"Newcastle and surrounding areas " a Newcastle upon Tyne Travel Page by clairegeordio

Newcastle was named after the Norman castle built in 1080 by William the Conqueror's son. Newcastle is a historic city, with a medieval cathedral, historic churches and remains of Hadrian's wall as well as many Georgian and Victorian buildings.
I visit the Newcastle area several times a year as this is where my parents-in-law live, therefore my pages will be updated every so often. It is a lovely area, near the coast, near to the beautiful Lake District, 67 miles from the border of Scotland and has many places of interest.

The photo above shows the Angel Of The North, a structure which symbolizes the 'Gateway to the North East'. Please look at my travel tip for information about it.

For tips slightly further north of Newcastle, in Northumberland, please take a look at my Northumberland page

I finally got to have a proper explore of the Quayside area after 3½ years of visiting Newcastle!
Here is a photo of the Tyne bridges, with the Gateshead Millenium bridge in the foreground and the Tyne, Swing and high level bridges in the background. Unfortunately the High level bridge was covered over for restoration during my visit.