Newcastle upon Tyne is quite an ancient city, founded by the emperor Hadrianus. The name comes from the new castle built here hundreds of years after that. Nowadays, there is only a small part of the castle, which otherwise had to make way for the railway. Although the city looks quite flat from above, don´t be fooled, it has got a lot of steep streets and stairs.
The two banks of the river Tyne are connected by not less than seven bridges. One is for the highway, one for long distance trains, another for local trains, the next one is two-storied for metro and cars, another two for cars only and the last is a foot bridge. Each of them is in a different height and different architectonic style and together they form the specific view of the city. In the city center there are numerous cafés and bars and on the Quayside you can find a small artificial beach with seats and a bar.
The city also has its own microbrewery called Wylam and located in the Exhibition Park. With industrial decorations, it serves several types of beer, each of them very drinkable, and also good food. Weather permitting, guests can also sit outside and enjoy the green park around.
The metro goes all the way to the coast with beautiful beaches and in Tynemouth there is also the Priory and Castle. There are ruins of a monastery, an old cemetery and remains of a battery from WW2. Big container ships can also be seen from here. Otherwise Tynemouth is a typical English coastal town with its architecture and a few cosy pubs.
Here is a gallery from our weekend in this beautiful city.
