Newcastle Gateshead has an energy and excitement that is uniquely all its own. With 2,000 years of history blend together with contemporary new attractions, wonderful architecture, shopping, restaurants, bars, theatres and live music, all surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside and coastal scenery in Britain. No wonder Newcastle Gateshead has been voted England’s best short break destination.

Tyne and Wear Metro links Newcastle Gateshead with the rest of Tyne and Wear.  It has been rated as one of the UK’s best transport systems and links Newcastle Gateshead with the rest of Tyne and Wear.  There are 58 Metro stations including a station at Newcastle International Airport is the ideal way to get to the Jesmond café bar scene and the beaches in North and South Tyneside