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简体中文 Rainy-day ideas
Newcastle and Gateshead when it rains
18 indoor places from our Newcastle and Gateshead guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theatres, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather
Indoor options by area
Grainger Town (8)
- Centre for LifeScience centre
- Discovery MuseumMuseum
- Laing Art GalleryArt gallery
- Lit & PhilLibrary
- Newcastle CathedralCathedral
- St Mary's CathedralCathedral
- Theatre RoyalTheatre
- Tyne Theatre and Opera HouseTheatre
Ouseburn and Jesmond (5)
- Great North Museum: HancockMuseum
- Hatton GalleryArt gallery
- Jesmond Parish ChurchChurch
- Seven StoriesMuseum
- The Biscuit FactoryArt gallery
Quayside and Gateshead (4)
- All Saints ChurchChurch
- BALTIC Centre for Contemporary ArtArt gallery
- Live TheatreTheatre
- The GlasshouseConcert hall
Tynemouth (1)
- Watch House MuseumMuseum
Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks
The same tagging in reverse: 15 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.
Quayside and Gateshead (5)
- Gateshead Millennium BridgeBridge
- High Level BridgeBridge
- QuaysideRiverside walk
- Swing BridgeBridge
- Tyne BridgeBridge
Ouseburn and Jesmond (4)
- Armstrong BridgeBridge
- Byker BridgeBridge
- Jesmond DenePark
- Jesmond Old CemeteryCemetery
Tynemouth (4)
- Collingwood MonumentMonument
- King Edward's BayBeach
- LongsandsBeach
- Northumberland ParkPark
Grainger Town (2)
- Grey's MonumentMonument
- Leazes ParkPark
Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.