Newcastle upon Tyne

Worth seeing in and around Newcastle upon Tyne

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   St James’ Park

   St. James' Park is a football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

   600 m · football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Newcastle University

   The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, which trades as Newcastle University, is a public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia.

   500 m · university in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Angel of the North

   The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture by Antony Gormley, located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Completed in 1998, it is seen by an estimated 33 million people every year due to its proximity to the A1 and A167 roads and the East Coast Main Line.

   6.8 km · sculpture by Antony Gormley · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Northumbria University

   The University of Northumbria at Newcastle, which operates as Northumbria University, is a public research university located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East of England. It has been a university since 1992, but has its origins in the Rutherford College, founded in 1877.

   400 m · university in Newcastle upon Tyne, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey

   The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Monkwearmouth–Jarrow, known simply as Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey, was a Benedictine double monastery in the Kingdom of Northumbria, England. Its first house was St Peter's, Monkwearmouth, on the River Wear, founded in AD 674–5.

   9 km · Benedictine monastery · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Newcastle Cathedral

   Newcastle Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Nicholas, is a Church of England cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Newcastle and is the mother church of the Diocese of Newcastle.

   400 m · Grade I listed cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Blue Shield International

   The Blue Shield, formerly the International Committee of the Blue Shield, is an international organization founded in 1996 to protect the world's cultural heritage from threats such as armed conflict and natural disasters. Originally intended as the "cultural equivalent of the Red Cross", its name derives from the blue shield symbol designed by Jan Zachwatowicz, used to signify cultural sites protected by the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflict.

   700 m · international organization founded to protect the world's cultural heritage · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Newcastle upon Tyne Castle

   The Castle, Newcastle, or Newcastle Castle is a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built on the site of the fortress that gave the City of Newcastle its name. The most prominent remaining structures on the site are the Castle Keep, and the Black Gate, its fortified gatehouse.

   600 m · 11th-century castle in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St Mary's Cathedral

   The Cathedral Church of St Mary is a Catholic cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and seat of the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle.

   700 m · Catholic cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Castrum Segedunum

    Segedunum was a Roman fort at modern-day Wallsend, North Tyneside in North East England. The fort lay at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall near the banks of the River Tyne.

    5.4 km · Roman fort in Wallsend, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The River Tyne north bank has a footpath and cycleway. It's called "Hadrian's Way" but is entirely modern, as the Roman original is lost under the city centre.

From Wikivoyage: Newcastle upon Tyne, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

What's on? Read The Crack magazine. River Escapes. Apr-Oct: Sun; Jun-Sep: Tue Thu Sat. In summer they have 3-hour boat trips upriver to the countryside or downriver to the sea, embarking from St Anne's Quay near Premier Inn. Weekends they have one hour city trips, embarking from City Marina beneath Tyne Bridge.

1. 01
   Theatre Royal

   100 Grey St NE1 6BR (100 yd (91 m) south of Monument), boxoffice@theatreroyal.co.uk.

2. 02
   Tyne Theatre and Opera House

   Grand old theatre opened in 1867, seating 1100.

3. 03
   Live Theatre

   Small independent theatre producing new works by writers from the North East.

4. 04
   Northern Stage
5. 05
   Utilita Arena
6. 06
   NX Newcastle

   2000-capacity venue in a former bingo hall hosting musical acts.

From Wikivoyage: Newcastle upon Tyne, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Chinatown is along Stowell St, and Bigg Market has an eclectic mix of eateries. The Quayside and Central Station areas have plenty more. = =

From Wikivoyage: Newcastle upon Tyne, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Newcastle upon Tyne

Airports

Newcastle (NCL), 9 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 123 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 155 km

Stations

Newcastle International Airport, 8.7 km · Newcastle railway station, 600 m · Blaydon railway station, 6.4 km

• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Newcastle upon Tyne

  131 km · quickest by road, 2h 28m · £15–20
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• Ingliston, Edinburgh → Newcastle upon Tyne

  154 km · quickest by road, 3h 14m · £19–25
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Newcastle upon Tyne

  171 km · quickest by road, 3h 30m · £21–28
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No local-transport research exists yet for Newcastle upon Tyne

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Newcastle upon Tyne. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

If you know how people move in Newcastle upon Tyne – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.