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Newcastle-on-Tyne Destination Guide

Delve into Newcastle-on-Tyne in United Kingdom

Newcastle-on-Tyne in the region of England with its 192,382 residents is located in United Kingdom - some 247 mi or ( 398 km ) North of London , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Newcastle-on-Tyne

Local time in Newcastle-on-Tyne is now 08:44 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: York, Wallsend, Sunderland, Sheriff Hill, and Sheffield. While being here, you might want to check out York . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Newcastle-on-Tyne ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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A reaction to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (NO SPOILERS)

5:33 min by lindybeige
Views: 4565 Rating: 4.92

Guaranteed SPOILER-FREE! This is not about the plot or the characters, the incidents or the dialogue. Instead it is all about the new format: 48-frames per second, and its consequences as I predict th ..

Players Bar Freshers 2008

4:04 min by Kev Laws
Views: 4083 Rating: 4.33

The Players team hit Newcastle city centre to welcome all freshers to our city. ..


Newcastle Central Library Demolition Slideshow

3:16 min by ILuvNUFC
Views: 3251 Rating: 5.00

Photographs taken of the demolition of Newcastle City Library from March to July 2007. More photos and info here newcastlephotos.blogspot.com ..

Joe Bonamassa. Mr Big. Newcastle City Hall. 17/10/2010

4:47 min by huytonhoofer
Views: 2341 Rating: 5.00

In the pre-amble Joe talked about his hero, Paul Kossoff and Free, then went on to play this classic on a Les Paul once owned by Paul Kossoff, in a place where Free were revered. Magic. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Monument Metro station

For the London Underground station see Bank-Monument station Monument is a principal station on the underground section of the Tyne and Wear Metro system and is used by almost 6 million passengers per year. It is named after Grey's Monument, which stands directly above the station. It is the only station on the Tyne and Wear Metro that is situated at a line crossing.

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Located at 54.97 -1.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Railway stations opened in 1981

Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear /ˌtaɪn ən ˈwɪər/ is a metropolitan county in North East region of England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. It consists of the five metropolitan boroughs of South Tyneside, North Tyneside, City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and the City of Sunderland.

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Located at 54.97 -1.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Metropolitan counties, NUTS 2 statistical regions of the United Kingdom, Tyne and Wear

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, North East England. Historically the county town of Northumberland, of which it was part until 1974, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne centred 8.5 mi from the North Sea. The city grew up in the area that was the location of the Roman settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to the castle built in 1080, by Robert (II), Duke of Normandy, "Curthose", William the Conqueror's eldest son.

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Tags: Articles including recorded pronunciations (UK English), Cities in North East England, Local government districts of North East England, Metropolitan boroughs, Newcastle upon Tyne, Populated places established in the 2nd century, Port cities and towns in the United Kingdom, Port cities and towns of the North Sea, Ports and harbours of Tyne and Wear, Post towns in the NE postcode area, Staple ports, Towns in Tyne and Wear, Trading posts of the Hanseatic League

Bainbridge's

Bainbridge's is a major department store in Eldon Square in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The store dates back to 1838, and became the first department store in the world in 1849, after it began recording weekly turnover separately by department. In 2002 after a vote by store employees the owner, John Lewis, changed the official name to John Lewis Newcastle, although many shoppers still use the Bainbridge's name.

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Located at 54.97 -1.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1838 establishments in England, Buildings and structures in Newcastle upon Tyne, Companies established in 1838, Department stores of the United Kingdom, John Lewis Partnership

Eldon Square Shopping Centre

Eldon Square is a shopping centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was officially opened in 1977. Eldon Square was also the name applied to a terrace development on the same site, designed by John Dobson in about 1824 and demolished in the 1960s. The centre is due to be rebranded as "intu Eldon Square" in 2013 following the renaming of parent Capital Shopping Centres Group plc as "intu properties plc".

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Located at 54.98 -1.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Newcastle upon Tyne, Shopping centres in Tyne and Wear, Shopping malls established in 1977

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