Newcastle Sightseeing
Sightseeing Overview
It first came into being as a strategic defence point of the Roman Empire and it was through Newcastle that the Romans built Hadrian's Wall which marked the northernmost boundary of Roman Britain; a large section of the original wall can be viewed at Segedunum Museum (tel: (0191) 236 9347; website: www.twmuseums.org.uk/segedunum) at Wallsend.
But it was with the arrival of the Normans and the building of the New Castle in 1080 that the region really began to grow. Buoyed by a booming coal industry, it developed into a thriving metropolis and visitors can't fail to be impressed by the stunning 19th- and 20th-century architecture that characterises much of the city centre.
Tourist Information
Central Arcade, Market Street
Guildhall Visitor Information Centre
Near the Tyne bridge, Quayside
Tel: (0191) 277 8000.
Website: www.newcastlegateshead.com
Gateshead Visitor Centre, St Mary's Church, Oakwellgate
Tel: (0191) 478 4222.
Website: www.gateshead.gov.uk/tourism/furtinfo.htm
Gateshead Central Library, Prince Consort Road
Tel: (0191) 433 8420;
Website: as above.
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