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Newcastle upon Tyne
City in England

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England.

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While the hyphenated form of the name, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, is sometimes seen, correct usage is generally unhyphenated.

Get in

Getting to Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. 01
    Newcastle International Airport

    This has flights from London Heathrow, Amsterdam, Paris CDG, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, other European cities and the Mediterranean: Ryanair, Jet2 and Easyjet all fly here.

  2. 02
    Newcastle Central Station

    A confident piece of Italianate Victoriana, opened in 1850 to link the English and Scottish rail networks.

  3. 03
    Newcastle Coach Station

    It's on Churchill St a quarter mile west of the mainline and Metro stations.

See

Worth seeing

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.

Do

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.

Eat

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. = =

How locals move

Getting around Newcastle upon Tyne the local way

  • Get inPort of Tyne, east of city centre, has overnight DFDS ferries from IJmuiden near Amsterdam.
  • Get aroundThe Transport North East Day Ticket covers bus, Metro, rail and ferry services within Tyne and Wear for £6.00 per day, or £6.80 including County Durham and Northumberland.
  • Get aroundA ride from city centre to the airport in 2022 is around £15, and to the ferry terminal is £18.

From Wikivoyage: Newcastle upon Tyne, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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