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Newcastle

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Introduction

Newcastle upon Tyne, from the Millenium Bridge

Tucked away in the cold northeastern corner of England, the North Sea port city of Newcastle might not be the first name on every traveller's itinerary. However, the many historic buildings and bridges together with the recently revamped quayside area make Newcastle an interesting and atmospheric place to visit.

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Neighbourhoods

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Sights and Activities

The Baltic Centre
The Millenium Bridge
The Tyne Bridge
Town Moor common
Hancock Museum

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Events and Festivals

Evolution Music Festival is held on the bank holiday weekend at the end of May. It is a weekend long music festival on the Newcastle/Gateshead Quayside, which boasts dozens of high end music stars from Dizzy Rascal to Iggy Pop. You can purchase tickets which cost around £35 for the full weekend, but you can also just go down to the Quayside and enjoy the music for free without getting close to the stage.

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Weather

Likely to be cold, even by English standards, however not as wet as the west coast. Summers are from June to August, when temperatures are around 20 °C. Frost and snow during winter are not uncommon, but mostly it is well above zero with some showers. Most of the precipitation falls during the autumn and winter months.

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Getting There

By Plane

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) handles both flights within United Kingdom and to several international destinations in Europe, Africa and North America. The airport can easily be reached from the Newcastle Central Railway station by a direct service and journey takes around 30 minutes.

To/from the airport

Rail: Airport station on the Tyne and Wear Metro is directly connected to the terminal through an indoor walkway. The station is the northern terminus of the green line with frequent, direct services to Newcastle (22 minutes) and Sunderland (55 minutes) city centres.
Road: The Airport is connected to the A1 trunk road by the A696 dual carriageway. A regular bus service also runs from the airport to Newcastle and southeast Northumberland. A half-hourly service links the Airport to the nearby villages of Ponteland and Darras Hall, as well as Newcastle City Centre, on Monday to Saturday only, with the last journeys around 6:00pm. Service 74A operates a limited service to the city centre at other times.

By Train

On the East Coast main line, direct train services link the city to London, York, Durham, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. A branch line runs across Northumberland as far as Carlisle. Train fares, availability of seats, timings and onward connections can be checked at the official National Rail Enquiries website

By Car

By Bus

Direct bus services are available to London and across England with National Express and Megabus.

By Boat

Direct ferries to the Netherlands and to Scandinavia, including IJmuiden near Amsterdam and several places in Norway, like Bergen.

Netherlands
DFDS Seaways between IJmuiden (Netherlands) and Newcastle.

Norway

Colorline between Newcastle and both Bergen and Stavanger.
Fjordline between Newcastle and both Bergen and Stavanger.

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

There are places to eat in pretty much every street in Newcastle. If you are looking for something on a budget then you have several fast food restaurants around the city centre. However, if you are looking for a little more classy places then you truly are spoilt for choice. A fine Italian on Dean Street called Marco Polo or a little further down the street (towards the quayside) is a place called Roscos, which not only has an amazing selection of food but a pretty cool interior as well.

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Drink

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Sleep

Budget

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
Albatross	51 Grainger Street	Hostel	84
Britannia Hotel Newcastle Airport	Ponteland Woolsington	Hotel	-
Euro Hostel Newcastle Halls	Garth Heads Off Melbourne Street	Hostel	-
Grainger Hotel	1-3 Graingerville North Westgate Road	Hotel	81
Roselodge House	Benwell Lane Benwell	Guesthouse	75
The George Hotel	88 Osborne Road, Jesmond, NE2 2AP	Hotel	81
YHA Newcastle upon Tyne	107 Jesmond Road Tyne & Wear, NE2 1NJ	Hostel	-

Mid-Range

Upscale

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Work

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Learn

Newcastle University

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Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

Post

The Royal Mail provides postal services in the United Kingdom. The Royal Mail's store fronts are called Post Office and offer services ranging from sending letters and packages to foreign currency exchange. Use the branch locator to find the nearest Post Office branch. An alternative includes TNT Post.
It's common for a post office to be incorporated into a grocery store, where there will be a small counter located at the back of the store for dealing with post related matters. All post offices are marked with signs that say 'post office' in red lettering. Post boxes can be found at any post office and standalone large red post boxes on the streets or red boxes in the sides of public buildings.

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