Attractions in Newcastle and Gateshead

All Saints Church

Late 18th-century church on Lower Pilgrim Street, described as the only elliptical church building in England; Grade I listed.

• Quayside and Gateshead, Newcastle and Gateshead

Armstrong Bridge

Victorian iron bridge high above Jesmond Dene, now for pedestrians and cyclists.

• Ouseburn and Jesmond, Newcastle and Gateshead

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

Contemporary art centre in a converted flour mill on the Gateshead bank, with changing exhibitions and no permanent collection.

• Quayside and Gateshead, Newcastle and Gateshead

Bessie Surtees House

Two 16th- and 17th-century merchants' houses on Sandhill, overlooking the river; looked after by Historic England.

• Quayside and Gateshead, Newcastle and Gateshead

Black Gate

Grade I listed medieval gatehouse of Newcastle Castle, beside the railway viaduct near the Castle Keep.

• Quayside and Gateshead, Newcastle and Gateshead

Black Middens

Rocky reef at the mouth of the Tyne, notorious for the danger it posed to shipping.

• Tynemouth, Newcastle and Gateshead

Blackfriars

Restored Grade I listed 13th-century former friary close to Chinatown.

• Grainger Town, Newcastle and Gateshead

Byker Bridge

Road bridge of 1878 carrying the A193 high over the lower Ouseburn valley.

• Ouseburn and Jesmond, Newcastle and Gateshead

Castle Keep

Medieval stone keep on the site of the fort that gave Newcastle its name; part of Newcastle Castle with the Black Gate.

• Quayside and Gateshead, Newcastle and Gateshead

Centre for Life

Science village and charity next to Central Station that promotes the life sciences.

• Grainger Town, Newcastle and Gateshead

Clifford's Fort

• Tynemouth, Newcastle and Gateshead

Collingwood Monument

Monument to Admiral Lord Collingwood, Nelson's second-in-command at Trafalgar, with a base by John Dobson.

• Tynemouth, Newcastle and Gateshead

Cullercoats

Coastal village with a semicircular sandy bay and cliffs, between Tynemouth and Whitley Bay.

• Tynemouth, Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Science and local history museum on Blandford Square; its exhibits include the steam turbine ship Turbinia.

• Grainger Town, Newcastle and Gateshead

Dove Marine Laboratory

Newcastle University's marine research and teaching laboratory on the seafront at Cullercoats.

• Tynemouth, Newcastle and Gateshead

Gateshead Millennium Bridge

Pedestrian and cycle bridge that tilts to let boats pass; opened in 2001 between the Quayside and Gateshead.

• Quayside and Gateshead, Newcastle and Gateshead

Grainger Market

Grade I listed covered market designed by John Dobson and opened in 1835, with more than 100 businesses.

• Grainger Town, Newcastle and Gateshead

Great North Museum: Hancock

Museum of natural history and ancient civilisations, established in 1884 and reopened after extension in 2009.

• Ouseburn and Jesmond, Newcastle and Gateshead

Grey Street

Curving street of classical stone fronts running from Grey's Monument down towards the river.

• Grainger Town, Newcastle and Gateshead

Grey's Monument

• Grainger Town, Newcastle and Gateshead

Guildhall

Grade I listed civic building on Sandhill, facing the river near the Tyne Bridge.

• Quayside and Gateshead, Newcastle and Gateshead

Hatton Gallery

Newcastle University's art gallery in its Fine Art Building, part of North East Museums.

• Ouseburn and Jesmond, Newcastle and Gateshead

High Level Bridge

Two-deck road and rail bridge designed by Robert Stephenson and opened by Queen Victoria in 1849.

• Quayside and Gateshead, Newcastle and Gateshead

Jesmond Dene

Wooded valley park along the Ouseburn, first laid out by Lord Armstrong and his wife.

• Ouseburn and Jesmond, Newcastle and Gateshead

Jesmond Old Cemetery

Victorian cemetery founded in 1834 and designed by John Dobson, who is buried there; several listed buildings and monuments.

• Ouseburn and Jesmond, Newcastle and Gateshead

Jesmond Parish Church

Anglican church officially named the Clayton Memorial Church, on Eskdale Terrace.

• Ouseburn and Jesmond, Newcastle and Gateshead

King Edward's Bay

• Tynemouth, Newcastle and Gateshead

Laing Art Gallery

Art gallery opened in 1904 on New Bridge Street West, run by North East Museums.

• Grainger Town, Newcastle and Gateshead

Leazes Park

The city's oldest park, opened in 1873, with a lake; next to St James' Park.

• Grainger Town, Newcastle and Gateshead

Lit & Phil

• Grainger Town, Newcastle and Gateshead

Longsands

Long sandy beach between Tynemouth and Cullercoats, used by surfers and walkers.

• Tynemouth, Newcastle and Gateshead

Mining Institute

Home of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, a learned society, on Westgate Road.

• Grainger Town, Newcastle and Gateshead

Morden Tower

Tower on the West Walls, a Scheduled Monument and Grade I listed building known for its poetry readings.

• Grainger Town, Newcastle and Gateshead

Newcastle Cathedral

Cathedral Church of St Nicholas, seat of the Bishop of Newcastle and mother church of a diocese reaching to Berwick-upon-Tweed.

• Grainger Town, Newcastle and Gateshead

Northumberland Park

Public park between Tynemouth and North Shields with a herb garden and bowling greens.

• Tynemouth, Newcastle and Gateshead

Ouseburn Farm

Charity-run city farm in the Ouseburn valley, between the Byker Bridge and the railway viaduct.

• Ouseburn and Jesmond, Newcastle and Gateshead

Ouseburn Viaduct

Railway viaduct of 1839 by John and Benjamin Green, rebuilt in wrought iron about 30 years later; Grade II* listed.

• Ouseburn and Jesmond, Newcastle and Gateshead

Quayside

The north bank of the Tyne below the castle, lined with offices, bars and restaurants, with a riverside path.

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Sallyport Tower

Grade I listed tower on the line of the medieval town walls, on the bank above the eastern Quayside.

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Seven Stories

National Centre for Children's Books in a seven-level Victorian mill, the only UK museum devoted to the art of British children's books.

• Ouseburn and Jesmond, Newcastle and Gateshead

Shields Ferry

Passenger ferry run by Nexus between North Shields and South Shields, the last ferry across the Tyne.

• Tynemouth, Newcastle and Gateshead

St James' Park

Home of Newcastle United since 1892, on the hill above the city centre.

• Grainger Town, Newcastle and Gateshead

St Mary's Cathedral

• Grainger Town, Newcastle and Gateshead

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.

• Quayside and Gateshead, Newcastle and Gateshead

The Biscuit Factory

Commercial art, craft and design gallery in a converted Victorian warehouse, opened in 2002.

• Ouseburn and Jesmond, Newcastle and Gateshead

Tyne Bridge

Steel arch road bridge opened by King George V in 1928, the defining landmark of the Tyneside skyline.

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Tynemouth North Pier

Breakwater pier running out from below the priory to protect the river mouth.

• Tynemouth, Newcastle and Gateshead

Tynemouth Priory and Castle

Ruined Benedictine priory and castle on the headland at the mouth of the Tyne, entered through a 14th-century gatehouse; English Heritage.

• Tynemouth, Newcastle and Gateshead

Victoria Tunnel

Wagonway tunnel built in 1839-42 to carry coal from Spital Tongues to the Tyne; the Ouseburn entrance is used for tours.

• Ouseburn and Jesmond, Newcastle and Gateshead

Watch House Museum

Museum of the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade in its watch house above the Black Middens.

• Tynemouth, Newcastle and Gateshead