Red Beard Tours Newcastle City Tour

Red Beard Tours Newcastle City Tour

The tour offers more sights than some other tours of the beautiful city of Newcastle. On it you will hear about the history of the city from the Iron Age to present day, and also about some of the city's more interesting characters.

The tour is approximately 4km, does include some steps, and some uneven pavement.

Please come prepared according to the weather forecast for that day.

In the event of bad weather, please check the Twitter feed @RedBeardWalks, the Facebook page @RedBeardTours, or contact me through the message option here on TripAdvisor to see if the tour is still going ahead. Weather cancellations will be very rare.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Grey's Monument, 26 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6AE England

Hear the history of Grainger Town and the man on the monument.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Grainger Market, Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5QQ England

More history of Grainger Town, and the market built to replace those demolished to build it.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Blackfriars Medieval Friary, Friars Street Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4XN England

Learn about the history of the Blackfriars, and the mark they left on Newcastle.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: The Newcastle Town Wall, Orchard Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5EF England

Hear about the town wall and it's towers, the siege of Newcastle in 1644, and the Gallowgate leadworks.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: St. Mary's Cathedral, St. Marys Cathedral Clayton Street West, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5HH England

The first cathedral in Newcastle (but not the oldest). Hear the history of the cathedrals in the city, and how this one came to be built.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Newcastle Castle, The Black Gate Castle Garth Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1RQ England

Hear about the history of the site from the Iron Age to the Roman fort, and the building, and rebuilding, of the castle.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: High Level Bridge, Spanning the River Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne England

The history of the bridges of the Tyne from the Roman bridge to the modern day. One of the best places to photograph the Tyne.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Bessie Surtees House 41-44 Sandhill Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3JF England

Hear a tale of love, elopement, and politics and see one of Newcastle's remaining Jacobean buildings.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: The Tyne Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne England

More about the bridges over the Tyne, the original Tyne Bridge, and an unusual group of squatters that can't be moved on.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: The Quayside, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne England

The tour ends on the Quayside close to many attractions such as The Sage, The Baltic and others. Q&A.

Duration: 5 minutes