OT: Things To Do In Newcastle (when you're not dead)
alexander
teeny bit of help from you guys. I'm back in the NE a few weeks from now and
will spend a couple of days in Newcastle while my mate is at work. I've only
ever been to your town sitting in the Metro going through the place so it's
all virgin territory for me, I'm afraid. What can you suggest I do ? If the
weather is nice I'd like to explore things outside but if the weather is
potty I'd like some suggestions on indoor places I could visit. I'm
interested in culture, old buildings and places with history.
I could easily just do a google but I prefer to hear what the locals say.
Any suggestions will be good.
Cheers
p.s.
I'm a writer as some of you already know and I like to spend some time
watching the world go by sitting at a café somewhere taking notes on people
passing by. Where would you recommend I do that in Newcastle ?
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Dave D
"alexander" <have.a...@NaughtyTale.com> wrote in message
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> With the risk of being dragged 'round to weird places I'm gonna ask for a
> teeny bit of help from you guys. I'm back in the NE a few weeks from now
> and will spend a couple of days in Newcastle while my mate is at work.
> I've only ever been to your town sitting in the Metro going through the
> place so it's all virgin territory for me, I'm afraid. What can you
> suggest I do ?
Take an Uzi.
For God's sake, don't go unarmed.
Dave
Devoto
news:424bfc76$0$143$edfa...@dread11.news.tele.dk:
> With the risk of being dragged 'round to weird places I'm gonna ask
> for a teeny bit of help from you guys. I'm back in the NE a few weeks
> from now and will spend a couple of days in Newcastle while my mate is
> at work. I've only ever been to your town sitting in the Metro going
> through the place so it's all virgin territory for me, I'm afraid.
> What can you suggest I do ? If the weather is nice I'd like to explore
> things outside but if the weather is potty I'd like some suggestions
> on indoor places I could visit. I'm interested in culture, old
> buildings and places with history.
Off the top of me heed - Castle and Keep, the Quayside's worth a wander,
especially round the bridges, Millenium Bridge, the Baltic art gallery on
the Gateshead side, the Sage music centre next to it, Tyne Bridge, Swing
Bridge, High Level bridge, Grey Street, the old city walls up at
Blackfriars, St James' Park nearby, Stowell Street (Chinatown), Armstrong
Bridge art market on a Sunday, Jesmond Dene for a walk, the Crown Posada
on the Side for a proper Victorian pub (best in the afternoon), the
Hancock museum, Laing art gallery, the Side phtographic gallery (on the
Side - it's a street, bottom end of Dene St), Discovery Museum (bit for
kids though), the University Quad's nice, Eldon Square is fucking
horrible, the Central Arcade, Grainger Market and the Penny Bazaar for
old fashioned markets, pubs round there to get a good kicking. Sure
there's more too. Don't know if you're into gay pubs and stuff, but
they're all round the Centre for Life and top end of Scotswood road (all
of them as far as I know).
You could also get a metro down to Sunderland. I hear there's a national
glass centre there. And a small dog track.
> I could easily just do a google but I prefer to hear what the locals
> say.
>
> Any suggestions will be good.
>
> Cheers
>
> p.s.
> I'm a writer as some of you already know and I like to spend some time
> watching the world go by sitting at a café somewhere taking notes on
> people passing by. Where would you recommend I do that in Newcastle ?
Depends on the weather. The Theatre Royal cafe at the top of Grey St has
tables outside, and Grey St is one of the best preserved Georgian streets
in Britain. Right outside a metro stop too (Monument). There's other
cafes round there too, like the usual Starbucks etc, and Blakes a bit
further down Grey Street. Pitcher and Piano on the Quayside, opposite the
millenium bridge, er, the one outside the Baltic, errr, loads of others
I'm sure. I've had many a happy afternoon when it's warm outside the Tyne
and Free Trade pubs in Byker. Oh, and you can sit outside all the bars on
Osborne Road in Jesmond and watch the students. Wankers.
How's that?
Devoto the Tourist Guide.
Devoto
can go up Grey's Monument (top of Grey Street) I think, for a fine view of
this wonderful city. Not that I ever have. Most of my life in the city and
I've never been inside the Castle either - if you do, be sure and tell me
what it's like.
alexander
Devoto wrote :
> How's that?
>
> Devoto the Tourist Guide.
Cheers, mate, much appreciated.