Newcastle Private Walking Tour

Explore Newcastle with a private walking tour led by a local guide. Customize your itinerary, discover hidden gems, and gain insider knowledge of the city’s history and culture.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Grainger Town - Grainger Town is the historic commercial centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It covers approximately 36 ha (89 acres). Almost all of Grainger Town is in Newcastle’s Central Conservation Area, one of the first designated in England. The area includes a mediaeval 13th-century Dominican friary, pieces of the historic Town Walls, and many fine Georgian and Victorian buildings.
What's Included
  • Meet up at your accommodation (city locations only)
  • Private, personalized walking tour
  • Tour customization available
What's Not Included
  • Drink or Food ( If you want to have a break during the tour )
  • Personal expenses
Additional Information

Experience the city from a local’s perspective. The tour has no fixed schedule and can be tailored according to your preferences or you can allow the local guide to enlighten you about the city. With our exclusive walking tours, you’ll bypass the standard historical tours and see the city as a genuine local does. Our local guides are enthusiastic about…

Location
Grainger Town
Grainger Street, Newcastle city centre
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Flyingboy58
Nov 6, 2024
Nice tour. - I went on this tour with Micheal. He was very happy. And knew a lot about the city. The tour covers a lot and I learned a lot. It was totally worth doing and well organized. Very nice.
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Tristan_c
Nov 4, 2024
Hilarious, mind-blowing and informative - Mike could not have judged things more perfectly. His knowledge was thorough and his delivery both humorous and lively. As a typical cynical Londoner was sceptical when he announced Newcastle as of central importance to the UKs standing today and historically. However he went on to completely justify this claim over the next 3 hours which flew by in telling me about the production of coal; the steam locomotive; the turbine engine; the incandescent lightbulb ( no it wasn’t Edison as he merely patented Swann invention); the first breech loaded gun by Armstrong which was then flogged to both sides in the US civil war. I personally love it to have my preconceived views completely overturned. I just wish I’d been able to persuade my son to join me whilst visiting him but then he s up here as a student with other priorities but at least I have been able to explain to him why his internationally acclaimed engineering degree is based in Newcastle and hopefully he ll join me on the next tour with Mike. He does a ghostie tour as well which I’m eager for on my next northerly visit.
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Alessandro
Aug 6, 2024
Excellent tour!! - excellent guide really polite and friendly Alessandro show my wife and myself the city took around from the Castle to the millennium bridge was polite and friendly answered our questions and showed the real Newcastle!!! Thanks
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Marsha_e
Jun 29, 2024
Wonderful Private Tour of Newcastle - We had an amazing private tour of Newcastle with our guide, Michael! He communicated with me ahead of time to understand what we wanted to see, and he was so thoughtful in ensuring our teen son was engaged throughout the tour. Michael is incredibly knowledgeable and shared his passion for the city with us. I would highly recommend this tour!
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Helen_w
Jun 1, 2024
Newcastle what an insight! Great City/tour - We had a 3hr walking tour with Michael, who had communicated in advance and met us on time at our hotel. We were interested in the industrial and social history of Newcastle. We started at the quayside and ended up in Grey Street, with the 3 hrs being filled with facts, stories and sights. We learnt so much and enjoyed the whole tour - covering from the Romans to Garibaldi to Grainger - just fab! Thank you Michael 👏🏻
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C6902ajrobertc
Aug 21, 2024
A 3 hour tour ... - Our guide, Michael, was knowledgeable and very well prepared. He presented drawings and maps to help emphasize the wonderful history of all the stops we made during our walk. His local experience, having lived in the Newcastle area of England, was very colorful and passionate.
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Laura_m
Jun 4, 2024
Short but effective way to see the city! - This walking tour was a great way to see Newcastle in a very short amount of time. We toured the castles, shopping areas and churches which were important through the history of the city.
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Daniela_h
Sep 1, 2024
Bryony was a very kind... - Bryony was a very kind tour guide and showed us by food the places to be in Newcastle. She always asked about our preferences and gave us the time we needed at the places we visited, which was positiv. But during the walk when asked for more facts about the history (not very specifc or deep) or the surrounding and these questions she had to pass the answer. For us, this didn´t bordered us (sometimes we googled ourselves) to much, but that´s the reason why we wouldn´t recommend the tour to others who are more interested in history.
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Marcus_c
Aug 15, 2024
Scam tour avoid - The most crappy ill informed un prepared guide I have ever experienced said he had been drafted in at last minute and this wasn't his tour unacceptable A guide dog would have been more use we gave up after 15 minutes of nonsense Now Guydeez wont engage or refund our money A scam, avoid avoid avoid
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Gabor_f
Jul 2, 2024
zero stars, do not recommend - Worst tour guide I have ever encountered. He did not know the city, constantly looked at his phone, told us to read the plaques rather than telling us about the area, and he smelled terrible.
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