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.

Customer Ratings
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Catherinei666
Jan 12, 2025
Don't miss this tour! - Myself and my three teenagers took this tour of Newcastle and highly recommend it. Rob is so knowledgeable on English and Newcastle history and the tour is so interesting. Not to be missed, a highlight of our stay!
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Michael_f
Nov 27, 2024
Well worth it.. - Our tour guide Rob was very knowledgable & personable - thanks. It was an informal tour but well worth it.
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Michael
Nov 26, 2024
Fun, funny, and insightful - Rob was vert kind and intelligent. He asked about the background of each person and was able to ask questions related to each person’s background, to enrich his story or just out of sincere interest. I’m glad I did this tour on day 1 of my visit to Newcastle, because I was able to enjoy Newcastle better on day 2 thanks to Rob.
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Andrewcv3337lr
Nov 13, 2024
An excellent walking tour - This was an excellent walking tour of Newcastle upon Tyne. We covered many sites and Martin was knowledgeable and entertaining.
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Adventure622047
Nov 11, 2024
Newcastle Walking Tour with Rob, aka Redbeard - This was an excellent tour of the most important historic sites in Newcastle. Rob was very thorough and amusing in his delivery of a lot of information. He was responsive to questions and a very pleasant companion for our two-hour walk around the town. I would highly recommend this tour as an introduction to a city that has a very long and complex history from the Roman settlement to the current day.
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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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