This gallery is located in the north of England’s largest single-floored open art space. Just a few minutes from the heart of Newcastle city centre, this excellent facility offers...

Two five-storey 16th and 17th Century merchant’s houses are some of the finest examples of preserved architecture from this period in the whole city. With splendid interiors, furnished with...

Carling Academy Newcastle opened in 2005 with an exclusive, sell-out live performance by Sunderland rockers, The Futureheads. This mid-sized venue offers high quality facilities and has quickly established itself as...

There’s always something new at the Centre for Life. Meet your 4-billion-year-old family, explore what makes us all different, test your brainpower, take a tour like no other in The...

The Derwentcote Steel Furnace was constructed in the 1720s and is the earliest and most complete remaining example of a complete steel-making furnace in Britain. In its hey-day, the...

The Discovery Museum is one of the cultural keys to Tyne and Wear and finding out more about this region of England and how it and its people have developed...

Forma is one of the leading galleries in the country for the production and exhibition of high quality contemporary art. The gallery is open to the public throughout the...

Gibside is an 18th Century landscape garden and the former home of the Bowes-Lyon family, with miles of walks through wooded slopes, not to mention the riverside of the Derwent...

Newcastle’s premier natural history museum unravels the natural world, through sensational galleries and close encounters with resident reptiles and insects. For more than one hundred years, the Hancock Museum has...

The Hatton Gallery is affiliated with the University and was opened in 1926. Since its opening, the collection has grown quickly and now features over 3500 works that are...

Surviving amid 1960s city centre developments, this building displays features from all of its 700 year existence, from the remains of the 14th Century Augustinian friary, 16th Century fortifications connected...

ISIS Arts is designed as a facility that can help to improve and develop the talent pool of artists in this area of the country. The centre has a...

The entrance to the Laing is through the shop. Once inside the main exhibit on the ground floor is Art on Tyneside. Which takes the visitor through the history of...

This large collection of military vehicles was established in the main part to preserve the many surviving pieces of military hardware that were left over from the Second World War....

Newcastle is a city that has a long and interesting history to be told, and it is done here in a fascinating manner by this museum. Filled with pieces...

Newcastle Central Library is an important social and cultural meeting point, at the very heart of the city. For generations, people have come here to enjoy the massive collection...

Situated just three miles from Newcastle City Centre, Newcastle Racecourse is set in the 812-acre High Gosforth Park estate. The 30 race meetings (a mix of flat racing and National...

One of the centrepieces of the University of Newcastle, the main library houses one of the finest academic collections in the northeast. The library is home to an extensive...

Northern Print is the home of contemporary printmaking in this area of the country. It is designed to be an interesting and engaging hands-on exhibition for anyone who wants...

This area in the north of England has a long and proud tradition associated with the armed forces in Britain, and therefore it is a great location for such a...

The aim of this centre is to make accessible to children a superb collection of artwork and literature that has been collected from authors and illustrators whose work is aimed...

Located within the Classics Department at the University of Newcastle, this museum holds a relatively small but impressive collection of pieces that have been excavated by Professor BB Shefton....

The Side Gallery has decades of experience of collecting and displaying some of the finest documentary photographs that exists in the country, and from across the world. The current...

Home to Newcastle United Football Club, St. James’ Park is an all-seater stadium in the centre of Newcastle-upon-Tyne with a capacity of over 50,000. It is one of the largest...

Robert Louis Stephenson is of course one of the most famous names in British engineering and one of the founding fathers of the age of steam. At this original...

The Theatre Royal is built in a classic style with a beautiful auditorium. It hosts many big travelling shows, including the RSC, so there is always something for everyone....

Trinity House is an historic maritime society that was originally established to help support the safe navigation and welfare of those who took to the high seas. Begun in...

The world famous Tyne Bridge spans Newcastle and Gateshead in the north east of England. Although it is the most famous of the bridges that crosses the River Tyne; it...

Tyne and Wear Archive Services holds the largest collection of archived material with regard to the northeast of England. Dating back several centuries, and always being added to, the...

The Baring Wing is a modern gallery attached to the University of Newcastle. Outside is the especially commissioned sculpture Pillar Man by Nico Widerberg. The inside of the gallery...

The Vane Gallery was founded in 1997 as a cutting edge contemporary art space in the heart of Newcastle. The purpose of the gallery is to provide a sustainable...

The Waygood Gallery and Studios is one of the leading artist-led contemporary visual arts venues in the region, and has built a solid reputation for showcasing some of the most...