Newcastle Travel Information
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 Newcastle upon Tyne is a hub of the transport
system in the North East of England. Excellent motorway, road,
rail links - plus the Newcastle International Airport. |
TRAVELLINE at www.traveline.info |
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Newcastle
- Travel by coach - If you'd like to speak
to someone about your journey you can ring Traveline on 0871
200 22 33 |
www.stagecoachbus.com |
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Newcastle
- Travel by train - Newcastle Station,
Neville Street, Newcastle, NE1 5DL. Newcastle is a key stop on
the East Coast Main Line. GNER, Virgin Trains, Northern Rail,
First Transpennine Express, First ScotRail between them run services
through Newcastle to many UK destinations. |
National Express East
Coast runs fast, frequent passenger train
services on the East Coast Main Line between London King’s
Cross, the East Midlands, Yorkshire, the North East of England
and Scotland. Customer Relations Tel: 08457 225 333. nationalexpresseastcoast.com |
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www.nationalrail.co.uk |
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Newcastle
upon Tyne - Travel by road - The Motorway
known as the A1(M) runs from London to Newcastle upon Tyne. Newcastle upon Tyne
is about 290 miles from London. |
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Newcastle
upon Tyne - Travel by road - The A1 bypasses
Newcastle upon Tyne. The A1 and the Motorway known as the A1(M)
runs from London to Edinburgh. Newcastle
upon Tyne is about 120 miles from Edinburgh and
290 miles from London. |
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Newcastle
- Travel by road - The A1 takes drivers
directly into Newcastle, with other A roads radiating out from
the centre of the city. The Tyne Tunnel site consists of three
tunnels, one each for Vehicle, Cyclist and Pedestrians. The A696
takes traffic from the centre to Newcastle International airport.
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Newcastle upon Tyne is almost 300 miles
from London, 120 miles from Edinburgh, 100 miles from Leeds and
210 miles from Birmingham. |
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Newcastle
International Airport, Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE13
8BZ. Tel: 0870 122 1488. The A1 by-passes
the city centre and leads directly to the airport via the dual
carriageway A696. Restaurants, cafes and bars available within
Newcastle International Airport. Newcastle airport is about 6
miles from Newcastle centre.
Park & Fly Newcastle Airport, Ponteland,
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 9DA. Minimum stay and charge is for
3 days. Distance to Airport : 1 Mile. |
newcastleairport.com |
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Newcastle
- Car Hire - All the major car hire firms
have offices in and around Newcastle and at the airport. |
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Newcastle
- Cycle Hire - Black Sheep Bikes, Shepherds
Cottage, Burradon, Thropton, Northumberland, NE65 7HF. Tel :
01669 631121. We deliver free of charge to Newcastle – upon
-Tyne when bikes are hired for 2 days or more. We also deliver
free within a radius of 20 miles of base. Outside of this area
a delivery charge may apply. www.blacksheepbikes.co.uk |
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Newcastle
- Cycle Hire - Hire a bike and discover
amazing Tyneside! There is so much on the banks of the Tyne and
you can see it all by bicycle, mostly on traffic-free paths!
You can also hire us to drop you and your bike off at the start
of the many excellent long distance cycle routes in the North.
0191 2772441. Tyne Bridge Bike Hire, The Guildhall, Quayside,
Newcastle, NE1 3AF. The Tyne Tunnel Cyclist Tunnel joins with
the C2C Cycle Route. |
www.tynebridgebikehire.co.uk |
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Newcastle
- Ferries - Newcastle ferry is situated
8 miles east of Newcastle City Centre on the north bank of the
Tyne and Newcastle ferries arrive and depart from Royal Quays
dock. Local ferries cross the Tyne between North and South Shields.
Royal Quays is located in North Shields on the fringe of Newcastle,
close to Whitley Bay, Tynemouth and South Shields |
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Newcastle
- Tram - The Tyne and Wear Metro is based
around Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland, and extends to Whitley
Bay. The Metro also provides a link to Newcastle Airport, and
also to the Newcastle Ferries operating between the UK and Scandinavia. |
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Ferry indicated is North Shields.
Airport indicated is Newcastle International.
The A1 bypasses Newcastle upon Tyne.
Attractions (see details below)
Rail Stations (Not all stations shown). There
is a station in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Woodhorn, Northumberland
Museum and Archives, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington,
Northumberland NE63 9YF.
- Gateshead Angel of the North, Durham Road, Low Eighton, Gateshead
Tel: 0191 477 3478
- Discovery Museum, Blandford
Square, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE1 4JA. (0191) 232 6789.
- Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum, Buddle Street, Wallsend,
NE28 6HR. Tel: 0191 236 9347.
- Newcastle Racecourse,
High Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5HP. Tel: 0191 236
2020. newcastle-racecourse.co.uk.
- Beamish - The North of England Open Air Museum, Co. Durham,
DH9 0RG. Tel: 01207 231811. beamish.org.uk.