Matfen Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
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Popular places to visit
St. James' Park
Attend an intense soccer game at one of the United Kingdom’s largest and oldest stadiums. See it perched on a hill in the city center.
Quayside
Cross a futuristic tilting bridge, peruse artistic centers and relax with a drink in this modern part of the city.
Northumbria University
The gleaming silver campus in central Newcastle is one of the U.K.’s newest universities. Its students have voted the city the country’s best for students.
The Glasshouse
This riverside concert hall of futuristic design is among Europe’s leading venues. Enjoy its spectacular acoustics, divine auditoriums and international acts.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Theatre Royal
Enjoy artisanal ice cream between acts at a show in the stylish setting of one of England’s most glamorous and acclaimed theaters.
Castle Keep
Visit the tower from which the city takes its name to hear wicked tales of frightening ghouls and life in the dungeon.
Activities
Annual Admission Newcastle Castle Ticket
Explore Newcastle in 90 Minutes with a Local
Unlock Newcastle's Secrets: A Historic In-App Audio Tour
Vera Half Day TV Locations Tour of Newcastle
- St. James' Park
- Quayside
- Beamish Open Air Museum
- Northumberland National Park
- The Glasshouse
- Cragside
- Castle Keep
- Angel of the North
- Gateshead Millennium Bridge
- Housesteads Fort and Museum - Hadrian's Wall
- Diggerland
- Chinatown
- Eldon Square Shopping Centre
- Kingston Park Stadium
- Tyne Bridge
- Housesteads Roman Fort
- BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
- Belsay Hall
- Wet 'n' Wild Water Park
- Jesmond Dene Park