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These detailed walks provide fascinating facts and stories about historical events in Newcastle, Gateshead and surrounding areas
This walk is an ideal introduction to Newcastle, its history and culture.
Climb the 164 steps of this monument in the centre of the city and let Newcastle City Guides show you the sights.
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We are a group of enthusiastic, well-trained volunteers who, with NewcastleGateshead Initiative, share a passion for the history, heritage and culture of our great city.
The links below highlight our entertaining and fully researched historical walks around Newcastle, Gateshead and surrounding areas.
To keep up to date with our activity, sign up here for regular information.
For more information please contact us by email: info@ngi.org.uk
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Newcastle upon Tyne
Daily walking tour which offers a fascinating introduction to the history and culture of our wonderful city.
Newcastle upon Tyne
This walk examines the roles played by Newcastle Abolitionists including Earl Grey who, as the Prime Minister from the region, in 1833 abolished Slavery in the British Colonies. The walk also focuses on those from the region who benefited…
Newcastle upon Tyne
Join us to discover where everyone shopped for their basic provisions and visit the sites of the old and new markets of the town.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Climb the 164 steps to the top of Grey’s Monument on a tour with Newcastle City Guides. The Monument is named after the 2nd Earl Grey, Charles Grey, who hailed from the North East and was British Prime Minister in the 1830s
Newcastle upon Tyne
An early 19th century development, Summerhill is a delightful but little-known backwater. Come and explore this hidden area, home to some of Newcastle’s prominent Quaker families.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Join us for a tour of this fascinating area. We look at the history and redevelopment of the valley with bridges towering above and a burn down below.
Newcastle upon Tyne
From the site of the Chapel of St. Thomas on the medieval bridge to its early Victorian replacement at Barras Bridge, this walk visits several sites of religious significance.
Gateshead
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!
North Shields
This walk remembers the lives of several local people including a Dame of the British Empire, a brave young man who won the George Medal and a pioneering journalist who went down with the Titanic.
Gateshead
Walk around this beautiful Victorian park discovering stories of past and present. Explore the oddities of Saltwell Towers and hear tales of the park’s oldest inhabitant and the story of the disappearing bandstands!
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