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You’ll find dynamic cities, stunning coastline and beautiful countryside all within close distance and connected by an excellent public transport network. Go surfing, build a sandcastle, ride a horse, picnic in an 18th-century landscape garden, try indoor climbing or swim in an Olympic-sized pool.

NewcastleGateshead has been recently voted ‘the easiest city to get around in England’ by the readers of Condé Nast’s Traveller magazine.

Download a map of NewcastleGateshead, Sunderland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside including Metro routes.

Metro

The Tyne and Wear Metro has been rated as one of the country's most efficient modes of transport and carries more than 37 million passengers a year connecting all major destinations in the region. Metro trains run daily from 5.30am to midnight and a variety of ticket options can be bought from machines at all Metro stations. Look out for the Metro DaySaver which gives all day unlimited Metro travel.

For timetable and other information telephone 0871 200 2233 or visit www.nexus.org.uk

Buses

Bus services throughout the region are frequent and plentiful and there are a wide variety of special travel tickets available including a Day Rover for unlimited travel by any form of public transport in Tyne & Wear, while the North East Explorer ticket can be used on public transport right across the North East region. Buy one on the day from bus drivers or in advance from Travelshops.

You may also want to use the Quaylink bus which connects Newcastle city centre and Gateshead Interchange with the Quayside. Look out for these bright yellow buses which operate approximately every 10 minutes, 7 days per week.

Boat

The Shields Ferry offers a fast and convenient way to cross the Tyne (crossings run frequently and take around 7 minutes). Did you know there has been a ferry service across the Tyne between North and South Shields since the 14th century, although you can rest assured the boats themselves are not that old!

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