Newcastle Historical Walking City Tour

The tour takes you around some of the more interesting sights 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 3.5km (2.2 miles), does include some steps, road crossing, and some uneven pavement.

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

In the event of bad weather, please contact me through the message option here on TripAdvisor to see if the tour is still going ahead. Weather cancellations will be very rare.

Meeting Point

Société Café Bar

93 Grey St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6EG, UK

From December 1st 2023 NO TOURS will meet at Grey's Monument due to disruption from the Christmas market and from weekend demonstrations. After this date ALL TOURS will begin at Societe Cafe where the staff are selling hot drinks, including some festive mulled wine!

What's included:

• English-speaking tour guide

What to expect:

Duration: between 2 hours and 2 hours, 30 minutes

Grey's Monument

26 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6AE

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

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Grainger Market

Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5QQ

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

20 minutes

Blackfriars Medieval Friary

Friars Street, Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4XN

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

20 minutes

The Newcastle Town Wall

Orchard Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5EF

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

20 minutes

St. Mary's Cathedral

St. Marys Cathedral Clayton Street West, , Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5HH

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.

Pass by without stopping

Newcastle Castle

The Black Gate Castle Garth, Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1RQ

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

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included