50 places from our Newcastle and Gateshead guide, from Grainger Town to Tynemouth. Each links to its area guide and, where we have one, its official site.
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Cathedral or churchLate 18th-century church on Lower Pilgrim Street, described as the only elliptical church building in England; Grade I listed.
Other sightVictorian iron bridge high above Jesmond Dene, now for pedestrians and cyclists.
GalleryContemporary art centre in a converted flour mill on the Gateshead bank, with changing exhibitions and no permanent collection.
Historic houseTwo 16th- and 17th-century merchants' houses on Sandhill, overlooking the river; looked after by Historic England.
Other sightGrade I listed medieval gatehouse of Newcastle Castle, beside the railway viaduct near the Castle Keep.
Other sightRocky reef at the mouth of the Tyne, notorious for the danger it posed to shipping.
Other sightRestored Grade I listed 13th-century former friary close to Chinatown.
Other sightRoad bridge of 1878 carrying the A193 high over the lower Ouseburn valley.
CastleMedieval stone keep on the site of the fort that gave Newcastle its name; part of Newcastle Castle with the Black Gate.
MuseumScience village and charity next to Central Station that promotes the life sciences.
Other sight
Other sightMonument to Admiral Lord Collingwood, Nelson's second-in-command at Trafalgar, with a base by John Dobson.
Other sightCoastal village with a semicircular sandy bay and cliffs, between Tynemouth and Whitley Bay.
MuseumScience and local history museum on Blandford Square; its exhibits include the steam turbine ship Turbinia.
Other sightNewcastle University's marine research and teaching laboratory on the seafront at Cullercoats.
Other sightPedestrian and cycle bridge that tilts to let boats pass; opened in 2001 between the Quayside and Gateshead.
Other sightGrade I listed covered market designed by John Dobson and opened in 1835, with more than 100 businesses.
MuseumMuseum of natural history and ancient civilisations, established in 1884 and reopened after extension in 2009.
Other sightCurving street of classical stone fronts running from Grey's Monument down towards the river.
Other sight
Other sightGrade I listed civic building on Sandhill, facing the river near the Tyne Bridge.
GalleryNewcastle University's art gallery in its Fine Art Building, part of North East Museums.
Other sightTwo-deck road and rail bridge designed by Robert Stephenson and opened by Queen Victoria in 1849.
Park or natureWooded valley park along the Ouseburn, first laid out by Lord Armstrong and his wife.
Other sightVictorian cemetery founded in 1834 and designed by John Dobson, who is buried there; several listed buildings and monuments.
Cathedral or churchAnglican church officially named the Clayton Memorial Church, on Eskdale Terrace.
Park or nature
GalleryArt gallery opened in 1904 on New Bridge Street West, run by North East Museums.
Park or natureThe city's oldest park, opened in 1873, with a lake; next to St James' Park.
Other sight
Park or natureLong sandy beach between Tynemouth and Cullercoats, used by surfers and walkers.
Other sightHome of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, a learned society, on Westgate Road.
Other sightTower on the West Walls, a Scheduled Monument and Grade I listed building known for its poetry readings.
Cathedral or churchCathedral Church of St Nicholas, seat of the Bishop of Newcastle and mother church of a diocese reaching to Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Park or naturePublic park between Tynemouth and North Shields with a herb garden and bowling greens.
Zoo or aquariumCharity-run city farm in the Ouseburn valley, between the Byker Bridge and the railway viaduct.
Other sightRailway viaduct of 1839 by John and Benjamin Green, rebuilt in wrought iron about 30 years later; Grade II* listed.
Park or natureThe north bank of the Tyne below the castle, lined with offices, bars and restaurants, with a riverside path.
Other sightGrade I listed tower on the line of the medieval town walls, on the bank above the eastern Quayside.
MuseumNational Centre for Children's Books in a seven-level Victorian mill, the only UK museum devoted to the art of British children's books.
Other sightPassenger ferry run by Nexus between North Shields and South Shields, the last ferry across the Tyne.
Other sightHome of Newcastle United since 1892, on the hill above the city centre.
Cathedral or church
Other sightGrade II* listed swing bridge across the Tyne between the Tyne and High Level bridges, on the site of the Roman and medieval crossings.
GalleryCommercial art, craft and design gallery in a converted Victorian warehouse, opened in 2002.
Other sightSteel arch road bridge opened by King George V in 1928, the defining landmark of the Tyneside skyline.
Other sightBreakwater pier running out from below the priory to protect the river mouth.
CastleRuined Benedictine priory and castle on the headland at the mouth of the Tyne, entered through a 14th-century gatehouse; English Heritage.
Other sightWagonway tunnel built in 1839-42 to carry coal from Spital Tongues to the Tyne; the Ouseburn entrance is used for tours.
MuseumMuseum of the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade in its watch house above the Black Middens.
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