Newcastle

Newcastle is a rich historic city with a dramatic landscape along the banks of the Tyne. It is a city that never sleeps with a wealth of attractions, events and places to visit and enjoy. You will find all you could want in a holiday here in the city as well as the area around it; the city is surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unspoilt countryside and coastal stretches in Britain.

Newcastle was once a major industrial city with reminders of this time in the architecture and the scenery. Newcastle has moved on from its industrial past to become a major tourist destination. Visitors coming to Newcastle from the South will be greeted by the incredible vision of the sculpture - The Angel of the North. This magnificent work, made of steel, is actually as large as a Jumbo Jet and is either loved or hated depending on who you ask. It is an amazing sight that attracts a great deal of interest.

If you were to continue into the area just outside the city centre, the coastal route would lead you on to discover the small towns of Blyth and Amble. Further up the lovely coastline, you will come across Seahouses, Bamburgh, Holy Island, and Berwick-upon-Tweed; which is the last town in England on this route, after that you are in Scotland. If you prefer the inland countryside then visit Northumberland National Park, Border Forest Park and Kielder water and Hadrian's wall.

This city offers excellent public transport that gives you the freedom to get to anywhere easily. Newcastle's Central Train Station is located on Neville street and is a short five minute walk to the South side of the city centre. Coaches arrive at Gallowgate Station which is across the road from Newcastle United, most local bus services run from the Haymarket bus station on Percy street. Newcastle also has its own metro system which is ideal for getting around the outskirts of the city. Newcastle's metro system is cheap and efficient and runs from 6am to 11.30pm.

Whatever your reasons for visiting Newcastle - holiday, business or city break - you will come away with a desire to return to this warm, vibrant city with so much to offer.