Cool Spots To Visit

This is a short curated list of sites around the city that you may want to visit on your own. 

 

Victoria Tunnel

Address: 55 Lime Street, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2PQ, United Kingdom

Prices: $9.82 for two hours

$7.64 for one hour

Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30pm

Thursday 6:30pm

Saturday 10am and 1pm

Sunday 1pm

 

Newcastle Castle

Address: Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1RQ, United Kingdom

Prices: $9.23

Hours: Everyday 10am-5pm

*Last entry 4:15*

 

Baltic Museum

Address: S Shore Rd, Gateshead NE8 3BA, United Kingdom

Prices: Free Entry

Hours: Everyday 10am-6pm

*Last entry 5:45*

 

Discovery Museum

Address: Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JA, United Kingdom

Prices: Free Entry

Hours: Weekdays 10am-4pm

Weekends 11am-4pm

 

Great North Museum

Address: Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4PT, United Kingdom

Prices: Free Entry

Hours: Monday- Friday 10am-5pm

Saturday 10am-4pm

Sunday 11am-4pm

 

Biscuit Factory

Address: 16 Stoddart St, Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 1AN, United Kingdom

Prices: Free Entry

Hours: Everyday 10am-5pm

 

Warkworth Castle

Address: Castle Terrace, Warkworth, Morpeth NE65 0UJ, United Kingdom

Prices: $7.87

Hours: Wednesday- Sunday 10am-4pm

To get to Warkworth Castle also go to Newcastle Central Station and take the Metro to the Regent Centre Metro Station, walk two minutes to Regent Centre Metro Std B and take bus X20 to Alnwick. Then get off at Warkworth Market place Northbound and walk 4 minutes to Warkworth Castle. Or you can take the Metro from Newcastle Central Station to Newcastle Haymarket Metro Station. From there walk 4 minutes to the Haymarket bus station and take either bus X18 to Berwick upon Tweed or Bus X20 to Alnwick for either bus you will get off at Warkworth Market Place northbound and walk 4 minutes to the Warkworth Castle. The link above gives further instructions on which bus/train to use and the times they run.

 

Durham Cathedral

Address: Durham DH1 3EH, United Kingdom

Prices: Free Entry

Hours: Monday- Saturday 7:30am-6pm

Sunday 7:45am-5:30pm

To get to the Durham Cathedral by train it shouldn’t take more than 30 mins. Start by going to Newcastle Central Station. From there catch the rail train to Durham and it’s a short walk, about 15 minutes, from the Durham station to the Cathedral.

 

The Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas

Address: St. Nicholas Sq, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1PF, United Kingdom

Prices: Free Entry

Hours: Monday- Friday 7:45am-6:30pm

Sunday 7am-5:30pm

Saturday and holidays 8am-4pm

 

St. Mary’s Cathedral

Address: Clayton St W, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5HH, United Kingdom

Prices: Free Entry

Hours: Monday- Thursday and Saturday 8am- Dusk

Friday 8am-2:30pm

Sunday 8am-7:30pm

 

Grainger Market

Address: Grainger St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5QQ, United Kingdom

Prices: Free Entry

Hours: Monday- Saturday 9am-5:30pm

On Sundays it’s closed

 

St. John The Baptist Church

Address: Grainger St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5JG, United Kingdom

Prices: Free Entry

Hours: Monday and Tuesday 9am-4pm

Wednesday- Saturday 9am-1pm

 

St. James Park

Address: Barrack Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4ST, United Kingdom

Prices: $16.28

Hours: weekdays 12:30 and 2:30

Weekends 11:30, 12:30, and 2:30

 

Hadrian’s Wall

Address: Turret Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE15 7TH

Prices: Free Entry

Hours: Any reasonable daylight hour

 

Life Science Centre

Address: Life Science Centre Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4EP, United Kingdom

Prices: $13.02

Hours: Monday- Saturday 10am-5pm

Sunday 11am-5pm

 

Tynemouth Priory

Address: Pier Rd, Tynemouth, North Shields NE30 4BZ, United Kingdom

Prices: $6.84

Hours: Saturday and Sunday 10am-4pm

 

Theatre Royal

Address: 100 Grey St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6BR, United Kingdom

Prices: May vary on the show you choose

Hours: May vary on the show you choose

 

Travel Info: Newcastle to Durham Cathedral and Warkworth Castle

http://jplanner.travelinenortheast.info/nexus

To get to any of these locations you can use this link or google maps. Most of the websites also tell you how to get to that attraction.

 

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