Deborah's Guidebook
Food scene
Post Box Ponteland
11 Main StSightseeing
Easy walks for children to see and feed swans
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I-Bolam Lake Country Park
Easy walks for children to see and feed swans
National Trust property with beautiful gardens. Have a full diary of events for all ages
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Belsay Hall, Castle nezihlahla
National Trust property with beautiful gardens. Have a full diary of events for all ages
Great to hire a bike. Lots of walks, gardens and wildlife. Good cafe facilities
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National Trust Wallington
Great to hire a bike. Lots of walks, gardens and wildlife. Good cafe facilities
National Trust - Cragside
I-Alnwick Castle
Fontburn Reservoir
Good for anglers
Iziko leWoodhorn
Travel back in time and experience the North East of a bygone age.
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Beamish, iMuziyam Wamkelekileyo WaseNtshonalanga
Travel back in time and experience the North East of a bygone age.
Beach scene
Great for food, history, shopping and the beach!
Plenty of parking along the coast. Also great to visit Whitley Bay
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Tynemouth Priory neCastle
Pier RoadPlenty of parking along the coast. Also great to visit Whitley Bay
South Shields
Unspoiled beach and dunes. Lovely country park
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Druridge Bay Country Park
A1068Unspoiled beach and dunes. Lovely country park
Sporting venues
Kingston Park Stadium
11 Brunton RdWatch the local RUFC Falcons team
Eagles Community Arena
Scotswood RoadFor basketball action
Music
Live music venues
Beautiful architecture, and wonderful acoustics. A wide range of live music to suit all tastes
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Sage Gateshead
Saint Mary's SquareBeautiful architecture, and wonderful acoustics. A wide range of live music to suit all tastes
The Cluny
36 Lime StGreat location to sample the local live music scene
Amacebiso ngesixeko
Ukuhamba-hamba
Bus and metro available
There is a bus stop into Newcastle on the street, but it’s also an option to park and ride the Metro into the city from Callerton Parkway. There are a host of tourist areas within a 30 minute car journey all with reasonable parking facilities