The city of Newcastle has moved on significantly from its 1970s image of a run-down city, a desolate industrial landscape with dilapidated docks nestling on the banks of the Tyne, as portrayed in the dark film ‘Get Carter’ and comedic sitcom classic, The Likely Lads. If the images contained in those celluloid portrayals are your only impression of Newcastle then you won’t recognise the modern, bright Newcastle of today.
Major capital investment in the city over the past 20 years has seen the city restored to a magnificence that really deserves a wider audience. Not only has the city benefitted from major dockside and city centre refurbishment, but the addition of a state-of-the art 11,000 seat concert arena has also seen the city play host to the world’s top pop performers, with a forthcoming list that includes Tom Jones, Girls Aloud, Spandau Ballet and Pink, amongst others!
Sport too - particularly in the form of football club Newcastle United based and latterly the Newcastle Falcons rugby union team at – has also benefited from vastly improved facilities at St James Park and Kingston Park. Additionally, the introduction of new service and retail industries to the area has replaced its traditional reliance on declining heavy industries of mining and shipbuilding, and bringing a new era of affluence to the city.
Shopping is a pleasure in and around Newcastle. From the designer boutiques of the historic heart of the city in Grainger Town to the abundance of high street brand names in Northumberland Street or the Metro Centre in nearby Gateshead; whatever you want to buy, you’ll find it here.
The city also boasts its fair share of artistic and cultural venues. The Theatre Royal on Grey Street has been staging productions for almost 175 years. For the last 25 it has featured a Royal Shakespeare Company season and it also host to touring West End musicals. In addition, the Great North Museum, Laing Art Gallery and The Discovery Museum are all popular visitor attractions.
What's more, because of the tremendous rejuvenation of the city you will find plenty of weekend leisure travellers boarding flights to Newcastle from Heathrow and other regional airports every Friday evening. Many of those visitors will invariably spend their first evening in the city at the Bigg Market or the Newcastle Quayside; both noted venues for an outstanding night out and the major reason why the city was awarded The Rough Guide to Britain’s number one tourist UK attraction for nightlife.
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Author:-ISLA CAMPBELL
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