Guided City Walking Tour of Newcastle: Exploring Historical Sights and Interesting Characters

Embark on a guided city walking tour of Newcastle and explore its historical sights and fascinating characters. Discover the city’s rich history from the Iron Age to present day. Prepare for a 3.5km journey with steps, road crossings, and uneven pavement. Check the weather forecast and contact the tour guide in case of bad weather.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Grey’s Monument - Hear the history of Grainger Town and the man on the monument.
  • Grainger Market - More history of Grainger Town, and the market built to replace those demolished to build it.
  • Blackfriars Medieval Friary - Learn about the history of the Blackfriars, and the mark they left on Newcastle.
  • The Newcastle Town Wall -…
What's Included
  • English-speaking tour guide
Additional Information

Embark on an enthralling journey around the enticing city of Newcastle where you will discover intriguing sites. You’ll be enlightened about the city’s progression from the Iron Age to modern times, along with intriguing narratives about some distinctive city residents.
This tour covers a path of roughly 3.5km (2.2 miles) and involves several steps, road…

Location
Société Café Bar
Grey Street
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!
Cancellation Policy

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

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Ruth_w
Oct 28, 2024
A wonderful knowledgeable guide and a great experience - Our guide’s passion and knowledge came through and he was great all round. Answered any questions and went above and beyond. Thoroughly recommend.
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Mary_s
Oct 28, 2024
Requirement for a first-time visitor to Newcastle - Our tour guide provided so much insight into both historical and current information. This is a must for a first-time visitor to Newcastle.
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Trail749884
Oct 28, 2024
A requirement for all first-time visitors to Newcastle - Our tour guide provided so much information on both historical and current information. This is a must for a first-time visitor to Newcastle.
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Jennifer_m
Oct 13, 2024
Simply brilliant! - I bought this tour as a present for my mum & dad. They loved it. Their guide was excellent - very engaging and knowledgeable and gave them a huge amount of interesting facts and anecdotes about this brilliant city. They would highly recommend and insisted I write a review!
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B7364grmanuelf
Sep 28, 2024
Thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour of Newcastle Upon Tyne! - Our guide Rob had an amazing knowledge of the history of Newcastle. We thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour with stops at various locations including the Grainger Market (best Cheese shop there!), Newcastle wall and the castle itself. He was amusing and full of tales from the past. Highly recommended!
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Sunshine39277559229
Sep 25, 2024
Led Zeppelin Played Here! - Rob’s Red Beard Newcastle Tours offer an exceptional blend of historical insight and fun, thanks to Rob's engaging storytelling. His intellectual descriptions of Newcastle’s rich history are presented in a way that's easy to understand and never dull. Rob’s enthusiasm is infectious, and his deep knowledge of the city ensures he knows the best spots to visit, including lesser-known gems. He is also highly attentive to safety, pointing out details you’d never find in any guidebook. His passion for Newcastle, combined with his expertise, makes this tour both informative and thoroughly enjoyable.
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Shalini_d
Sep 25, 2024
Easy walk through the most interesting parts of the city - Fun, quirky, lowkey tour with lots of interesting tidbits. The guide was friendly and scaled his speed and his conversation to the group's ability and interest. Everyone got something from it.
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Oscarfelipen2018
Sep 24, 2024
Excellent plan in Newcastle - Rob was great as our tour guide. He explains us the history of the buildings and the city. I definitely recommend this plan wether you go solo or in a group.
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Traveler34173370362
Sep 22, 2024
Excellent tour highly recommend - Mr. Red Beard provided an excellent and intimate experience for my wife and friend. He was extremely personable and charming while providing all sorts of interesting stories and facts. The information he provided about Newcastle not even my native friend knew! I enjoyed that he was very attentive to the group and allowed questions during the tour. There wasn't one question I had he couldn't answer. I've done many tours in many cities and for the price and knowledge you are receiving a first class experience.
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Nagin_l
Sep 21, 2024
Excellent, informative and factual tour. - Roderick our guide was excellent. Very knowledgeable on all aspect of Newcastles ancient to current history. Founds the whole experience informative and factual (that some of us lacked due to poor school history syllabus). Happy to recommend this particular tour to anyone visiting Newcastle.
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up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).