Newcastle Attractions

Book a Newcastle hotel and explore the grand Victorian streets of the city whose Tyne Bridge was the model for Sydney Harbour Bridge and where shirtless Newcastle United supporters cheer on their team in the depths of winter.

Historic Newcastle

At the Discovery Museum you’ll find the 19th-century Turbinia, the one-time fastest ship in the world. You can also try out your own light bulb jokes, as the object was invented here by Joseph Swan.

Art and museums in Newcastle

The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, housed in a 1950s grain warehouse, attracts names like Antony Gormley and Damien Hirst. The Laing Art Gallery has Pre-Raphaelite masters like Burne-Jones and Holman Hunt. At the Centre for Life you’ll hear talks by astronauts and learn the importance of bogies.

Quirky things to do in Newcastle

When this Roman city was founded by Emperor Hadrian citizens worshipped Apollo and Mars. Nowadays the gods wear black and white. A tour of St James’ Park stadium takes in the changing rooms where the mighty Shearer laced his boots. For families at Seven Stories there are kids’ storytelling sessions.

Events in Newcastle

If you book your Newcastle hotel in June, you’ll be in town for the Hoppings, said to be the largest travelling fair in Europe, taking over Town Moor. The city’s Science Festival in March has power tool races and lessons on how to speak chimpanzee.

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