This week
in the Toon.
- 22 OCT2026 Mercury PrizeUtilita Arena Newcastle
- 22 OCTBaltic Open Submission 2026Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
- 22 OCTStrike!Discovery Museum
- 22 OCTThings That Go!Discovery Museum
- 22 OCTTish Murtha & Kuba RyniewiczBaltic Centre for Contemporary Art
- 22 OCTThe Potter's Canvas: Ceramics and Painting in the 20th CenturyHatton Gallery
Things to Do in Newcastle: 10 Essentials for a First Visit
Ten things to do in Newcastle on a first visit, from the Quayside and Baltic to the castle, the Grainger Market and a Metro trip to Tynemouth, with opening days checked.
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Pick a
corner.
Six parts of the city, six different nights. Start where you are and walk.
Quayside
Bridges, the Sunday market, Baltic over the water.
Ouseburn
Gigs, breweries and the Cumberland Arms on the hill.
Grainger Town
Grey Street, the Market and the Theatre Royal.
Jesmond
Osborne Road bars and the Dene on a Sunday.
Heaton
Chillingham Road, Armstrong Park and new openings.
Gateshead
The Glasshouse, Baltic and the view back.
Where we’d go.
The directory ▸House of Tides
Kenny Atkinson's Michelin-starred restaurant in a 16th-century merchant's house on the Quayside. The tasting menu is a love letter to the North East's finest produce, and the setting is as remarkable as the food.
Cook House
Anna Hedworth's brilliant little restaurant in a converted shipping container in the Ouseburn. The seasonal menus are short, focused, and absolutely spot on. Booking is essential because word has well and truly spread.
Roomzzz Newcastle
Stylish serviced apartments in the city centre that give you space and a kitchen without sacrificing design. Perfect for longer stays or anyone who wants to live like a local for a few days.
Cumberland Arms
A proper Ouseburn pub perched above the valley with folk nights, real ales, and a terraced beer garden with cracking views. The Cumberland is everything a local pub should be and more.
Motel One Newcastle
Affordable design-led rooms right in the city centre. Motel One delivers consistently good rooms at fair prices, and the Newcastle location is well placed for the Quayside, Grey Street, and the Bigg Market.
NX Newcastle
A dedicated dance music venue bringing quality electronic nights to Newcastle. The programming leans towards house, techno, and bass music, and the sound system does the rest. A proper club for proper music lovers.
Mean Eyed Cat
Newcastle's favourite dive bar, tucked away near the Bigg Market. Cheap drinks, good music, and the kind of sticky-floored charm that the city centre needs more of. Open late and always a laugh.
Quay Ingredient
The Quayside's favourite brunch spot and for good reason. The full English is a thing of beauty, the pancake stacks are legendary, and the queue on a Saturday morning tells you everything you need to know.
- Food & DrinkStotties to tasting menus, Grainger Market to the Quayside.
- Nights OutOuseburn gigs, Bigg Market Saturdays and the late bars in between.
- CultureBaltic, the Glasshouse, Theatre Royal and the city on the walls.
- ArtGalleries, studios and the murals off the main drag.
- StayWhere to sleep on the Quayside, in Grainger Town and beyond.
- City LifeJesmond Dene, the coast and a Sunday on the Tyne.
- ShopIndependents, vintage and the Grey Street names.
- Living HereNeighbourhoods, moving here and what it costs.
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