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Bridge
Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Pedestrian and cycle bridge that tilts to let boats pass; opened in 2001 between the Quayside and Gateshead.
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Quayside and Gateshead: things to do
Places worth your time in Quayside and Gateshead
Top places
Things to do in Quayside and Gateshead
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Bridge
Tyne Bridge
Steel arch road bridge opened by King George V in 1928, the defining landmark of the Tyneside skyline.
Bridge
Swing Bridge
Grade II* listed swing bridge across the Tyne between the Tyne and High Level bridges, on the site of the Roman and medieval crossings.
Bridge
High Level Bridge
Two-deck road and rail bridge designed by Robert Stephenson and opened by Queen Victoria in 1849.
Riverside walk
Quayside
The north bank of the Tyne below the castle, lined with offices, bars and restaurants, with a riverside path.
Art gallery
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
Contemporary art centre in a converted flour mill on the Gateshead bank, with changing exhibitions and no permanent collection.
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Concert hall
The Glasshouse
Music centre on the Gateshead bank, opened in 2004 as Sage Gateshead, with concert halls and a music education programme.
Castle
Castle Keep
Medieval stone keep on the site of the fort that gave Newcastle its name; part of Newcastle Castle with the Black Gate.
Gatehouse
Black Gate
Grade I listed medieval gatehouse of Newcastle Castle, beside the railway viaduct near the Castle Keep.
Historic house
Bessie Surtees House
Two 16th- and 17th-century merchants' houses on Sandhill, overlooking the river; looked after by Historic England.
Historic building
Guildhall
Grade I listed civic building on Sandhill, facing the river near the Tyne Bridge.
Church
All Saints Church
Late 18th-century church on Lower Pilgrim Street, described as the only elliptical church building in England; Grade I listed.
Town wall tower
Sallyport Tower
Grade I listed tower on the line of the medieval town walls, on the bank above the eastern Quayside.
Theatre
Live Theatre
Theatre on Broad Chare that produces new plays, many of which go on to tour, and runs a large youth programme.
Newcastle and Gateshead
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Grainger Town
Classical streets, the Grainger Market, museums and the cathedral
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12 sights · 21 places to eat
Ouseburn and Jesmond
A valley of workshops, pubs and children's books, and a wooded dene
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13 sights · 20 places to eat
Tynemouth
A priory on the headland, beaches, and the fish quay at North Shields
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- Quayside and Gateshead (area photo): Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Gateshead Millennium Bridge: Mike1024, Public domain, source
- Tyne Bridge: PangolinOne, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Swing Bridge: Tagishsimon (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- High Level Bridge: Tagishsimon (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Quayside: Simon Cobb, CC0, source
- BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- The Glasshouse: William Nicholson from London / Paris, England / France, CC BY 2.0, source
- Castle Keep: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Black Gate: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bessie Surtees House: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Guildhall: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- All Saints Church: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sallyport Tower: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Live Theatre: John-Paul Stephenson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Grainger Town: JimmyGuano, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ouseburn and Jesmond: Mary Carson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tynemouth: Dposte46, Public domain, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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