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(Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England)



Newcastle has recently been voted the UK's best short break destination and the vibrant city of Newcastle is considered one of the world's new cultural Meccas, with many world-class, dynamic attractions. Full of history, Newcastle city centre actually has more listed classical buildings than any other city in the United Kingdom, from Newcastle's elegant Grainger Town to the contrasting impressive contemporary architecture, such as the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. Newcastle-upon-Tyne is the largest city in the north-east of England, with adjoining Gateshead, and many of Newcastle's grand 19th-century streets follow the attractive River Tyne, which meanders close to Newcastle city centre.

Newcastle's city centre is walkable and many of Newcastle's most popular tourist attractions are within easy reach of each other. There are a number of excellent Newcastle tourism and tourist information outlets in and around the centre of Newcastle.




These Newcastle tourist information outlets provide invaluable tourist information, such as detailed information about Newcastle's countless tourist attractions, monuments, restaurants, nightclubs, Newcastle travel, maps of Newcastle and general Newcastle tourism and tourist information.

There are a large and varied selection of hotels in and around Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the Gateshead area, with accommodation in both central Newcastle and the surrounding area of Newcastle. Budget chains and large luxury Newcastle hotels are concentrated in Newcastle city centre, in Newcastle's trendy Quayside area, in the Jesmond district, along Osborne Road and in the Haymarket. Business visitors in Newcastle make hotels and accommodation very busy during the weekend and as a result, many Newcastle hotels offer discounts for Friday and Saturday nights.

Newcastle United, Newcastle's premiership football club, play regular home games at St. James's Park Stadium, which seats over 52,000 people. With a large number of loyal supporters, tickets to Newcastle United Football Club matches should always be booked in advance. St. James's Park Stadium is the second largest football stadium in the United Kingdom as well as being the oldest football stadium in the North East, with the first game of football being played here more than 125 years ago.

Newcastle has many fabulous tourist attractions, landmarks, monuments and historic buildings, such as Gateshead Millennium Bridge - with striking architecture and a tilting mechanism, Whitley Bay - Newcastle's popular seaside resort with a golden sandy beach and seafront promenade, Hadrian's Wall - famous throughout the world and built by the Romans around 110 AD, Gateshead Music Centre - recently redeveloped at a cost of more than £50 million, Customs House - a major entertainment and leisure complex, New Castle - a grand 11th-century castle from which the city derives its name, St. Nicholas Cathedral - built around 500 years ago on the site of a historic, Norman church, and St. Mary's Cathedral - with a spectacular, vast church spire, which dominates the Newcastle skyline

Other attractions in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area include The Tyne Bridge - an imposing bridge which has become one of the great symbols and landmarks of Newcastle, Grey's Monument - a vast monument situated in Newcastle's central shopping centre, the Angel of the North - the largest sculpture in the UK, Sea Life Aquarium - featuring underwater tunnels, large sharks, friendly stingrays, fish and a host of other marine animals, Segedunum - a historic site with many important Roman artefacts, Bowes Railway - an unusual steam railway, which incorporates a rope hauling system, and Newcastle Ferry Cruises - one of the most pleasant and relaxing ways to see many of Newcastle-upon-Tyne's most striking tourist attractions. More information on Newcastle Tourist Attractions and Newcastle Landmarks.

Theatres in and around Newcastle include Caedmon Hall, Live Theatre, Newcastle Opera House, Newcastle Playhouse and Gulbenkian Studio Theatre, People's Theatre and the Theatre Royal, all of which have regular productions and shows throughout the Newcastle calendar. Attractions close to Newcastle include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Dunstanburgh Castle, Farne Islands, Kielder Lake, Lindisfarne Castle, Lindisfarne Priory, Wallington House and Gardens, Warkworth Castle and Washington Old Hall, all of which are within easy reach of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Newcastle also has a number of excellent art galleries and museums in Newcastle city centre, providing interesting information on the history of Newcastle and many other exhibitions. Some of the major art galleries and museums in Newcastle include Discovery Museum - recreating local Newcastle life from Roman, medieval and Georgian times to the 20th century, Museum of Antiquities - with an outstanding collection on Roman artefacts, including many that relate to Hadrian's Wall, Shefton Museum - transporting you into the amazing world of Greek archaeology and art, Newcastle's Military Museum - home to more than 50 historic wartime and post-war military vehicles, Hancock Museum - one of the most popular museums in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area and the north's leading natural history museum, Life Science Centre - a £70 million museum featuring many other fascinating exhibits, with hands-on, mind-blowing fun for all the family, Stephenson Railway Museum - housing a large collection of important historic steam and electric locomotives and Newcastle's Trinity Maritime Centre - celebrating the history of the River Tyne with many detailed scale models of historic Newcastle ships.

The city of Newcastle is home to a small gay and lesbian LGBT scene and Newcastle has an increasing gay community, which is concentrated at the far west of Newcastle city. Known as the 'Pink Triangle', the Newcastle gay scene features an increasingly number of popular gay and lesbian bars, clubs and gay-friendly hotels. The Newcastle gay scene is just a few minutes walk from Central Station and although there is no gay village as such, this area has a thriving and exciting gay nightlife.

Newcastle has one of the most successful universities in the United Kingdom, highly regarded for its teaching and excellent research facilities. With excellent teaching standards, an attractive campus in the centre of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, an award-winning library and a wide range of outstanding features, the University of Newcastle is home to more that 240 programmes of study. The University of Newcastle has many different departments and schools, over 16,000 students and Newcastle's university is currently one of the largest employers in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area, currently employing over 4,000 staff. Newcastle University has around 2,500 full-time students who come from abroad and more than 100 countries are represented on the University of Newcastle's campus.

With an excellent public transport system, including the Newcastle Metro - an efficient underground train network, and nearby Newcastle Airport, situated just 10 km / 6 miles from the centre of Newcastle, the city of Newcastle is surrounded by many major roads and motorways. Newcastle is a busy city throughout the year, with many major festivals and events', ensuring that Newcastle city remains exciting, full of energy and distinctly unique, whenever you visit.

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Guide - useful Newcastle International Airport (NCL) information.

More Newcastle Information / Fast Facts and Orientation

• Country: England
• Location: Northumberland, north-east
• Population: 205,000
• Language: English
• Currency: pound sterling (GBP)
• Time zone: GMT / UTC and BST (British Summer Time), 5 hours from Eastern Standard Time
• Country dialling code: +44
• Telephone area code: 0191
• Religion: various religions
• Average January temperature: 3ºC / 37ºF
• Average July temperature: 15ºC / 59ºF

 
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