The cosmopolitan city of NewcastleGateshead was formed when Newcastle (on the north bank of the River Tyne) and Gateshead (on the south bank) joined to become a single vibrant visitor destination; NewcastleGateshead. A favourite English city-break destination it really has something for everybody:
- rich in culture, architecture and history
- a great reputation for style, shopping and nightlife.
- Must sees for visitors include a visit to the sparkling Quayside which includes the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, The Sage Gateshead Norman Foster designed music centre and the iconic BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art.
- History is everywhere you look, with the elegant curving Grey Street in Grainger Town, the Castle Keep from where the city takes its name and Blackfriars a former Dominican monastery where you can also see the remains of the medieval city wall.
- The famous landmark Tyne Bridge is just one of seven bridges that link Newcastle and Gateshead, the most recent addition being the Gateshead Millennium Bridge which is a striking and innovative opening pedestrian and cycle bridge linking Newcastle to Gateshead Quays which is being transformed into one of the biggest cultural and leisure quarters in the UK - set to rival anywhere in Europe.
- Gateshead, on the south bank of the Tyne offers a wealth of shopping, sport and public art, perhaps the most famous being the award winning Angel of the North designed by Antony Gormley.
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