Get past the northeast's forbidding industrial wastelands and impenetrable accents to experience untamed landscapes, Newcastle's cultural renaissance, the wealth of Roman sites and the no-nonsense likeability of the locals.
Great Britain - Newcastle & the Northeast (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
view cutting-edge modern art and the River Tyne at BALTIC - Centre for Contemporary Art
maps
enjoy a thumping night out on the tiles in Newcastle's raucous city centre
transport
hug the XXL ankles of the Angel of the North
restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Newcastle-upon-Tyne & around, Angel of the North, Tynemouth, Segedunum, County Durham, Durham, Barnard Castle, North Pennines, Hadrian's Wall, Corbridge, Hexham, Chesters Roman Fort & Museum, Haltwhistle & around, Northumberland National Park, Rothbury, Wooler, Northumberland Coast, Alnwick, Farne Islands, Bamburgh, Holy Island (Lindisfarne) and Berwick-upon-Tweed.