Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, often shortened to Newcastle, is a city in the county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. It is also a unitary authority with a population of around 259,000 (2001 census). However, the metropolitan boroughs of North Tyneside (population c.190,000), South Tyneside (population c. 150,000) and Gateshead (population c.200,000) are also part of Newcastle's conurbation. Newcastle is the main city in North East England, and around the 14th largest city in England. As such, it is one of England's core cities.

Museums & Places of Interest

In Newcastle

• Hancock Museum (Natural History)
• Military Vehicle Museum
• Discovery Museum (Science and Local History)
• Laing Art Gallery
• Centre for Life
• Museum of Antiquities
• Seven Stories, The Centre for Children's Books (Ouseburn Valley)
• Hatton Gallery
• Newcastle Castle Keep and Blackgate
• Blackfriars, Newcastle
• Bessie Surtees House (Quayside)
• Royal Grammar School, Newcastle
• Eldon Square shopping centre

In the surrounding area

• BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art (Gateshead)
• The Sage Gateshead music centre
• Shipley Gallery (Gateshead)
• Segedunum Roman Fort (Wallsend)
• Arbeia Roman Fort (South Shields)
• George Stephenson Railway Museum (North Shields)
• Blue Reef Aquarium Sea Life Centre (Tynemouth)
• Bede's World (Jarrow)
• Metrocentre out of town shopping centre (Gateshead)
• South Shields Museum (South Shields)
• Beamish Open Air Museum (Stanley)
• St Mary's Lighthouse (Whitley Bay)