the biggest Free Admission Amusement Park in the North East, situated on the coast in South Shields. With over 40 rides and attractions, arcades and game stalls there is something for all of the family to enjoy. oceanbeach.co.uk | 0191 456 1617

Ocean Beach Pleasure Park, Middle Arcade, Sea Road, South Shields, NE33 2LD

Still want more? 2 GAMES FOR You’ll find Roman history brought THE PRICE OF 1 to life at Segedunum and Arbeia Quasar South Shields is great for indoor fun Have a blast in the past Roman Fort. Find out all about whether it’s a family game, party celebration or th corporate event. Quasar is the ultimate sci-fi action Bessie Surtees’ House on the Bede, the 7 -century saint and adventure for all ages. Quayside is one of the best scholar who came up with the quasarsouthshields.co.uk | 0191 456 1617 examples of 17th-century calendar system we use today, Jacobean architecture, and and his Anglo-Saxon way of life at most famous as Bessie eloped Bede’s World. from here in 1772 with John Scott, who became Lord Or visit Beamish, a living, working UP TO Chancellor of England. Make the open air museum, to see how life 50% OFF THE BEST short climb up The Side and in the North East has changed BRANDS you’ll find St Nicholas’ Cathedral over the last 100 years. and the Castle Keep, built in Norman times on the site of the One of the region’s spectacular original ‘New Castle’ that gave castles, Alnwick Castle, and the the city its name and was its magnificent Alnwick Garden historic heart. are just up the road, while Tynemouth Priory and Castle If it’s a picnic kind of day, and Belsay Hall, Castle and The biggest outlet shopping pack your sarnies and Gardens are all near enough head for the glorious for a great day out. centre in the region. 18th-century landscaped gardens at Gibside with their With up to 50% off the best brands, over 60 stores, loads beautiful Palladian chapel and of entertainment for the kids and free parking, a great day summer evening beer garden. out really is a walk in the park. Hop on a steam train at – the , Murton, Click with us SR7 9HU world’s oldest working railway Tel: 0191 526 6500 – or relax by the river at the www.dalton-park.co.uk restored and fully working Path Head Water Mill.

20 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Tunes in the toon acts. And if it’s real Geordie Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena flavour you’re after, head down let us is a purpose-built concert and to Ouseburn. The Cluny, housed exhibition venue that attracts in an old whisky distillery, is a some of the biggest names popular venue playing host to in entertainment, music and established bands as well as comedy as well as exciting more intimate gigs from up-and- entertain sporting events, ice shows and coming local artists – all with a family performances. Smaller great laid-back atmosphere. Get you in scale but certainly not in there early to sample the Cluny atmosphere, Newcastle City Hall, Kitchen’s delicious home-cooked Combine NewcastleGateshead’s rich heritage in which opened in 1927, was the food and great range of local beers. music, comedy and theatre with the amazing city’s first dedicated concert hall Just remember to put your pint and continues to be a popular down before you start dancing! cultural regeneration of recent years and the venue for rock, pop and comedy. result is, in our lingo, a canny night oot! Screen stars On the south bank of the Tyne, We’ve got it all in the can for We know how to put on a show about contemporary comedy The Sage Gateshead is as much film buffs, from the brand-new Regarded by many as the UK’s and concerts in the world’s oldest a tourist attraction for its iconic IMAX cinema and entertainment finest theatre building, the working Victorian theatre? The Lord Foster-designed architecture complex at Metrocentre Qube Grade I listed Theatre Royal is Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre fits the as it is for the music within. The to the bijou Star and Shadow the regional home of the Royal bill perfectly. stunning acoustics bring out Cinema in the Shakespeare Company and a the best in everything from rock (see the box over the page). fitting venue for world-class A few miles down the road, to folk and country to jazz, not productions from West End Sunderland Empire showcases to mention its own orchestra In , you can musicals to thought-provoking the best West End shows – Northern Sinfonia – which head for The Gate, where you’ll find drama. In a more intimate direct from London, while the delivers a year-round classical a multiscreen cinema, restaurants, setting, you can take your seat PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay is just programme. Prefer the sound of bars and a casino under one roof, right alongside the stage at right for an evening of culture the underground? Head for the or the beautiful art-deco Tyneside Live Theatre, and find relevant after a day at the beach. O2 Academy, which provides an Cinema, one of the oldest surviving takes on modern classics for all awesome performance space for newsreel cinemas, where you can ages at Northern Stage. Or how indie faves and up-and-coming enjoy the best new and classic films from around the world in sumptuous style.

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We’re having a laugh We’re suckers for a great punch line and, as you’d expect of the home of stand-up stars Ross Noble and Sarah Millican, the city is full of cracking comedy venues. Make a night of it and head for what a find! the Hyena Café on Leazes Lane The Star and Shadow Cinema, or The Stand Comedy Club on nestled in the Ouseburn Valley High Bridge for great food, drink on the east side of Newcastle, and eminently quotable one- is run entirely by volunteers. liners from famous TV faces and new local talent alike. It shows films every Thursday and Sunday night at 7.30pm – Dance for your Daddy anything the team considers Shopping, entertainment (and everyone else) ‘new, different, underground, andShopping, eating entertainment out just keeps The leading dance organisation in original and, we hope, good’. North East England, Dance City gettingShopping,and eating better. entertainment out just keeps brings a huge variety of dance On Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays you can see gigs, getting better. styles to as wide an audience as Metrocentreand eating keeps evolving out and changing, just new keeps retailers are possible through its performances live art and other exhibitions openingMetrocentre all the keeps time, evolving so it’s no and wonder changing, that wenew are retailers officially are and classes. Whether it’s street so it’s well worth a visit. getting better. dance, edgy contemporary Britain’sopening Biggestall the time, Shopping so it’s noCentre. wonder We that bring we you are brands officially for The venue is closed on Metrocentre keeps evolving and changing, new retailers are works for emotive Mondays and Tuesdays, best,Britain’s trends Biggest for less Shopping and labels Centre. to love, We plus bring specialist you brands shops for international opening all the time, so it’s no wonder that we are officially but only because volunteers uniquebest, trends to the for centre, less and so labelswe’ve togot love, something plus specialist for everyone. shops compositions that get need some rest. Britain’s Biggest Shopping Centre. We bring you brands for your toes tapping, Metrocentreunique to the Qube centre, now so has we’ve seven got new something restaurants, for everyone. they onl best, trends for less and labels to love, plus specialist shops you’ll find it here, and www.NewcastleGateshead.com IMAXMetrocentre Odeon Qubein the now region has and seven Namco new restaurants,Funscape family they onl much more besides. unique to the centre, so we’ve got something for everyone. entertainmentIMAX Odeon in complex. the region Nowhere and Namco in the Funscape region is there family Metrocentre Qube now has seven new restaurants, they onl moreentertainment choice for complex.shopping Nowhere and leisure. in the region is there IMAX Odeon in the region and Namco Funscape family more choice for shopping and leisure. entertainment complex. Nowhere in the region is there more choice for shopping and leisure.

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metrocentre.uk.com just keeps getting better 24 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com what have we got in store for you? Vast shopping malls, favourite high street names, fashionable arcades, colourful markets and stylish independent boutiques: grab your bag, there are treasures to be found and bargains to be had.

Let’s be honest here: we’re Apple, Hollister and Debenhams. A few minutes away by Metro are Traditional stalls display their obsessed with hitting the shops. Here too is Fenwick, established the leafy suburbs of Jesmond and wares alongside local artists and NewcastleGateshead’s great in 1882 and the region’s flagship Gosforth, home to a stylish array craftspeople, designers, jewellers mix of independent boutiques, independent department store, of designer fashion boutiques, and food producers, so there’s high street favourites, red-hot stocking the widest selection of interiors and antique stores, cafés, bound to be something that designer brands and malls such luxury brands across five floors restaurants and bars. Look for catches your eye! as Metrocentre, Europe’s largest of fashion, food and interior Jesmond’s award-winning Jules B, shopping and leisure complex, ideas, a paradise of children’s whose attention to detail extends Newcastle Farmers’ Market all set it apart as style capital toys and one of the biggest from shop décor to the designer is held at Grey’s Monument on of the North. What’s more, the beauty halls in Britain. labels stocked, such as Paul Smith, the first Friday of every month, compact nature of the area and Armani and Mulberry. While in and induces temptation on a the welcoming coffee shops, Just around the corner are the Gosforth, experience the chic grand scale with its delicious pubs and markets make it easy elegant Victorian streets of Havetolove boutique, and trendy displays. All produce on sale must to cram in as many stores as you Grainger Town, where you’ll independent jewellery shop be raised, grown or produced like and refuel in style on your way! find such lusted-after labels as Pranella is definitely worth a look. within a 50-mile radius of Calvin Klein, Vivienne Westwood NewcastleGateshead, so you know Street smart and the new Urban Outfitters on Market value it really is full of local flavour! Slap bang in the heart of Grainger Street – the only branch If you love nothing more than Newcastle city centre is in the North East. And the stylish browsing a bustling market for The Grade I listed Grainger , one of restaurants, bars and cafés on unusual gifts and tasty treats, Market, built in 1835, was the busiest shopping streets in and around Grey Street offer the you’ll be pleased to hear that Newcastle’s first indoor market the UK. You’ll find Eldon Square, perfect excuse to mull over your we have several to choose from. and is still a much-loved place. the UK’s largest city-centre purchases with a cappuccino and Every Sunday, Newcastle’s Check out the original Marks shopping mall with over 130 slice of homemade cake. Quayside Market attracts crowds and Spencer Penny Bazaar – the stores including John Lewis, of shoppers eager to bag a bargain. world’s smallest M&S store.

26 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 27 Mall-nificent The mighty Metrocentre in Gateshead is an absolute must for any serious shopper. You can what a find! take your pick from over 300 Book up and treat yourself shops including all the major and your friends to the high street names, department ultimate in retail therapy – stores and themed arcades lined relaxing in style while your with quirky, one-off stores and personal shopper introduces boutiques. And there’s more to you to the latest seasonal it than simply shopping – you’ll trends and helps you put also find a vast range of eateries, together outfits to die for. an IMAX cinema, ten-pin bowling alley, amusements and the Fenwick’s personal shopping fastest dodgem track in Europe! service is free of charge while an hour-long consultation Big-name bargains with the Metrocentre style Further afield, yet still within easy team costs just £15. travelling distance, Both are by appointment Outlet Centre in North Shields, only – contact Fenwick Dalton Park designer outlet in on 0191 239 6693 or County Durham and the Barbour Metrocentre on 07710 291 856 Factory Shop near Jarrow offer to make your booking. the thrilling prospect of huge discounts on high-end labels.

28 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 29 into scrum-thing different? If you prefer balls of the oval a prestigious three-day festival, variety, then head out to Kingston as well as a full calendar of flat Park and catch the North East’s and jump racing fixtures, and only professional rugby union a cart-full of exciting events team, Newcastle Falcons. throughout the year.

Alternatively cross over the You won’t be climbing the walls we don’t wear River Tyne to support our rugby (unless that’s your thing) league club, Gateshead Thunder, Burn off any excess energy jumpers... at the impressive Gateshead at Climb Newcastle, close to International Stadium. But don’t Newcastle city centre in Byker. we use them for jog on straight away, there are It’s one of the best indoor a range of local, national and climbing facilities of its type with international sporting events to be something to challenge people goalposts! seen, as well as world-class training of all ages and abilities. Whether facilities that are open to all. you’re a novice or you’re used We’re a passionate bunch in the North East and, to hanging tough, Newcastle If you prefer shooting hoops to Climbing Centre close by will when it comes to sport, we like to turn it up a notch. shooting boots, then check also impress. out basketball’s 2012 BBL Cup There are few rivalries in world football that can Champions, Newcastle Eagles. They The award-winning Stepney match the intensity of Newcastle United and play their home games on a Friday Bank Stables is just a canter Sunderland AFC. night (Sept - Apr) at Northumbria away in the Ouseburn Valley, University’s Sport Central. where riders of all ages and Experience the unique atmosphere of a Premier League abilities can enjoy the indoor or home game at Newcastle United or Sunderland’s Saddle up and trot north of the outdoor arenas. There’s a Pony Stadium of Light. city centre to Newcastle Academy for children aged 8 to Racecourse, located in the High 12 available every weekend, but You can explore each club’s respective histories by Gosforth Park Estate. Steeped you’ll need to book up in advance taking a behind-the-scenes tour, available at both in history, the course is home to to avoid disappointment! splendid stadiums. the Northumberland Plate,

30 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 31 what a find! Fancy a day of glitz, glamour You’ll be bowled over with the and sophistication? Maybe a fun-filled activities on offer little bet on the side too? at Namco Funscape in the Metrocentre – with kids, teens Book up for one of the North and adult groups all catered for. East’s biggest social events There are ‘VIP’ bowling lanes, of the year, the Beeswing electronic games machines, Ladies’ Day at Newcastle Europe’s fastest dodgems, Racecourse. Dress up in your a soft play area and a bar - finest attire, as a colourful entertainment for all the family. array of outfits will be on parade, enjoying a fabulous If you prefer to be beside the summer afternoon seaside, then Ocean Beach at the races. Pleasure Park in South Shields Superb prizes are awarded will be ‘shore’ to keep you to the best dressed – amused. With over 50 rides, just remember to keep amusement arcades, bowling, those big hats elegant restaurants and a crazy golf and sophisticated. course, you’re in for a fun- packed family day out. Or check out Quasar, the indoor laser game suitable for all ages and perfect for birthdays, hen/stag weekends and parties.

32 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 33 a rich history runs through the heart of geordieland Rome wasn’t built in a day, and Christian heritage Norman footprints Industrial heritage neither was NewcastleGateshead! The magnificent Durham The Castle Keep, built in 1178, is Coal mining was the catalyst for The world-famous Hadrian’s Wall Cathedral, joint holder of World one the finest surviving examples the industrial revolution in the marks the most northern frontier Heritage Site status together of Norman architecture in the North East – with the world’s first of the Roman Empire. Gateway to with the adjacent Castle, stands country. The Grade I listed recorded railways developed here the wall, Segedunum Roman Fort, as a spiritual hub, being the final building stands on the site of to get coal from the coalfields to Baths & Museum in Wallsend has resting place of St Cuthbert and the original ‘New Castle’ built in the river as quickly as possible. a superb 35m-high viewing tower, the Venerable Bede. 1080 by Robert Curthose, son George Stephenson built the an interactive museum and free of William the Conqueror. The world’s first locomotive right guided tours of the reconstructed Born in AD 673, Bede contributed Castle Keep is open to the public here in NewcastleGateshead and Roman Baths – the only ones of hugely to English Christianity and you can climb to the top Stephenson Works still stand their kind in the UK. through his writings about the for unrivalled panoramic views today just behind Central Station. Bible and his calculations enabled across NewcastleGateshead. Find out more at Stephenson Head west out of the city to the Church to identify the date Railway Museum in North Shields. Housesteads Roman Fort, near of Easter as well as giving us a St Mary’s Heritage Centre, just . It’s another fascinating calendar system we still use today. next door to The Sage Gateshead, You can also check out the site, with stunning panoramic His life is celebrated at Bede’s is housed in the beautiful world’s oldest working railway at views from its walls and a brand- World, adjacent to St. Paul’s in St Mary’s Church, one of the Tanfield Railway in Gateshead. new museum, and it’s home to Jarrow, which along with St Peter’s in oldest buildings on the Quayside. one of Britain’s oldest latrines! Sunderland, forms the Wearmouth- Did you know that until 1825 it By the 1900s Tyne and Wear was Jarrow twin monasteries. was the only place you could get known as a shipbuilding super Nearby is Roman Vindolanda, married in Gateshead? It runs a power, producing wooden, iron home to ‘Britain’s Top Treasure’, the NewcastleGateshead is relatively full programme of events and and steel ships, including the nation’s oldest surviving handwritten unique in having two cathedrals: exhibitions which tell the story world’s first ever steam-powered documents, the Vindolanda Tablets. St Nicholas’ Cathedral and of Gateshead as well as guided ship, the Turbinia. Once the The exclusive Eagle Eye 3D film and St Mary’s Roman Catholic walks and local history talks. fastest ship in the world, the the live excavations are must-sees. Cathedral. Hosting services and 35m vessel now dominates the events throughout the year, The Medieval Walls still stand in entrance to Discovery Museum. The Hadrian’s Wall Country Bus they also act as sanctuaries of and around Newcastle city centre runs from April til October, with stillness, reflection and spiritual and the remains of four towers a daily departure from outside refreshment away from the can be seen just west of the Newcastle Central Station, hustle and bustle of city life. city centre, near to Stowell Street stopping off at all of the sites and Chinatown. along the length of the wall.

34 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 35 The glass-making industry was Cultural regeneration first introduced to Britain in AD674, If you look back over the past when French glaziers were hired 20 years, you’ll remember to make windows for St Peter’s NewcastleGateshead as a very Church in Sunderland. The different place. The cultural nearby National Glass Centre regeneration has seen new is a museum dedicated to the buildings popping up, with old history of glass-making. and new merging seamlessly. Turn a page or two at the new Georgian architecture City Library. The stunning Grainger Town stands as a superb six-storey building features a example of Georgian architecture 185-seat performance space, with hundreds of awe-inspiring an exhibition gallery and a buildings, half of which are listed viewing platform from its main and 29 of which are Grade I listed, feature, the long ‘glass box’, including the Victorian Grainger which forms the eastern side of Market and the focal point of the the steel structure. area, Grey’s Monument. Take a tour to the top of Grey’s Monument Stroll over the Stirling-Prize- for outstanding views across winning Gateshead Millennium NewcastleGateshead (see page Bridge to the multi-award- 52 for details). winning centre for music, The Sage Gateshead. Located on the Lined with a great choice of south bank of the River Tyne, the restaurants, bars, galleries and graceful, curved glass structure, independent boutiques, Grainger designed by Lord Foster, is part of Town boasts some of the country’s the ongoing development of the finest streets, including Grainger Gateshead Quays. Next door, you Street, Clayton Street and Grey can’t fail to spot BALTIC Centre Street - recently voted ‘Best Street for Contemporary Art, housed in in the UK’ by BBC Radio 4 listeners an old flour mill, celebrating its and where you’ll find the recently 10th birthday in 2012. restored Theatre Royal (which celebrated its 175th birthday in February 2012).

36 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 37 park life Even in the city, you’re never far away from a green oasis in which to chill out, stretch your legs and smell the flowers. and café. Every year the park is transformed into a magical after-dark When we’re shopped, played or Gimme moor fairytale for Enchanted Parks, part partied out, we Geordies turn to some The famous Town Moor is one of what a find! of the popular Winter Festival. of our best-kept secrets: our glorious our best-loved features: around Head to rural Gateshead, parks and gardens, just a short 400 hectares of open pastureland Beyond the Gibside estate, the just beyond the stroll from our bustling city centre. dating back to the 12th century, Derwent Walk Country Park Metrocentre, and you’ll its use regulated by its very own offers fantastic wildlife-spotting find Gibside, a landscape Jesmond Dene is a real haven of Act of Parliament. opportunities as you stroll the park created by one peace and tranquillity. A picturesque 11-mile trail along the Derwent of the richest men in wooded valley carved by the river Only at the end of June is the Valley. It’s home to a huge variety 18th-century England. Ouseburn, it appeals to people and peace temporarily broken, and of flora and fauna including wildlife alike. Take time out on one that’s with the arrival of The Discover miles of leafy badgers, otters and the rare red of the meandering woodland walks, Hoppings, Europe’s largest trails and far-reaching kites. These distinctive birds of prey relax in the brand-new visitor centre travelling funfair, which brings views, including a were reintroduced into the area or café or take the kids to meet the its daredevil rides and colourful magnificent tree-lined between 2004 and 2006 after an animals in Pets’ Corner. stalls to delight both the young Avenue and Column of absence of 170 years, and have now and young at heart. Liberty. Pack a picnic for established a thriving population. Unwind on the water a natural family Leazes Park is the oldest green space Saltwell Park, at the heart of www.NewcastleGateshead.com/ adventure or indulge in Newcastle and has been lovingly Gateshead, wows with all the things-to-do yourself at the Potting restored to its original Victorian pride and punch of Victorian Shed café and farm shop. splendour complete with ornate landscape design, boasting Sponsored by: There’s a twice-monthly gateways, bandstand and lake. 55 acres of woodland and farmers market for more ornamental gardens, sports local foodie treats. Not far away, its sister, Exhibition facilities, a lake, an animal house Park, buzzes with activity, and maze as well as Saltwell featuring a popular skate park Towers, a fairytale-style mansion and seasonal crazy golf. Visit which now houses a visitor centre at weekends or during school holidays and you can take to the water and hire a rowing boat.

38 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 39 MARCO PIERRE WHITE STEAKHOUSE BAR & GRILL NEWCASTLE

Marco brings WHITE HEAT to NEWCASTLE... The Steakhouse Bar & Grill at Hotel Indigo Newcastle not only offers exquisite cocktails and fine wines in a fun, contemporary setting but also a menu shaped by Marco Pierre White, the first and youngest British chef seriously to be awarded three Michelin stars. With a mouth-watering selection of signature dishes - you’re bound to be in for a treat. Call now on 0191 300 9222 to book your table or visit good scran www.mpwsteakhousenewcastle.co.uk 2-8 Fenkle Street, , NE1 5XN With exceptional food and drink served in often unique surroundings, you’ll find cafés, bars and restaurants here to satisfy the most discerning appetites.

We don’t mess about with our Café society food here. We know what we like The first of Terry Laybourne’s and we expect standards to be family of restaurants (and the high. Considering the lush, open winner of the region’s first countryside and clear coastal Michelin star), Café 21 holds waters just minutes from the culinary court over the Newcastle city, it’s no wonder we have such side of the Quayside, serving up a wealth of fine local produce stylish bistro dishes in equally waiting to be dished up in mouth- stylish surroundings. There’s EAT WHERE THE watering combinations by our a wonderfully comfortable acclaimed chefs. ambience here: a rare mixture FOOD IS ELECTRIC of city-centre buzz and exclusive Electric East offers a range of innovative dishes from South East Asia You’ll find all the popular national intimacy, and the food is comfort - all with one thing in mind - giving you a superb dining experience! brands in NewcastleGateshead, cuisine as you’ve never tasted Relax amongst our Vietnamese furnishings and artwork, luxurious such as Las Iguanas, La Tasca, it before. No fussy presentation, lounge and outside dining area, and remember - we’re available for Gusto and Pizza Express, so if private functions - just for you. See our current menu on our website just fresh, seasonal flavours and call us to book a table. you’re looking for familiar favourites, cooked with respect for the you won’t be disappointed. And if CALL TO BOOK NOW 0191 221 1000 ingredients and served with you’re after a taste of something respect for the diner. Electric East, different, well, we’ve got plenty of St James Boulevard, Waterloo Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4DP unique eateries too! Use this QR code to go straight to our website [email protected] www.electric-east.co.uk

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In a leafy setting within one of If it’s a seriously good curry Newcastle’s most stylish suburbs, you’re after though, we suggest Jesmond Dene House Hotel and you saunter over to Sachins just Restaurant offers understated behind Central Station. The city luxury and award-winning food. gastronomes’ choice for over 25 Head chef Michael Penaluna and years, it offers the finest Punjabi his team get to know their suppliers cuisine with a creative twist personally, and create each dish courtesy of executive chef Dinesh to make the most of our fine local Rawlley. No artificial ingredients flavours, which could include here: all the vibrant colours come such delights as creel-caught from the amazing variety of fresh langoustines and Kielder venison. ingredients, and all the spices Whether you’re in the mood for are roasted and ground on the dallying over dinner or an indulgent premises for that unmistakable afternoon tea, this is modern aromatic hit. British cooking at its best – and the cocktails are pretty nice too! Can’t fit a curry in? We’ve got some pretty special When you’re eating at BALTIC cafés and coffee shops renowned Centre for Contemporary Art, for their lighter lunches and you expect food that’s, well, teatime treats. For example, contemporary. Its rooftop you don’t have to be attending restaurant, SIX, doesn’t a concert to drop in for a drink disappoint. Think local cheeses, or delicious dessert at The Sage North Sea squid and Ingram Gateshead. The setting, with Valley lamb presented as a feast wonderful Quayside views and, for the eyes as well as the taste frequently, live music on the buds. And you can drink in the concourse, is sensational. It’s view too: located on the sixth open into the evening too, should floor, the restaurant is reached you fancy something more by a glass lift and stunning substantial followed by a serving panoramic views of the river and of jazz, folk or classical favourites. cityscape can be enjoyed from every table. From music to the movies, and another eatery packed with Packing a proper Punjabi punch character. Tyneside Coffee Rooms We’re a cosmopolitan bunch in at Tyneside Cinema opened NewcastleGateshead, always over 70 years ago and are still up for new tastes, and you’ll buzzing. The Art Deco design and find a world of flavours in our plush red velvet seating lend an restaurants, from Sardinian at air of classic Hollywood to meal Panis and Japanese at Fujiyama and snack times. Expect tasty, to Cambodian at Electric East and satisfying food – the fishcakes and Latin American at Las Iguanas. pâtés are amazing – and there’s a wonderfully fragrant choice of teas and coffees to choose from.

42 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 43 Variety for veggies what a find! Vegetarians and vegans will discover some real gems like Sky If you’re hungry for history, Apple Café in Heaton – expect a book a table at Blackfriars – hearty serving of originality. It’s the UK’s oldest dining room. a café by day, offering a variety Serving traditional food with of tasty foods and locally sourced a modern twist, this superb organic drinks, and a restaurant restaurant is housed in what by night with gourmet menus. used to be the refectory Meanwhile, occupying a prime of a Dominican friary, built spot in one of the Quayside’s most adjoining the city walls in 1239. picturesque old timber-framed Nowadays it excels in buildings, Bob Trollops welcomes contemporary British visitors with a friendly, traditional cuisine and also runs a pub atmosphere, crooked beams popular event programme and wooden floor. The menu including breadmaking is extensive, ingredients local, and medieval cookery. portions generous and prices very reasonable. What more excuse www.NewcastleGateshead. do you need? com/food-and-drink

44 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com looking for a canny night oot?

Visit NewcastleGateshead and one thing’s for For the more laid-back tastes, Head east along the Quayside certain; a great night out! Several areas of the visit The Forth on Pink Lane and and you’ll find yourself in Ouseburn, city have their own cluster of pubs and clubs Town Wall, both serving a hearty named by the Guardian as the to choose from, adding up to the exciting, selection of local real ales. “beating art” of Newcastle. It’s eclectic, buzzing nightlife we’re famous for. full of quirky charm, independent Attracting a younger crowd, The bars and live music venues with Gate can be the start, middle or a real laid-back feel. Some of our For great views and laid-back For a sophisticated time, dress end point for having a good time favourites include The Cluny, The drinks head to the Quayside. to impress and head to Central in NewcastleGateshead. All under Free Trade and The Tyne Bar, The Pitcher & Piano has a prime Station and Collingwood Street. one roof you can enjoy a range of probably one of Newcastle’s position by Gateshead Millennium Known locally as ‘The Diamond restaurants, bars, pubs and clubs, best-kept secrets. Bridge. If the weather’s good Strip’, it’s here you’ll find a range such as Tiger Tiger and Aspers, make sure you get there early to of chic bars and clubs including a free-membership casino, Jesmond, just a mile north of bag your seat in the sunshine! Revolution, housed in a luxurious whatever the weather! NewcastleGateshead, boasts a bank conversion. Sip cocktails and mix of late-licenced cosmopolitan Have a drink in one of our oldest tall drinks in ultra-cool venues A short stroll finds you in the bars and restaurants, it’s a pubs, full of Geordie character: like Madame Koo, Floritas, Baby heart of the Bigg Market. Each hit with both students and the Crown Posada, or stop off at Lynch and Perdu. Stroll along weekend sees younger crowds professionals alike. Osborne’s on one of our newest bars, BrewDog, the road to Mosley Street and flock in the thousands to the Osborne Road is at the heart of which serves up its own range of dance the night away at Tup Tup bustling cobbled streets. Those it all and its terraced bar (with exciting, full-flavoured beers. The Palace or, for alternative music looking for a quieter night can heaters!) is always popular. And Riverside has a late licence ’til lovers, The Cut. Tokyo’s rooftop take cover at the 16th-century just around the corner Zio Bar 3am with DJ’s playing chart, RnB beer garden is a must in summer Old George Inn, this old building boasts an extensive cocktail menu. and commercial dance music, months, sound-tracked by oozes character and was even but strictly no cheese! knowledgeable DJs on weekends. frequented by King Charles I.

46 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 47 S AhIPLEY rt Gallery Visitor Fine art, craft and design Prince Consort Road, Gateshead NE8 4JB Information 0191 477 1495 N eWCASTLEGateshead Visitor twmuseums.org.uk/shipley Information Centre Map 2: C5 Visitor information point to Market Street, Newcastle NE1 5BQ TeB h iSCUIT Factory 0191 277 8000 Commercial art gallery [email protected] 16 Stoddart Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle Monument NE2 1AN of our Q1 / Q2 Theatre Royal 0191 261 1103 Map 1: D4 thebiscuitfactory.com A Manors (10 mins walk) Z Map 1: G3 Attractions Art Galleries Museums and BALTIC CeNTRE for Attractions VISITOR INFORMATION 49 Contemporary Art A ClNWICK astle Contemporary art ART GALLERIES 49 Gateshead Quays, South Shore Rd NE8 3BA 0191 478 1810 MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTIONS 49 balticmill.com Gateshead Q1 Baltic Square PLACES OF INTEREST 51 Map 1: G6 Stunning castle, home to the Percy family PARKS AND GARDENS 52 BALTIC 39 Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 1NQ Contemporary art 01665 511 350 THEATRE, MUSIC AND DANCE 52 31-39 High Bridge Street, Newcastle NE1 1EW alnwickcastle.com 0191 261 3830 Map 3: C2 balticmill.com/39 CINEMA 53 Monument Q1 / Q2 Grey Street A RrBEIA oMAN Fort Roman history museum Map 1: D5 COMEDY 53 Baring Street, South Shields NE33 2BB 0191 456 1369 SPORT AND LEISURE 54 H GaTTON allery twmuseums.org.uk/arbeia Historic, modern and contemporary art South Shields (10 mins walk) , The Quadrangle, Map 2: G3 EATING OUT 55 Newcastle NE1 7RU 0191 222 6059 B MeAMISH useum SHOPPING 56 twmuseums.org.uk/hatton Haymarket TOURS AND SIGHTSEEING 56 Q2 Haymarket Map 1: C2 ACCOMMODATION 57 L AtaING r Gallery Historic, modern and contemporary art MAPS 60 New Bridge Street, Newcastle NE1 8AG The living museum of the North 0191 232 7734 Beamish, nr Stanley, County Durham DH9 0RG twmuseums.org.uk/laing 0191 370 4000 Monument beamish.org.uk Regional colour coding Q2 John Dobson Street Map 3: C5 Map 1: E4

NewcastleGateshead South Shields B WeAMISH ild N GaTIONAL lass Centre High ropes and adventure park Glass studio and exhibitions Beamish, nr Stanley, County Durham DH9 0YB Tynemouth & Whitley Bay Sunderland Liberty Way, Sunderland SR6 0GL 01207 233 733 0191 515 5555 beamishwild.co.uk nationalglasscentre.com FURTHER AFIELD Map 3: C5 St Peter’s H7 Symbols key Map 2: B WeDE’s oRLD Anglo-Saxon museum and farm N oRTHERN Print Church Bank, Jarrow, NE32 3DY Nearest Metro Station Nearest QuayLink Print making studio and gallery 0191 489 2106 Stepney Bank, Ouseburn, Newcastle bedesworld.co.uk NE1 2PN Bede / Jarrow (20 mins walk) Disabled Access Fee Applies 0191 261 7000 Map 2: F4 northernprint.org.uk Café Map Reference Manors (10 mins walk) Q2 Lime Street Map 1: H3 Free Entry Toilet

48 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 49 B HeLSAY aLL, Castle and Gardens L SiFE cIENCE Centre S tEPHENSON Railway Museum Medieval castle, hall and gardens Award-winning science centre Railway museum Places of Belsay, nr Morpeth, Northumberland Times Square, Newcastle NE1 4EP Middle Engine Lane, NE20 0DX 0191 243 8210 North Shields NE29 8DX Interest 01661 881 636 life.org.uk 0191 200 7146 A fnGEL o the North english-heritage.org.uk Central Station twmuseums.org.uk/stephenson Map 3: C4 Q1 Central Station Map 2: E2 Map 1: B6 B SeSSIE uRTEES’ House SM Lt aRY’s ighthouse Jacobean merchant’s house M oNKWEARMOUTH Lighthouse 41 - 44 Sandhill, Newcastle NE1 3JF Station Museum Whitley Bay NE26 4RS 0191 269 1200 Railway museum 0191 200 8650 english-heritage.org.uk North Bridge Street, Sunderland SR5 1AP friendsofstmarysisland.co.uk Iconic public art structure Central Station 0191 567 7075 Whitley Bay Durham Road, Low Eighton, Q1 / Q2 Quayside twmuseums.org.uk/monkwearmouth Map 3: D4 Gateshead NE9 6AA Map 1: E6 St Peter’s 0191 277 8000 Map 2: H7 S uNDERLAND Museum gateshead.gov.uk/angel B RAlUE eEF quarium and Winter Gardens Map 2: C7 Sealife centre and tropical rainforest N T aTIONAL rust Gibside Museum, gallery and winter gardens Grand Parade, Tynemouth NE30 4JF 18th-century landscaped garden Burdon Road, Sunderland SR1 1PP B lACKFRIARS 0191 258 1031 Nr Rowlands Gill, Burnopfield, Gateshead 0191 553 2323 13th-century monastery bluereefaquarium.co.uk NE16 6BG twmuseums.org.uk/sunderland Friars Street, Newcastle NE1 4XN Cullercoats (15 mins walk) 01207 541 820 Sunderland Monument Map 2: G2 nationaltrust.org.uk/gibside Map 2: H7 Q2 Newgate Street Map 3: C5 Map 1: C5 (external viewing only) C KeaSTLE e P AND BLACK GATE T RaNFIELD ailway Norman castle and medieval gatehouse N T aTIONAL rust C aTHEDRAL Church Castle Garth, St Nicholas’ Street, Souter Lighthouse of St Nicholas Newcastle NE1 1RQ World’s first electric lighthouse Anglican cathedral church 0191 232 7938 Coast Road, Whitburn SR6 7NH St Nicholas Street, Newcastle NE1 1PF castlekeep-newcastle.org.uk 0191 529 0909 0191 232 1939 Central Station nationaltrust.org.uk/souter-lighthouse- stnicholascathedral.co.uk Q1 Central Station and-the-leas Central Station Map 1: D6 World’s oldest railway Map 2: J4 Q1 Central Station Old Marley Hill, Gateshead NE16 5ET Map 1: C5 D iSCOVERY Museum N T aTIONAL rust 0845 463 4938 Local history and innovation tanfield-railway.co.uk C LiTY iBRARY Blandford Square, Newcastle NE1 4JA Washington Old Hall Map 2: A7 Ancestral home of George Washington Public library and events space 0191 232 6789 The Avenue, Washington Village NE38 7LE New Bridge Street, Newcastle NE1 8AX twmuseums.org.uk/discovery TeA h lNWICK Garden 0191 416 6879 0191 277 4100 Central Station Monument Q1 Central Station nationaltrust.org.uk/washington-old-hall E8 Q1 / Q2 Theatre Royal B6 Map 2: Map 1: Map 1: C4 D toWN a the Farm S eGEDUNUM Roman Fort, Baths and Museum SM Ht aRY’s eritage Centre Local history visitor centre Gateway to Hadrian’s Wall Oakwellgate, Gateshead NE8 2AU Buddle Street, Wallsend NE28 6HR Stunning gardens and treehouse 0191 433 4699 0191 236 9347 Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 1YU Gateshead twmuseums.org.uk/segedunum 01665 511 350 Q1 Hillgate Quay Wallsend alnwickgarden.com Map 1: F6 Map 2: D4 Map 3: C2 Working farm and visitor attraction G aTESHEAD Millennium Bridge Stoneygate, Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8JG S eVEN tORIES, the national T yNEMOUTH Priory and Castle World’s first tilting bridge 0191 584 1873 12th-century castle and priory centre for children’s books Gateshead Quays NE8 3BA downatthefarm.co.uk Tynemouth NE30 4BZ Exhibitions and collections of 0191 478 4222 Map 3: D5 0191 257 1090 children’s literature Gateshead english-heritage.org.uk 30 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle Q1 Baltic Square / Q2 Law Courts NE1 2PQ Tynemouth D UuRHAM niversity Map 1: G5 Attractions 0845 271 0777 ext 715 Map 2: G2 Durham Castle, botanic garden and sevenstories.org.uk Manors (10 mins walk) G SrEY tREET / Grainger Town museums W aSHINGTON Wetland Centre Classical Georgian and Victorian Q2 Lime Street Durham University, Durham DH1 3HP architecture Map 1: H4 0191 334 2000 Grey Street, Newcastle NE1 7RU dur.ac.uk/attractions Monument Map 3: C6 S oUTH hIELDS Q1 / Q2 Theatre Royal Museum and Art Gallery Map 1: D4 G NrEAT oRTH Museum: Hancock South Tyneside local history Natural history museum 4 Ocean Road, South Shields NE33 2JA Barras Bridge, Newcastle NE2 4PT 0191 456 8740 Wildfowl and wildlife centre 0191 222 6765 twmuseums.org.uk/southshields Pattinson, Washington NE38 8LE twmuseums.org.uk/greatnorthmuseum South Shields 0191 416 5454 wwt.org.uk/visit-us/washington Haymarket Map 2: G3 Q2 Haymarket Map 2: F7 Map 1: D1

50 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 51 G MrEY’s oNUMENT S PaLTWELL ark O2 AcADEMY Tours available. Check dates at Award-winning Victorian park Live music venue Cinema NewcastleGateshead Visitor Information East Park Road, Gateshead NE9 5AX Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SW Centre (see page 49) 0191 433 7000 0191 260 2020 M eTROCENTRE Qube Grey Street, Newcastle NE1 7RU gateshead.gov.uk 02academynewcastle.co.uk ODEON IMAX cinema, leisure and dining complex 0191 277 8000 Map 2: C6 Central Station Monument Q1 Central Station Metrocentre, Gateshead NE11 9YG metrocentre.uk.com/leisure Q1 / Q2 Theatre Royal Map 1: C5 Map 2: A5 Map 1: D4 (tours) Theatre, Music and Dance P lAYHOUSE Whitley Bay Lt Pi aND hil State-of-the-art 630 seater venue TeG h aTE Largest independent library Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay NE26 1LZ Leisure and entertainment complex D CaNCE iTY Newgate Street, Newcastle NE1 5TG outside London North East dance academy 0844 277 2771 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE playhousewhitleybay.co.uk 0191 223 5000 Temple Street, Newcastle NE1 4BR thegatenewcastle.co.uk 0191 232 0192 Monkseaton (15 mins walk) 0191 261 0505 Haymarket litandphil.org.uk dancecity.co.uk Map 2: G1 Central Station Q2 Newgate Street Central Station Map 1: C4 Q1 Central Station Q1 Central Station S uNDERLAND Empire Map 1: D6 Map 1: B5 S tAR aND hadow Cinema V TiCTORIA unnel Independent cinema run by volunteers G aTESHEAD Old Town Hall Stepney Bank, Ouseburn, Newcastle Cultural arts and performance venue NE1 2NP West Street, Gateshead NE8 1HE 0191 261 0066 0191 433 6916 starandshadow.org.uk gateshead.gov.uk West End Theatre Manors / Byker (10 mins walk) Gateshead High Street West, Sunderland SR1 3EX Q2 Lime Street Q1 Gateshead 0844 871 3022 Map 1: G4 F7 Underground 1840s waggonway Map 1: sunderlandempire.org.uk Tours start at Ouseburn Farm, Newcastle Sunderland / Park Lane T CyNESIDE inema NE1 2PA L TiVE hEATRE Map 2: H7 0191 261 6596 Creator of contemporary new ouseburntrust.org.uk theatre productions TeC h lUNY Manors 27 Broad Chare, Newcastle NE1 3DQ Intimate live music venue Q2 Lime Street 0191 232 1232 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ live.org.uk Map 1: H4 0191 230 4474 Central Station (15 mins walk) thecluny.co.uk Q2 Law Courts Map 1: H3 Art deco cinema Parks and Map 1: F5 10 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle NE1 6QG TeC h uSTOMS House 0845 217 9909 Gardens M R eTRO aDIO Arena tynesidecinema.co.uk Large-scale music venue C hOPWELL Woodland Park Monument Arena Way, Newcastle NE4 7NA Q1 / Q2 Theatre Royal 360 hectare woodland 0844 493 6666 Map 1: D4 High Spen, , Gateshead NE39 1LT metroradioarena.co.uk 01434 220 242 Central Station forestry.gov.uk/chopwell Q1 Central Station Comedy C5 Map 3: Map 1: B7 Cinema, theatre and gallery Mill Dam, South Shields, NE33 1ES TeS h tAND Comedy Club D CeRWENT ountry Park M V iLL oLVO Tyne Theatre 0191 454 1234 Comedy club and bistro 31 High Bridge, Newcastle NE1 1EW and Red Kite Trail Grade I listed theatre customshouse.co.uk G3 0844 693 3336 Woodland and riverside walk 111 Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 4AG Map 2: thestand.co.uk/Newcastle Rowlands Gill, Gateshead NE39 1PT 0844 493 9999 Monument 01207 545 212 millvolvotynetheatre.co.uk TeS Gh aGE ateshead C5 Q1 / Q2 Theatre Royal Map 3: Central Station Map 1: D5 Q1 Central Station J DeSMOND ene and Pets Corner Map 1: B5 Nature trails, visitor centre, pets corner H CyENA aFE Purpose built comedy club and café N eWCASTLE City Hall Jesmond, Newcastle NE2 1LD 17 Leazes Park Road, Newcastle NE1 4PF Historic music hall 0191 232 6030 0191 281 2082 World-class music venue Northumberland Road, Newcastle NE1 8SF thehyena.com Jesmond 0191 277 8030 St Mary’s Square, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2JR C3 Haymarket Map 2: 0191 443 4661 newcastlecityhall.org Q2 Haymarket Haymarket thesagegateshead.org Map 1: C4 L PeAZES aRK Q2 John Dobson Street Gateshead (5 mins walk) Victorian park and lake Map 1: D3 Q1 The Sage Gateshead Richardson Road, Newcastle NE1 4LR Map 1: F6 0191 278 3080 N oRTHERN Stage St James’ Eclectic contemporary theatre T RhEATRE oyal Q2 Haymarket Barras Bridge, Newcastle NE1 7RH Grade I listed theatre B3 Map 1: 0191 230 5151 100 Grey Street, Newcastle, NE1 6BR northernstage.co.uk 0844 811 2121 Haymarket theatreroyal.co.uk Q2 Haymarket Monument Map 1: D2 Q1 / Q2 Theatre Royal Map 1: D4

52 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 53 N eWCASTLE Eagles LT a aSCA Sport and Basketball team Eating Out Sport Central, Northumbria University, Leisure Northumberland Road, Newcastle NE1 8ST B lACKFRIARS Restaurant C NlIMB eWCASTLE 0191 245 3880 newcastle-eagles.com Haymarket Q2 Haymarket Map 1: E2 Spanish tapas restaurant 42-50 Grey Street, Newcastle NE1 6AE N eWCASTLE Falcons 0191 260 3533 Modern British and Medieval banquets latascakitchen.co.uk Premiership Rugby Union team Low Friar Street, Newcastle NE1 4XN Indoor bouldering centre , Newcastle NE13 8AF Monument 0191 261 5945 Q1 / Q2 Theatre Royal Shipley Place, Byker, Newcastle NE6 2DQ 0871 226 6060 blackfriarsrestaurant.co.uk Map 1: D5 0191 276 2174 newcastlefalcons.co.uk Monument climbnewcastle.com Kingston Park Q2 Newgate Street A2 106 Quayside, Newcastle NE1 3DX Byker Map 2: C5 Map 1: 0191 230 4006 Map 1: K4 N eWCASTLE Racing and Events latascakitchen.co.uk BbT o rOLLOPS Manors (10 mins walk) D CuRHAM ounty Cricket Club Flat and jump horse racing Traditional pub famed for its High Gosforth Park, Newcastle NE3 5HP Q2 Sandgate vegetarian menu Map 1: G5 0191 236 2020 34 Sandhill, Quayside, Newcastle NE1 3JF newcastle-racecourse.co.uk 0191 261 1037 LsI a gUANAS Regents Centre + shuttle bus (race day) Central Station Map 2: B2 Latin American restaurant and bar Q1 / Q2 Quayside Grey Street, Newcastle NE1 6BR Map 1: E6 N eWCASTLE United Football 0191 232 9729 Home of Durham County Cricket team Club and Stadium Tours iguanas.co.uk Riverside, Chester le Street DH3 3QR B rASSERIE at The Sage Gateshead Monument Premier League football team Modern British brasserie 0191 387 1717 Q1 / Q2 Theatre Royal Sports Direct Arena, Newcastle NE1 4ST St Mary’s Square, Gateshead Quays NE8 2JR D4 durhamccc.co.uk Map 1: 0844 372 1892 0191 443 4654 Map 3: C5 nufc.co.uk thesagegateshead.org Haymarket MPW StEAKHOUSE Bar and Grill Gateshead (10 mins walk) Marco Pierre White steakhouse bar and grill G aTESHEAD Thunder Q2 Haymarket / St James Q1 The Sage Gateshead Rugby league team B3 2 - 8 Fenkle Street, Newcastle NE1 5XN Map 1: Map 1: F6 Gateshead International Stadium, 0191 300 9222 Neilson Road, Gateshead NE10 0EF O BcEAN eACH Pleasure Park mpwsteakhousenewcastle.co.uk 0191 433 5710 Cf a é 21 Central Station Modern British restaurant thunderrugby.com Q1 Central Station Trinity Gardens, Quayside, Newcastle Gateshead Stadium Map 1: C5 NE1 2HH Map 2: C5 0191 222 0755 S aCHINS cafetwentyone.co.uk Te h CYCl HUB Stylish Punjabi Indian restaurant Central Station / Manors (15 mins walk) Forth Banks, Newcastle NE1 3SG Q2 Law Courts Fairground and amusement park 0191 261 9035 Map 1: F5 Sea Road, South Shields NE33 2LD sachins.co.uk Central Station 0191 456 1617 C aFFé ViVO oceanbeach.co.uk Q1 Central Station Relaxed Italian restaurant and bar C7 South Shields (15 mins walk) Map 1: 27 Broad Chare, Quayside, Map 2: G3 Cycle hire, repairs and Newcastle NE1 3DQ Sxt i a BALTIC maintenance, shop and café 0191 232 1331 Modern British fine dining S BtEPNEY ank Stables caffevivo.co.uk Ouseburn Regeneration Centre, Indoor city centre stables South Shore Road, Gateshead Quays NE8 3BA Newcastle NE6 1BU Central Station / Manors (15 mins walk) 0191 440 4948 Stepney Bank, Ouseburn, Newcastle NE1 2PN Q2 Law Courts 0191 276 7250 0191 261 5544 sixbaltic.com Map 1: F5 thecyclehub.org stepneybank.co.uk Gateshead (10 mins walk) Map 1: J5 Byker Q1 Baltic Square E lECTRIC ast G6 Map 1: H3 Map 1: NAMCO FuNSCAPE Innovative South East Asian restaurant Ten pin bowling, amusements and bar Waterloo Square, St James’ Boulevard, SyA Ck pPLE afé S uNDERLAND AFC Newcastle NE1 4DN Metrocentre, Gateshead NE11 9XY and Stadium Tours Vegetarian café 0191 406 1066 0191 221 1000 Premier League football team 182 Heaton Road, Heaton NE6 5HP namcofunscape.com electric-east.co.uk Stadium of Light, Sunderland SR5 1SU 0191 209 2571 Map 2: A5 Central Station skyapple.co.uk 0871 911 1200 Q1 Central Station Map 2: C3 safc.com Map 1: B5 N eWCASTLE Climbing Centre Stadium of Light / St Peter’s Indoor climbing centre Map 2: H7 TeB h rOAD Chare St Marks Church, 285 Shields Road, J DeSMOND ene Country Home-cooked British pub food House Hotel Newcastle NE6 2UQ TeD h uNES Adventure Island 25 Broad Chare, Quayside NE1 3DQ 0191 265 6060 Modern British restaurant Ten pin bowling and soft play area 0191 211 2144 newcastleclimbingcentre.co.uk Jesmond Dene Road, Jesmond, NE2 2EY Sea Road, South Shields NE33 2LD thebroadchare.co.uk Byker 0191 212 6066 Central Station / Manors (15 mins walk) 0191 455 5255 Map 1: K4 jesmonddenehouse.co.uk Q2 Law Courts dunesadventureisland.co.uk Ilford Road (15 mins walk) F5 South Shields (15 mins walk) Map 1: Map 2: C4 Map 2: G3

54 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 55 TeL h iVING Room G MrAINGER arket N eWCASTLE City Guides C HoUNTY otel by Thistle Stylish bar and restaurant Grade I listed Victorian indoor market Green Badge Guided tours 12 Grey Street, Newcastle NE1 6AE Grainger Street, Newcastle NE1 5QG Meet at Visitor Information Centre, 0191 255 4450 Monument Market Street, Newcastle NE1 5BQ livingroom.co.uk Q1 / Q2 Theatre Royal 0191 277 8000 Monument Map 1: C5 newcastlecityguides.org.uk Q1 / Q2 Grey Street Map 1: D5 J LoHN eWIS Newcastle Department store N oRTHERN Secrets AA 3 star hotel TeOdS h l iAM Eldon Square Shopping Centre, Newcastle Neville Street, Newcastle NE1 5DF NE99 1AB 0871 971 1757 0191 232 5000 thistle.com/county-hotel johnlewis.co.uk/newcastle Map 1: C6 Haymarket Q2 Haymarket DV Ce eRE ollection Slaley Hall Map 1: C4 AA 4 star hotel Authentic Thai restaurant Blue Badge Guided tours Slaley, Northumberland NE47 0BX 1 - 3 The Side, Quayside, Newcastle NE1 3JE M eTROCENTRE 01207 560 455 01434 673 350 0191 261 5590 Europe’s largest shopping and leisure centre northern-secrets.co.uk devere.co.uk/slaleyhall B5 Central Station (10 mins walk) Gateshead NE11 9YG Map 3: Q1 / Q2 Quayside 0191 493 0219 Map 1: E6 metrocentre.uk.com P eRSONALISED Touring Services D oUBLETrEE by Hilton Hotel Map 2: A5 Blue Badge Guided tours T iGER iGER 0191 488 5115 Bar, restaurant and nightclub N eWCASTLE Farmers’ Market tomkeating.net The Gate, Newgate Street, Newcastle NE1 5RE Local produce market, 0191 235 7065 first Friday every month tigertiger-newcastle.co.uk Grey Street, Newcastle NE1 6JG R EiVER sCAPES Haymarket Monument Awaiting grading Q2 Newgate Street Q1 / Q2 Theatre Royal D4 Woolsington, Newcastle NE13 8BZ Map 1: C4 Map 1: 01661 824 266 Q uAYSIDE market doubletree.hilton.com/newcastle C4 Shopping Art, craft and food market, every Sunday Map 3: Quayside, Newcastle NE1 3AF D PaLTON aRK Outlet Central Station River cruises and party nights E HuRO oSTEL Newcastle Shopping Centre Q2 Quayside / Law Courts Depart from Newcastle Quayside, VB 4 star hostel Map 1: F6 nr Pitcher & Piano, Newcastle NE1 3DX 17 Carliol Square, Newcastle NE1 6UQ 01670 785 666 0845 490 0371 R QoYAL uAYS outlet centre riverescapes.co.uk euro-hostels.co.uk/newcastle E4 Outlet shopping centre Map 1: G5 Map 1: Coble Dene, North Shields NE29 6DW 0191 296 3743 B WeST eSTERN Designer outlet shopping royalquaysoutlet.co.uk Accommodation Hardwick Hall Hotel Murton, County Durham SR7 9HU Map 2: F3 A lBATROSS Backpackers In! AA 4 pennants hotel Sedgefield, County Durham TS21 2EH 0191 526 6500 3 star VB backpackers accommodation 01740 620 253 dalton-park.co.uk 51 Grainger Street, Newcastle NE1 5JE D5 hardwickhallhotel.co.uk Map 3: Tours and 0191 233 1330 Map 3: D6 Sightseeing albatrossnewcastle.com E SlDON qUARE Shopping Centre Map 1: C5 UK’s biggest city centre shopping centre BBC NeWCASTLE Tours H NiLTON eWCASTLE Gateshead VB Accredited hotel Entrances at Northumberland Street and Behind the scenes studio tours B HeAMISH all Bottle Bank, Gateshead NE8 2AR Blackett Street, Newcastle BBC Newcastle, Barrack Road, Newcastle Country House Hotel 0191 490 9700 0191 261 1891 NE2 4NS AA 4 star hotel hilton.co.uk/newcastlegateshead eldonsquare.co.uk 0370 901 1227 Beamish, Stanley, County Durham DH9 0YB Map 1: E7 Haymarket / Monument bbc.co.uk/showsandtours 01207 233 733 Q2 Haymarket / Theatre Royal Map 2: B4 beamish-hall.co.uk C4 H I oLIDAY nn Express Map 1: Map 3: C5 C SiTY iGHTSEEING Tours Newcastle City Centre F eNWICK Hop-on-hop-off bus tour C HlOSE oUSE Hotel AA Budget hotel Various stops across NewcastleGateshead AA 4 star hotel Waterloo Square, St James’ Boulevard, 0191 228 8900 Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland Newcastle NE1 4DN city-sightseeing.com NE15 0HT 0191 224 6850 01661 852 255 expressnewcastle.co.uk closehouse.co.uk Map 1: B6 E CaST oAST Taxis and Tours Map 3: C5 Premier department store with five Personalised tours H I oLIDAY nn Express floors of fashion, accessories, beauty, 0191 253 3777 C oPTHORNE Hotel Newcastle Newcastle Metrocentre homewares, electricals and furniture eastcoasttaxis.com AA 4 star hotel AA Budget hotel 39 Northumberland Street, Newcastle The Close, Quayside,Newcastle NE1 3RT Clasper Way, Metrocentre, Gateshead NE99 1AR 0191 222 0333 NE16 3BE 0191 232 5100 JnW a iLLIAMS millenniumhotels.co.uk/ 0870 720 0951 fenwick.co.uk/newcastle Blue Badge Guided tours copthornenewcastle hiexpressnewcastlemetro.co.uk Haymarket / Monument 0191 383 0988 Map 1: D7 Map 2: A5 Q2 Haymarket / Theatre Royal Map 1: D4

56 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 57 H I oLIDAY nn M aLMAISON Quayside P I rEMIER nn Newcastle South S HlEEPERZ otel Newcastle Newcastle-Jesmond AA 3 star hotel AA Budget hotel Awaiting grading Awaiting grading Quayside, Newcastle NE1 3DX Lobley Hill Road, Gateshead NE11 9NA 15 Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE Jesmond Road, Newcastle NE2 1PR 0191 245 5000 0871 527 8806 0191 261 6171 0191 281 5511 malmaison.com premierinn.com sleeperz.com holidayinn.com Map 1: G5 Map 2: B6 Map 1: D6 Map 2: C4 M HaTFEN all, P I rEMIER nn Quayside S tAYBRIDGE Suites Newcastle AA Budget hotel VB 4 star serviced apartments H uVoTEL d in Newcastle Hotel Golf AND Spa Lombard Street, Newcastle NE1 3AE VB AA 4 star town house hotel AA 4 star hotel Buxton Street, Newcastle NE1 6NL 0871 527 8804 City Road, Newcastle NE1 2BE Matfen, Northumberland NE20 0RH 0191 238 7000 premierinn.com 0191 229 2200 01661 886 500 staybridge.co.uk Map 1: H4 hotelduvin.com matfenhallgolf.co.uk Map 1: G4 Map 1: J5 Map 3: B4 P I rEMIER nn Newcastle Airport S uNDERLAND Marriott Hotel H I oTEL nDIGO Newcastle N eWCASTLE Marriott Hotel AA Budget hotel AA 4 star hotel Awaiting grading Gosforth Park Prestwick, Newcastle NE20 9DB Queens Parade, Seaburn, Sunderland 2-8 Fenkle Street, Newcastle NE1 5XU AA 4 star hotel 0871 527 8796 SR6 8DB 0191 300 9222 High Gosforth Park, Newcastle NE3 5HN premierinn.com 0191 529 2041 sunderlandmarriott.co.uk hotelindigonewcastle.co.uk 0191 236 4111 Map 3: C4 Map 1: C5 newcastlemarriottgosforthpark.co.uk Map 2: J6 Map 2: B2 R BaDISSON lu Hotel J DeSMOND ene House Hotel AA 4 star hotel TeC h aLEDONIAN Hotel AA 4 star hotel AA Inspectors Choice N eWCASTLE Marriott Hotel Frankland Lane, Durham DH1 5TA AA 3 star hotel Jesmond Dene Road, Newcastle NE2 2EY Metrocentre 0191 372 7200 64-68 Osborne Road, Jesmond NE2 2AT 0191 212 3000 AA 4 star hotel radissonblu.co.uk/hotel-durham 0191 281 7881 jesmonddenehouse.co.uk Metrocentre, Gateshead NE11 9XF Map 3: C6 peelhotel.com C4 Map 2: C4 0191 493 2233 Map 2: newcastlemarriottmetrocentre.co.uk R EaMADA ncore J InNuRYS n ewcastle Map 2: A5 Newcastle-Gateshead Te h oWNHOUSE Hotel VB Accredited hotel Awaiting grading VB 4 star guest accommodation Scotswood Road, Newcastle NE1 4AD N oVOTEL ewcastle Airport Hawks Road, Gateshead Quays NE8 3AD 1 West Avenue, Gosforth NE3 4ES 0191 201 4400 AA 3 star hotel 0191 481 3600 0191 285 6812 newcastlehotels.jurysinns.com Road, Newcastle NE3 3HZ ramada.com thetownhousehotel.co.uk G6 B3 Map 1: B7 0191 214 0303 Map 1: Map 2: novotel.com/newcastle-airport R HaMSIDE all Hotel J InuRYS n Map 3: C4 V HeRMONT otel NewcastleGateshead Quays and Golf Club Awaiting grading P ArEMIER partments VB AA 4 star hotel South Shore Road, Gateshead Quays Carrville, Durham DH1 1TD Newcastle 0191 386 5282 NE8 3AE VB AA 4 star serviced apartment 0870 410 6800 ramsidehallhotel.co.uk Thornton House, Thornton Street, Map 3: C6 jurysinns.com/Newcastle_Gateshead Newcastle NE1 4AT Map 1: H5 0191 279 7900 R oCKLIFFE Hall AA 4 star hotel premierapartmentsnewcastle.com AA 5 star hotel Castle Garth, Newcastle NE1 1RQ K eNSINGTON House Aparthotel Map 1: B5 Hurworth-on-Tees, nr Darlington DL2 2DU 0191 233 1010 VB 4 star Gold serviced apartment 01325 729 999 vermont-hotel.co.uk 5 Osborne Road, Jesmond, P I rEMIER nn rockliffehall.com Map 1: E6 Newcastle NE2 2AA Map 3: C7 0191 281 8175 Newcastle (Team Valley) AA Budget hotel kensingtonaparthotel.com Kingsway North, Gateshead NE11 0NU R SoYAL tATION Hotel Pocket Guide C4 VB 3 star hotel Map 2: 0871 527 8794 Neville Street, Newcastle NE1 5DH photography credits premierinn.com L CaNGLEY astle Hotel 0191 232 0781 Alex Telfer Map 2: B6 VB AA 4 star hotel royalstationhotel.com Brian Swales Photography Langley-on-Tyne, nr Hexham, Map 1: C6 Chris Auld Northumberland NE47 5LU P InrEMIER n Newcastle Central Colin Davison 01434 688 888 AA Budget hotel S aNDMAN ignature Hotel Critical Tortoise langleycastle.com New Bridge Street, Newcastle NE1 8BS Newcastle Dan Prince Map 3: B5 0871 527 8802 VB 4 star hotel Generator premierinn.com Gallowgate, Newcastle NE1 4SD Graeme Peacock M aCDONALD Linden Hall Map 1: E4 0191 229 2600 Ian Horrocks Golf & Country Club sandmansignature.co.uk Keith Blundy, Aegies Associates VB AA 4 star hotel P I rEMIER nn Newcastle City Map 1: B4 Kevin Radcliffe Longhorsley, Nr Morpeth, Northumberland Centre (Millennium Bridge) Mark Taylor NE65 8XF AA Budget hotel S HeAHAM all North News 0844 879 9084 City Road, Newcastle NE1 2AN and The Serenity Spa Nova International macdonaldhotels.co.uk/LindenHall 0871 527 8800 AA 5 star hotel AA Inspectors Choice Peter Atkinson Map 3: C3 premierinn.com Lord Byron’s Walk, Seaham, Richard Kenworthy Map 1: F5 County Durham SR7 7AG Sasa Savic 0191 516 1400 Steve Mayes Photography seaham-hall.co.uk Sunderland City Council Map 3: D6 Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

58 Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com Find out more at www.NewcastleGateshead.com 59 Map 1 BALTIC G6 Hatton Gallery C2 Northumberland St Shopping D3 Broad Chare E5 Neville Street C6 Castle Keep & Black Gate D6 D3 Northumbria University E2 City Road H5 Newgate Street C4 Centre for Life B6 Haymarket Metro D3 O2 Academy C5 Clayton Street C5 Northumberland Street D3 City Hall & Pool D3 E1 Seven Stories H4 Dean Street E5 Queen Victoria Road C2 Coach Station B6 Laing Art Gallery E4 Side Gallery & Cinema E6 Ellison Street F8 Sandhill E6 Dance City B5 Live Theatre F5 St James Metro Station B4 Gateshead High Street F8 Side E6 Discovery Museum A6 F4 The Biscuit Factory G3 Grainger Street C5 South Shore Road F6 Eldon Garden Shopping Centre C4 Metro Radio Arena B8 The Gate C4 Grey Street D5 St James’ Boulevard B5 BALTIC G6 F8 Manors Metro Station F4 O2 Academy C5 Baltic Square G6 High Bridge D5 Sandhill E6 Eldon Square Bus Station C3 Castle Keep Monumen& Black Gatet Mall D6 GatesheadD4 Intern’l Stadium K8 Metro Radio ArenaThe Journal TyneB8 TheatreSeven StoriesB5 H4 HighBarras Bridge Bridge D2D5 Jackson Street St Mary’s Place F8 Side D2 E6 Gateshead Heritage Centre F6 Centre for LifeMonumen t Metro StationB6 Grainger D4Market C4 The Sage GatesheadD4 Side Gallery &F6 Cinema E6 JacksonBroad Chare Street E5F8 John Dobson Street Stowell Street D3 South Shore RoadB4 F6 Gateshead Interchange F8 City Hall & PoolNew castle Central StationD3 Great NorthC6 Museum: Hancock D1 Monument MetroTheatr Statione Royal D4 St James MetroD4 Station B4 JohnCity RoadDobson Street H5D3 Lime Street West Street H4 St James’ BoulevardF8 B5 Coach Station B6 Hatton Gallery C2 Newcastle Central Station C6 The Biscuit Factory G3 Clayton Street C5 Market Street E4 St Mary’s Place D2 Gateshead Intern’l Stadium K8 Dance City Newcastle United FC B5 HaymarketB3 Bus Station D3 Newcastle UnitedT FCyneside CinemaB3 The Gate D4 C4 LimeDean Str Streeteet H4E5 Mosley Street Westgate RoadD5 Stowell Street C5 B4 Grainger Market C4 Discovery MuseumNewcastle University A6 HaymarketD2 Metro D3 Newcastle UniversityBaltic Square D2 The Journal TyneG6 Theatre B5 MarkEllisonet Street F8E4 Neville Street C6 West Street F8 Great North Museum: Hancock D1 Eldon GardenNorthern Shopping St ageCentre C4 Jesmond D2Metro Station E1 Northern Stage Barras Bridge D2 The Sage GatesheadD2 F6 MosleGatesheady Street High Street D5F8 Newgate Street C4 Westgate Road C5 Eldon Square Bus Station C3 Laing Art Gallery E4 Northumberland St Shopping D3 Theatre Royal D4 Grainger Street C5 Northumberland Street D3 Walk Gateshead Heritage Centre F6 Live Theatre F5 Northumbria University E2 Tyneside Cinema D4 Grey Street D5 Queen Victoria Road C2

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Civic Centre Metro Station Leazes Park Newcastle City Stadium Railway Station Haymarket TravelShop John Dobson City Centre Tourist Information Centre Street The Biscuit Shops Factory Cycle and footbridge Northumbria Eldon John Lewis University Shop Mobility Garden City Campus East The Cluny Fenwick Eldon Laing Art Gallery Square Newcastle United Football Club Eldon Seven Stories Ouseburn Valley St James Square Monument Manors Shopping Lime Centre Street Chinatown Theatre Manors The Gate Ballast Hills Royal St Ann’s Quayside Business Newgate Street Development Centre Grey Sandgate St Lawrence Park Blackfriars Grainger Bars & Street restaurants Walker Road Town Live Trinity Gardens Mariners Wharf Bigg Market Theatre Gateshead Shops, bars Law Courts Spillers Millennium Bridge Hoults Yard & restaurants Quayside Quay Bars & BALTIC Discovery Castle Keep restaurants Museum & Black Gate e yn Ouseburn Quayside r T Baltic ive Regeneration Spillers Mill R Square Mill Road Centre Life Science Gateshead St Lawrence Newcastle Centre Newcastle The SageQuays Road College Baltic Business Quarter Coach Central Station Gateshead Station Hillgate Gateshead College Marina Bars & Quay restaurants East Gateshead St Peter’s Basin

Shops Metro Radio Arena Riverside Park Sculptures High Street Gateshead International Gateshead Stadium One square Gateshead Interchange represents approximately Town Centre 4 minutes walk Civic Centre