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Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city in Tyne and Wear in the north-east of England. It's an industrial but lively, cultural place on the north bank of the River Tyne, with a population of just over 300,000 in 2019, and another half a million residing in its outlying areas. Wikivoyage

Population 300,196 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Tourist office · 2.0 km Ouseburn Parks Visitor Centre

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Hoppings

    June

    Hoppings is a funfair in late June, held on Town Moor (Metro or bus to Jesmond). The next is 19-28 June 2026

  2. Northern Pride

    July

    Northern Pride is a gay pride festival on Town Moor in July

  3. MELA

    August

    MELA means "meeting" in Hindi and it's a celebration of Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi cuisine, music and art.

  4. Great North Run

    September

    Great North Run is a half marathon, staged between Newcastle and South Shields in September

  5. Christmas Market

    November – December

    Christmas Market is held through December to Christmas Eve, centred on Monument

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Newcastle upon Tyne); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Newcastle Farmers' Market

    Opening hours

    Fr[1] 09:00-14:30

    420 m from the centre

  • Quayside Market

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: 09:00–16:00

    09:00–16:00

    1.1 km from the centre

  • Jesmond Food Market

    Opening hours

    Sa[3] 10:00-15:00

    2.0 km from the centre

  • Grainger Market

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    530 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 72 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Manors 690 m, Newcastle 1.0 km, Dunston 3.6 km, MetroCentre 3.9 km

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.