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Newcastle upon Tyne City Tours begin again tomorrow, Sunday 24th March 2013.

You can see the eight page Newcastle upon Tyne City Tours leaflet for 2013 below…

The 2013 Newcastle upon Tyne tour program is as follows…

Jesmond Old Cemetery
Meet at Jesmond Old Cemetery gates, on the south side of Jesmond Road.

Explore this 19th century private cemetery – the resting place for many of Newcastle upon Tyne’s eminent citizens, including the architect John Dobson and shopkeepers Fenwick, Bainbridge and Parrish.

Ouseburn Valley
Meet and finish at the Ship Inn, bottom of Stepney Bank in Ouseburn.

A kaleidoscope of old and new with bridges towering above and a burn down below.

Today the old industrial buildings are being reborn and include art studios, music venues and the like.

Blue to the Biscuit
Meet at the Laing Art Gallery.

Finish at The Biscuit Factory.

Walk over the new bridge across the old Pandon Burn looking at the new Northumbria University buildings, a popular washhouse and end up at an unusual setting for an art gallery.

Burt and Erick
Meet at Grey’s Monument.

Finish on Northumberland Street.

An unexpectedly interesting tour which looks at part of the city not often seen, behind the shops and office blocks of Northumberland Street and beyond.

Eastenders – Bygone Byker
Meet at Morrison’s supermarket on Shields Road in Byker.

Finish at Byker Metro Station.

Shields Road was once the main route leading from Newcastle upon Tyne to North Shields.

Enjoy a stroll and remember bygone times when Byker was a busy community bustling with shops and industry.

Pilgrims and Pandon
Meet at Grey’s Monument.

Finish at Sandhill.

From one of the city’s oldest streets, drop down into one of its oldest suburbs and then enjoy a walk along the Quayside, with memories of medieval fairs, friars, travellers, mariners and merchants.

Rosie and Thomas
Meet at Grey’s Monument.

Finish at St Thomas’ Church, Haymarket.

Starting at Grey’s Monument we wander away from the main streets of the city centre to visit some interesting nooks and crannies with tales of places and people from bygone Newcastle upon Tyne.

Saints and Sinners
Meet at Grey’s Monument.

Finish at St John the Baptist Church.

A stroll around central Newcastle upon Tyne with stories of the real goodies and baddies who lived here – true historical gossip!

Jesmond and St George’s
Meet and finish at St George’s Church, junction of Osborne Road and Lindisfarne Road in Jesmond.

Nearest Tyne & Wear Metro station – West Jesmond Metro Station.

This tour goes through North Jesmond and part of Jesmond Dene and visits the sites of some of the magnificent mansions and grand houses in the area including those of shipbuilder Charles Mitchell and industrialist Sir William Armstrong.

After this two hour walk a guided tour will be available of the Grade 1 listed St George’s Church with optional refreshments afterwards.

Arty Facts
Meet at Grey’s Monument.

Finish at Central Square, behind Central Station.

This is a walk to discover some of Newcastle upon Tyne’s artworks, mostly new, some conspicuous and some unnoticed under your feet.

Saltwell Stroll
Meet and finish at Saltwell Park entrance opposite the Little Theatre Gateshead at the corner of Saltwell View and East Park Road, Gateshead.

Walk around this beautiful Victorian park discovering stories of past and present.

Find out the oddities of Saltwell Towers, the tale of the park’s oldest inhabitant and the story of the disappearing bandstands!

As aa cam thro Sandgit
Meet at the Newcastle Law Courts on the Quayside.

Finish at Wesley Square.

This is a tour which looks at the old Sandgate area of the Quayside with memories of coal, keelmen, Ballast Hills, soap and glass in days gone by.

Grass Roots Gosforth
Meet at the car park of The County hotel, High Street, Gosforth.

Finish at St Nicholas Church, opposite South Gosforth Metro Station.

A park, a pit and some prefabs.

A look at the east side of the High Street and how ordinary people lived, worked and spent their leisure time.

Newcastle Port
Meet at The Guildhall, Quayside.

Finish outside The Tyne Bar pub in Ouseburn.

Take a walk along Newcastle upon Tyne’s Quayside looking at how it has developed from an overcrowded slum area to a Victorian port and, most recently, an exciting place to live and work.

Gannin te Blaydon Races
Meet and finish at Grey’s Monument.

Discover how race goers of 1862 would have seen Newcastle upon Tyne as they set off for Blaydon Races – see the sites on this walk and hear about the characters as they left Newcastle upon Tyne for a day out at Blaydon Races.

Riverside Ramble
Meet at The Guildhall, Quayside.

Finish at Sage Gateshead.

The River Tyne has been the lifeblood of the region for almost 2,000 years.

Take a walk with us along the riverside to see panoramic and close-up views of both Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne, and hear how it has developed from a busy port to a vibrant and lively area on both sides of the River Tyne.

Guildhall Special – The Trial of Jane Jamieson
Meet at The Guildhall, Quayside.

Come and experience the re-creation of the trial of Jane Jamieson, the last woman to be publicly hanged on the Town Moor, for the murder of her mother.

Was she guilty?

You’ll have to make your own mind up.

Also take a short tour of the inside of The Guildhall, one of Newcastle upon Tyne’s gems.

Kings and Keelmen
Meet at All Saints Church, near the Tyne Bridge.

Finish at Holy Jesus Hospital.

The City Road area now seems to be nothing but roads and railways but there’s more to it than that.

This walk includes where Henry VIII turned a medieval friary into his King’s Manor (or ‘Manors‘).

There are also substantial buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries including All Saints Church, Holy Jesus Hospital, Keelmen’s Hospital and the remains of our medieval Town Walls.

Deeds Not Words
Meet at Haymarket Metro Station.

Finish at Central Station, Neville Street.

This is a walk to celebrate the life of the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison.

Find out where she was arrested in Newcastle upon Tyne and how Newcastle women met, marched, and behaved badly, in order to win the vote.

Pages of History
Meet outside the Literary & Philosophical Society, Westgate Road.

Take a look inside this wonderful building built in 1825 for the society, which was founded in 1793 as a conversation club, and which houses the largest independent library outside London.

Also visit The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, one of Newcastle upon Tyne’s hidden gems.

Railways and Riverside
Meet at the west door of the Sage Gateshead.

Finish at the Swing Bridge (Gateshead end).

Discover how early railways, industries and bridges have now been joined by modern art and find out just what the Sage Gateshead’s car park was originally used for!

Saints, Sailors and Sea Air – Tynemouth
Meet and finish at Queen Victoria’s statue on the village green near Tynemouth Metro Station in Tynemouth.

Stroll down the centuries in this historic coastal village to hear the stories of seafarers and saints, inhabitants and invaders of old Tynemouth on this re-titled Tynemouth circular walk.

Secret Newcastle
Meet and finish at Grey’s Monument.

Discover the hidden city looking at less familiar sights and features which thousands of people pass every day and just don’t notice.

After all, which other city has a vampire rabbit?

Whitley Bay Wander
Meet and finish outside Whitley Bay Metro Station entrance on the town centre/coast side in Whitley Bay.

See how the little village of Whitley grew into the major seaside resort of Whitley Bay.

Hear how the famous Spanish City developed into a landmark tourist attraction, how its popularity declined and what the present plans are to restore it to its former glory.

Walk along the Promenade, visit the giant Sand Castles, historic street lamps that burned sewer gas and discover one of the rarest telephone boxes in the country.

Top of the Town
Meet and finish at Haymarket Metro Station.

Come and explore the area round Barras Bridge and the heart of Newcastle University.

See Newcastle Civic Centre, discover a wonderful war memorial, the city’s first park with its grandest terrace, find where D.G. Rossetti came to call and where Lucozade was born.

Rural Ryton
Meet at the market cross in the centre of the old village near the Ye Olde Cross Inn public house.

Finish at Holy Cross Church, Ryton Village, Ryton.

Hear about the motte and the market cross, pinfold and Parsons – a circular walk around this prettiest of villages.

Swinging 60’s Newcastle upon Tyne
Meet under the Council Chamber, Newcastle Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Finish on Westgate Road.

These boots are made for walking – are yours?

This tour will recreate the social culture of the swinging 1960’s.

Visit the hip and trendy places of the day, see the modern buildings and recall your shopping sprees.

Put on your mini skirts and flares and join Newcastle City Tours on a magical mystery tour of yesteryear, when man stepped on the moon, Strawberry Fields were forever and a pound in your pocket could last you all week.

Heaton Highlights
Meet and finish outside St Teresa’s Church, Heaton Road, Heaton.

Enjoy a pleasant summer afternoon stroll through Heaton Park and the surrounding area.

Recently revitalised, this is one of Newcastle upon Tyne’s best Victorian parks, with a surprising history and many intriguing features.

Is there a Doctor in the House?
Meet at Grey’s Monument.

Finish at Broad Chare.

From medieval alms houses to the beginnings of Newcastle University School of Medicine, join this walk to discover parts of the town that were, and still are, linked to the medical profession and the care of Newcastle upon Tyne’s residents.

Newcastle Civic Centre
Meet under the Council Chamber, Newcastle Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne.

See behind the scenes, and walk the corridors of power around our fine town hall with a rare opportunity to climb the Carillon Tower to look across Newcastle upon Tyne.

Whickham Graveyard
Meet on the green in front of St Mary the Virgin Church, Whickham.

Explore Whickham’s ancient graveyard.

Discover the last resting place of a great Victorian sporting hero, examine the memorial to a Master of the King’s Musick, find a famous epitaph of a railwayman and much more.

Learn about the gentry, industrialists and ordinary folk of Whickham.

West Walls and Blackfriars
Meet at Grey’s Monument.

Finish at Blackfriars Medieval Friary.

Medieval Newcastle upon Tyne had one of the strongest town walls in England.

See the West Wall with its towers and unique turrets before reaching Blackfriars Medieval Friary, one of the country’s few remaining medieval friaries.

Lovely Low Fell
Meet and finish at Barclays Bank, Durham Road, Low Fell.

Discover how a pitman, an enterprising publican and the development of a new road changed Low Fell from an area of desolate waste to a prosperous Victorian suburb.

The Changing Face of Benwell
Meet and finish at St James’ Church, Benwell Lane, Benwell.

In the 19th Century Benwell was home to some of the most wealthy and powerful people on Tyneside and was a peaceful and rural area.

See how Benwell has changed and developed since then and hear of the many powerful people who lived here.

Wallsend Walkabout
Meet at Wallsend Metro Station, Wallsend.

Finish at The Green area.

Memories of Wallsend with its name derived from the days of the Romans at Segedunum Roman Fort and remembering former industries such as shipbuilding and coal mining.

Walk past the ‘Penny Wet’ to finish at the quiet village green.

Summerhill Sunday
Meet at Cardinal Hume Statue opposite Central Station, Neville Street.

Finish at Discovery Museum.

An early 19th century development, Summerhill is a delightful but little-known backwater.

Come and explore this hidden area, home to some of Newcastle upon Tyne’s prominent Quaker families.

Find out where Robert Stephenson lived and where the Victorian cricketer W G Grace played bowls.

High Life in Low Fell
Meet and finish at Barclay’s Bank, top of Belle Vue Bank, Low Fell.

Discover the stories of some of the Victorian industrialists who built their grand houses in Low Fell.

Black and White Friars
Meet at the Castle Keep, Castle Garth.

Finish at Blackfriars Medieval Friary.

On this walk hear about medieval Newcastle upon Tyne, the Civil War Siege, 18th-century polite society and more.

Grisly Tales
Meet at Grey’s Monument.

Finish at the Castle Keep, Castle Garth.

Enjoy some historical gossip about some of the grisly goings on in Newcastle upon Tyne in centuries past.

Ghostly and Grisly Quayside Tales
Meet and finish at The Guildhall, Quayside.

A circular walk with ghost stories, witches, bodies fished out of the river and murders on both sides of the River Tyne.

Walk on the Dark Side
Meet at Grey’s Monument.

Finish at Quayside.

Do you dare join Newcastle City Tours at Halloween?

Who will we bump into on this walk around haunted Newcastle upon Tyne?

Winter Warmer Wander – Along the Riverside
Meet at The Guildhall, Quayside.

Finish at St Mary’s Heritage Centre, Gateshead Quays.

Enjoy a short tour along Close and Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead’s historic riverside with seasonal refreshments at St Mary’s Heritage Centre.

Free walk, refreshments are £2 to be paid in advance when booking.

Winter Warmer Wander – Doon the Quay
Meet at The Guildhall, Quayside.

Finish at St Mary’s Heritage Centre, Gateshead Quays.

One hour informal walk crossing the Gateshead Millennium Bridge with seasonal refreshments at St Mary’s Heritage Centre.

This is a different walk to Winter Warmer Wander – Along the Riverside.

Free walk, refreshments are £2 to be paid in advance when booking.

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Published on 23rd March 2013 10:32.

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