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Climb Grey’s Monument

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Newcastle upon Tyne’s Grey’s Monument began offering tours in March 2015, giving members of the public a chance to climb the 164 steps of the column to reach the viewing platform.

View From Top of Grey's Monument Newcastle upon Tyne NE1

Grey’s Monument can be found at the top of Grainger Street and Grey Street in Newcastle upon Tyne city centre.

Grey’s Monument is adjacent to Blackett Street, Monument Metro Station and Monument Mall.

The dates for climbing Grey’s Monument in 2017 have now been confirmed.

2017 tours start at 10am until 4pm and last 30 minutes where visitors can find out more about the listed memorial to Charles Grey the former Prime Minister behind the Great Reform Act and his connections to Earl Grey tea.

Tours of Grey’s Monument take place of the first Saturday of every month during the summer.

On Saturday 1st April 2017, Saturday 6th May 2017, Saturday 3rd June 2017, Saturday 1st July 2017, Saturday 5th August 2017 and Saturday 2nd September 2017.

Admission to Grey’s Monument is £4 for adults and over 16’s, £2 for accompanied children age 5-16.

Children under 5 are not permitted.

Tickets for Grey’s Monument go on sale on 1st February and are expect to sell out quickly.

You can buy tickets online here Climb Grey’s Monument (opens in a new window) from 1st February 2017.

You can see the view from the top of Grey’s Monument in Newcastle upon Tyne in the video below…

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Published on 19th January 2017 09:58.

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Newcastle upon Tyne Restaurant Week 2017

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The 13th Newcastle upon Tyne Restaurant Week takes place from 16th to 22nd January 2017.

Newcastle upon Tyne Restaurant Week 2017

Newcastle upon Tyne is a restaurant hotspot – it currently offers more restaurants per square foot than any other Northern city.

Twenty four new restaurants are set to open in Eldon Square Shopping Centre’s new Grey’s Quarter and over 100 Newcastle upon Tyne restaurants are taking part in January’s restaurant week, they are…

21 Pandon Newcastle upon Tyne Interior

21, Newcastle upon Tyne Interior

21, One Trinity Gardens, Pandon, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2HH.

As You Like It Jesmond Newcastle upon Tyne Interior

As You Like It, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne Interior

As You Like It, TWO, Jesmond Three Sixty, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1DB.

Aspers Casino, The Gate, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5TG.

Avieka, Sandhill, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3AF.

Barrio Comida Quayside Newcastle upon Tyne Exterior

Barrio Comida, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne Exterior

Barrio Comida, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3DE.

Babucho, Tyne House, Side, Lower Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3JD.

Barluga, 35 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6EE.

Bealim House, 17-25 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4SG.

Bella Italia, Grey’s Quarter, Eldon Square Shopping Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7AP.

Bierrex Smoke & Tap House, 82 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6JN.

Blackfriars, Friars Street, Blackfriars, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4XN.

The Bohemian, 37 Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5DW.

Bonbar, The Assembly Rooms, Fenkle Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5XU.

The Botanist, Monument Mall, Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7AL.

Bottle Shop Bar & Kitchen, Waterloo Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4DN.

The Broad Chare, 25 Broad Chare, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3DQ.

Browns Brasserie, 51 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6EE.

Burger Stop, 35 Side, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3JE.

Byron, 104-108 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6JG.

Cabana Newcastle upon Tyne Interior

Cabana, Newcastle upon Tyne Interior

Cabana, 117 Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5RF.

Café 21 at Fenwick, 39 Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7AF.

Café Rouge, Gainsborough House, 34-40 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6AE.

Caffè Vivo, 29 Broad Chare, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3DQ.

Carluccio’s, 87-89 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6EG.

Central Oven & Shaker, 8 Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5EN.

Chaophraya Newcastle, 15 Upper level, Grey’s Quarter, Eldon Square Shopping Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7AP.

Chef’s Academy, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7SA.

City Tavern, 10 Northumberland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8JF.

The Continental, 29 Collingwood Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1JE.

COOP Chicken House, 25 Collingwood Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1JE.

The County Hotel, Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5DF.

Dacantus, 30-32 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6AE.

Dat Bar, 11 Market Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6JN.

Dabbawal (High Bridge) at 69-75 High Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6BX and Dabbawal (Jesmond), 1 Brentwood Mews, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 3DG.

Dobson and Parnell, 21 Queen Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3UG.

Earl of Pitt Street, 70 Pitt Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5ST.

El Coto, 21 Leazes Park Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4PF.

El Torero, Milburn House, Side, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1PR.

Fat Buddha, Degrees North, 55 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6BL.

Fat Hippo Underground, 2-6 Shakespeare Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6AQ and 35A St George’s Terrace, West Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 2SU.

Fuego, Central Square South, 39 Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7AS.

Fujiyama, 35-39 Bath Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5SP.

Garden Kitchen, Eldon Garden Shopping Centre, Percy Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RA.

George’s Great British Kitchen, Grey’s Quarter, Eldon Square Shopping Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7JB.

Gusto, 106 Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3DX.

Handmade Burger Co., The Gate, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5TG and Unit HF3, Grey’s Quarter, Eldon Square Shopping Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7JB.

Harry’s Bar, 77 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6EF.

Hawthorns, Hawthorn House, Hawthorn Square, Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3SA.

The Head of Steam Newcastle, 2 Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5EN and The Head of Steam Quayside, 11-17 Broad Chare, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3DQ.

Hei Hei, 46 Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1PG.

Herb Garden, Arch 8, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SA.

Hop and Cleaver, 40 Sandhill, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3RG.

Hotel Du Vin, Allan House, City Road, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2BE.

Kafe Neon, 8 Bigg Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1UW.

King Neptune, Parkside, 34 Stowell Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4XQ.

Ko Sai inside Fenwick, 39 Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7AS.

La Yuan, 7-9 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4SG.

Lane 7, 80-90 St James’ Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4BN.

Las Iguana 106 Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3DX and 62-74 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6AF.

Lola Jeans, 1-3 Market Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6JE.

Longhorns, 7 Osborne Road, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 2AE.

Chez Mal at Malmaison Hotel Newcastle, 104 Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3DX.

Mannaza, 5-7 Taylor Court, 1 Monk Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5XD.

Mantra Thai, 29 Forth Banks, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3SG.

Marco Piere White Steakhouse Bar & Grill, 2-8 Fenkle Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5XN.

Marco Polo, 33 Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1PQ.

Miller and Carter, 26 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1DF.

The Grind @ No 28, 27-29 Nelson Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5AN.

Northside Diner inside Fenwick, 39 Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7AS.

Nudo, 54-56 Low Friar Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5UE.

Osaka, 69 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6EF.

Paradiso, 1 Market Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6QQ.

Pitcher & Piano, 108 Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3DX.

Piccolino, Stockbridge House, Trinity Gardens, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2HJ.

Pleased to Meet You, 41-45 High Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EW.

Prima, 40-46 Side, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3JA.

Rasoi, 44 Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1PG.

Reds True BBQ, S6 Unit 6 Grey’s Quarter, Eldon Square Shopping Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7AP.

Redhouse, 32 Sandhill, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3JF.

Rub Smokehouse, The Gate, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5TG.

Rossopomodoro, John Lewis Newcastle, Eldon Square Shopping Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE99 1AB.

Saltwater Fish Co., Fenwick, Food Hall, Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7AF.

Sabatini, King Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3DE.

Sachins, 14 Forth Banks, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3SG.

Shark Bar, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4BT.

Simla, 39 Side, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3JE.

Silk Room, Trinity Gardens, Pandon, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2HF.

St Sushi, 89-93 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4AE and 11-13 High Friars, Eldon Square Shopping Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7XQ.

Super Natural, 27 Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5JE.

Turtle Bay, 117 Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5RZ.

The Forth Hotel, Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5DW.

The Jolly Fisherman, 95 Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3DH.

The Stand Bistro at The Stand Comedy Club, 31 High Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EW.

Tiger Tiger, The Gate, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5RE.

Tivoli Restaurant, Fenwick, Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7AF.

Tyneside Bar Café, Tyneside Cinema, 10 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6QG.

Unos Trattoria, 18 Sandhill, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3AF.

Ury, 27 Queen Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3UG.

The Vermont Hotel, Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1RQ.

Vujon, 29 Queen Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3UG.

Zaap, The Gate, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5RZ.

Highlights of Restaurant Week include Fat Hippo Underground’s two courses for £10, George’s Great British Kitchen’s two courses for £10 or three courses for £15, The Botanist’s two courses for £10 or three courses for £15, The Bottle Shop Bar & Kitchen’s two courses for £15, The Jolly Fisherman on the Quay’s two courses for £10 or three courses for £15 and Turtle Bay’s three courses for £15.

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Published on 15th December 2016 12:56.

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NewcastleGateshead Sightseeing Bus

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City Sightseeing runs a NewcastleGateshead open top double-decker bus tour which will run from Sunday 24th March until Saturday 14th December 2013.

The tour is hop on and hop off so one ticket is valid all day and costs £8 for adults and £4 for children.

NewcastleGateshead Sightseeing Bus Tour

From their literature…

Take a journey around the city and enjoy the view from the top of an open top double-decker bus.

Take a full tour round or hop off at conveniently located stops at your leisure with your 24 hour ticket.

Hop off at the Life Science Centre to experience the largest planetarium in the North!

This award-winning science centre full of exciting exhibitions, activities and events for all ages.

Learn all about life on Tyneside, from the region’s shipbuilding heritage to inventions which changed the world, at the Discovery Museum.

Visit Blackfriars Medieval Friary aka Blackfriars Monastery, a restored 13th-century friary.

Only the cloister buildings remain, which now house a range of craft workshops, a restaurant and an exhibition portraying the history of Blackfriars Medieval Friary aka Blackfriars Monastery.

Hop off at St Mary’s Cathedral, a gothic revival church built in 1844 designed by Augustus Welby Pugin, who worked on the Houses of Parliament.

Admire the architecture, the many stained glass windows and the building’s five pipe organs.

Discover the spellbinding history of Newcastle upon Tyne’s Castle Keep and Black Gate, built by Henry II in the twelfth century.

The Grade 1 listed building is a heritage visitor attraction open to all.

Let City Sightseeing introduce you to Newcastle upon Tyne’s rich history as you take a bus tour of the city.

Newcastle’s Town Walls are protected by their Scheduled Ancient Monument classification.

This medieval defensive wall was built during the 13th and 14th centuries to help protect the town from attack.

Large amounts of the wall were demolished during the 18th and 19th centuries but some still remains, particularly on the western side of the city.

The Great North Museum Hancock incorporates collections from the Hancock Museum and Newcastle University’s Museum of Antiquities, the Shefton Museum and the Hatton Gallery.

See major displays showing the wonder of the animal kingdom, Ancient Egyptian mummies and a life-size T-Rex skeleton.

Explore interactive exhibitions incorporating touch screen technology and an interactive model of Hadrian’s Wall.

Admire the artworks in the Laing Art Gallery, home to an impressive collection of art and sculpture.

The Laing Art Gallery’s exhibition programme is renowned for bringing the biggest names in historic, modern and contemporary art to the North East.

Baltic Square is home to the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art aka BALTIC where you will also find the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, the world’s first and only tilting bridge.

The bridge not only serves a practical purpose as the River Tyne’s only foot and cycle bridge, but its elegance and fine engineering make it one of the city’s main attractions.

The River Tyne boasts seven bridges in all.

See the latest blockbuster, spend time in the casino or kick back and relax in one of a wide range of restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars and at the city’s entertainment complex, The Gate.

For more restaurants and bars, visit Chinatown, Market Street and Mosley Street.

For shopping opportunities, hop off at Grainger Market on Grainger Street, Northumberland Street, Eldon Square Shopping Centre or Monument Mall shopping centre on Blackett Street.

Hop off at St James’ Park for Newcastle United, Shearer’s Bar, stadium tours and Leazes Park.

Take the bus tour to the Quayside which has it all including Bessie Surtees House, a rare example of 18th century domestic architecture.

The magnificent Sage Gateshead music centre is the venue for a range of musical performances.

The Quayside is also home to Newcastle upon Tyne’s vibrant nightlife including a range of restaurants, more than thirty pubs and a choice of clubs.

You can book your tour tickets online in advance here Newcastle upon Tyne Sightseeing Tour Bus (opens in a new window).

You can see route, timetable and price information for the NewcastleGateshead Sightseeing Bus Tour here…

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Published on 20th March 2013 16:58.

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