Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Gateshead, United Kingdom

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2.8 km
Ascend 81 m
Descend 56 m

Experience Gateshead in United Kingdom in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Gateshead

Sight 1: The Glasshouse

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The Glasshouse is an international centre for musical education and concerts on the Gateshead bank of Quayside in northern England. Opened in 2004 as Sage Gateshead and occupied by North Music Trust The venue's original name honours a patron: the accountancy software company The Sage Group.

Wikipedia: The Glasshouse, Gateshead (EN), Website

687 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: BALTIC Centre

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art is a centre for contemporary art located on the south bank of the River Tyne in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. It hosts a frequently changing variety of exhibitions, events, and educational programmes with no permanent exhibition. The idea to open a centre for contemporary arts in Gateshead was developed in the 1990s, which was a time of regeneration for the local area—the Sage and Gateshead Millennium Bridge was also being conceived of in this period.

Wikipedia: Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art (EN), Website

768 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Live Theatre

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Live Theatre, formerly Live Theatre Company, is a new writing theatre and company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. As well as producing and presenting new plays many of which go on to tour nationally and internationally, it seeks out and nurtures creative talent and runs a large education programme for young people.

Wikipedia: Live Theatre Company (EN), Website

211 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: All Saints Presbyterian Church

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All Saints' Church is a late 18th-century church in Lower Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, which replaced a medieval church on the same site. All Saints' Church is the only elliptical church building in England, the third tallest religious building in Newcastle and the ninth-tallest structure in the city overall. It is a Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: All Saints' Church, Newcastle upon Tyne (EN)

430 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: St Nicholas Cathedral

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St Nicholas Cathedral The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

Newcastle Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Nicholas, is a Church of England cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Newcastle and is the mother church of the Diocese of Newcastle.

Wikipedia: Newcastle Cathedral (EN), Website, Heritage Website

729 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 6: Mining Institute

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The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (NEIMME), commonly known as The Mining Institute, is a British Royal Chartered learned society and membership organisation dedicated to advancing science and technology in the North and promoting the research and preservation of knowledge relating to mining and mechanical engineering. The membership of the institute is elected on the basis of their academic and professional achievements with Members and Fellows entitled to the postnominal MNEIMME and FNEIMME. The Institutes’ membership is predominantly from local industry and from academics at Durham and Newcastle Universities, though members are also located further afield across the UK.

Wikipedia: North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (EN)

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