Plan your city break

What makes us Lonely Planet's hipster capital of the North? Come see for yourself. 

It’s not just the canny folk that make NewcastleGateshead the place to be this autumn. Having recently been described as the ‘hipster capital of the North’ by travel guide Lonely Planet, did you know NewcastleGateshead also boasts the ‘hippest street in Britain’ according to Google! Of course we’re keeping cool about it! Find out more and plan your city break to NewcastleGateshead. 

 With so many different areas each offering new sights, sounds and experiences, you’ll be amazed at how much is on offer whatever your tastes. World-class culture, vibrant nightlife, award-winning dining, inspiring heritage, fantastic shopping and acclaimed architecture are linked here, as nowhere else, by the famous Geordie spirit which flows throughout NewcastleGateshead and is symbolised by Antony Gormley’s iconic Angel of the North as it welcomes travellers to the area.

With fantastic shopping provided by Eldon Square, one of the UK’s largest city centre shopping complexes, and Gateshead’s offering visitors heaps of choice as Europe’s largest indoor shopping and leisure complex, you might have trouble deciding where to start! Even the most individual shopper will find something to suit them in boutique-lined Market Street, High Bridge and Hood Streets or the fashion-conscious suburb of Jesmond which, only a short walk from the city centre or an even shorter Metro ride, is awash with bars, restaurants and hotels to re-fuel when you shop ‘till you drop!

The Quayside is a spectacular area day and night with the iconic Gateshead Millennium Bridge, the world’s first and only tilting bridge, linking Newcastle and Gateshead for pedestrians and cyclists. BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art is an art-lover’s dream, whilst Newcastle’s array of riverside bars, pubs, clubs and restaurants, paired with The Sage Gateshead’s diverse programme of musical events, ensure you’ll be well catered for through daylight to nightlife.