Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 10.1 km
Ascend 265 m
Descend 272 m

Explore Newcastle upon Tyne in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Newcastle upon Tyne

Sight 1: Centre for Life

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The Centre for Life is a science village in Newcastle upon Tyne where scientists, clinicians, educationalists and business people work to promote the advancement of the life sciences. The centre is a registered charity, governed by a board of trustees, which receives no public funding.

Wikipedia: Centre for Life (EN), Website

947 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 2: Utilita Arena

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Utilita Arena may refer to one of several indoor arenas in the United Kingdom which are, or have been, sponsored by Utilita Energy:Utilita Arena Birmingham (2020–) Utilita Arena Cardiff (2023–), best known as the Cardiff International Arena Utilita Arena Newcastle (2019–), unambiguously the Utilita Arena prior to 2020 Utilita Arena Sheffield (2021–)

Wikipedia: Utilita Arena (EN), Website

1251 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 3: Elswick Parish Church St Stephens & St Pauls

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St Stephen's Church is a redundant Anglican church on Brunel Terrace, Low Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Wikipedia: St Stephen's Church, Low Elswick (EN)

1847 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 4: Tyne Theatre and Opera House

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The Tyne Theatre and Opera House is a theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is a Grade I listed building, rated "in the top 4% of listed buildings" by English Heritage and is afforded a three star rating by the Theatres Trust, "a very fine theatre of the highest theatrical and architectural quality". It opened in 1867 as the Tyne Theatre and Opera House, designed by the Newcastle upon Tyne architecture practice of William Parnell. The backstage area was damaged by fire in 1985, with subsequent rebuilding restoring the Victorian stage machinery.

Wikipedia: Tyne Theatre and Opera House (EN), Website

269 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Blackfriars Church

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Blackfriars Church

Blackfriars is a restored Grade I listed 13th-century priory in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, located in the city centre, close to the city's Chinatown.

Wikipedia: Blackfriars, Newcastle upon Tyne (EN)

952 meters / 11 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)

733 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 7: St Nicholas Cathedral

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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

432 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: 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)

211 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: 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

764 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 10: 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

687 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 11: 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

1523 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 12: Seven Stories

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Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books is a museum and visitor centre dedicated to children's literature and based in the Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle upon Tyne, close to the city's regenerated Quayside. The renovated Victorian mill in which it is housed has seven levels. It is the first and only museum in the UK wholly devoted to the art of British children's books. Their archive is housed in a separate building in Felling.

Wikipedia: Seven Stories (EN), Website

39 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 13: The Cluny 2

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The Cluny is a 300-capacity live music venue, pub and café, on Lime Street, in the Ouseburn Valley area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Based in a former flax spinning mill, The Cluny occupies part of the wider building at 36 Lime Street, sharing the space with artists, offices and recording studios. The Cluny is a regular fixture in the top 100 list of World's Best Bars.

Wikipedia: The Cluny (EN), Website

490 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 14: The Biscuit Factory

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The Biscuit Factory is a Contemporary art gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne. The Gallery opened in 2002 after undergoing major renovation work. It is the largest commercial art, craft & design gallery in the UK.

Wikipedia: The Biscuit Factory (EN), Website

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