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spidermiss Says: The Angel of the North was designed by Andrew Gromley, an international renowned sculptor, and was constructed in 1998 on the site of former Gateshead colliery pitheads baths. The sculpture dominates the skyline and rises 20 metres above the earth foundations. It is tall as...
Benson35 Says: As a fan of Newcastle and the surrounding countryside, we have driven past the Angel of the North many, many times. Each time we went past someone in the car would always say "We'll have to go and see the Angel of the North up close."Anyway, many years later, we finally made...
zadunajska8 Says: An landmark old flour mill on the southern bank of the River Tyne is now home to a modern art gallery known as the Baltic. The gallery doesn't seem to have a permanent collection of it's own but houses a variety of temporary exhibitions which means that what is on display at...
zadunajska8 Says: Gateshead's Millenium Bridge was built following a competition run by the local council in 1996 to choose a new cycle and footbridge that would link Newcastle and Gateshead across the Tyne whilst still complimenting the existing famous bridges across the river. This was the...
zadunajska8 Says: The Sage is Gateshead's ultra modern, futuristic, purpose built arts, music and conference venue. It's used for a wide variety of purposes from concerts to political rallies so what you'll get will depend on what you are going to. It is a good venue generally though. There...
BALTIC - Explore, View, Participate, Experience
spidermiss Says: BALTIC is a Contemporary Art Centre which opened in 2002 and is housed in former flour mill on the River Tyne in Gateshead. BALTIC hosts regulars exhibition from artists all over the world and locally in the community featuring contemporary art projects. I thoroughly enjoyed...
tim07 Says: The world's first tilting bridge was opened in November 2000. Consisting of two steel arches, the bridge changes into a single arch like the opening and closing of a giant eye. This is the River Tyne's only foot and cycle bridge and it connects Newcastle and Gateshead. It...
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
tim07 Says: Opened in July 2002, BALTIC is the biggest gallery of its kind in the world. The building is a former flour mill and inside there are exhibits of contemporary visual art. As well as the displays, the building itself is fascinating to look round. It has six floors, the top...
broadoak2006 Says: If you at a loose end -visit Saltwell park for a few hours, it is a green oasis in the heart of the Tyneside Metropolis
stevezero Says: Variously described as "inspiring" and a potential death-trap for passing motorists, the 150-tonne body and wings stands on the site of the pithead baths of the former Team Valley colliery on Tyneside. With a wingspan wider than a Boeing 767, the 20m high by 54m wide steel...
Lynsey-Jane Says: Currently under construction on the Gateshead Quayside is the Sage music centre.This will house educational facilities as well as large concert halls.The architecture is already looking exciting.
Lynsey-Jane Says: The Baltic is an modern art centre which is worth a visit even just to see the amazing building.Formerly a flour mill, the building was converted to house modern art exhibitions.The view of the bridges accross the Tyne from the top floor is the best you can get.
Lynsey-Jane Says: The Gateshead Millenium Bridge is the world's first rotating bridge.The bridge is a footpath and cycleway linking the Gateshead quays with the Newcastle quays. It's 2 walkways tilt to allow river traffic through.It is quite a site to see when the bridge is tilting.The...
Lynsey-Jane Says: The Angel of the North is now one of the most famous sites in the North East.Designed by Anthony Gormley it is the largest sculpture in Britain and is believed to tbe be the largest sculpture of an angel in the world.It is 20 metres high with a 54 metre wingspan (which is...
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Hilton Newcastle Gateshead: Hilton Comfort by the Tyne
zadunajska8 Says: I stayed at the Hilton on the Gateshead side of the River Tyne whilst I was attending a conference at the Sage. As you would expect from the Hilton chain the rooms are very clean, comfortable and of a good size. All the staff I dealt with were polite and helpful...
This restaurant is one of the poorest chinese restaurants in the UK! The place is run by teenagers that can hardly speak english and whos idea of customer service is the customers doing their work for them. The food is at best plain and average and at worst inedible and cold. They charge £ 8.99 for the buffet on Fridays and Saturdays and an more expensive banquet during the rest of the week. Their opening hours are so inconsistent so its best to phone ahead to see if they are actually open. they also do take away and deliveries but we were told by another customer that you can wait up to 2 HOURS for a delivery just two streets away from the restaurant. It is well best avoided as there are much more superior and better value restaurants in the surrounding area.
Favorite Dish: None of the food was worth recommending.
Updated Nov 7, 2007
Address: 82 Durham Road, Birtley, Gateshead
Phone: 0191 492 3838
Metro Centre is an enormous Shopping Complex with several malls.
In addition to the general High Street stores like Marks and Spencer, bhs, Topshop and Topman, HM, Debenhams, Boots, Waterstones, Carphone Warehouse , Claire's, Evans etc, there is an IKEA, DFS.
In fact it would take several days to cover everything.
Most of it is under one roof with a central hub and then the Blue Mall, Green Mall, Yellow Mall and Red Mall.
What to buy: what takes your fancy
What to pay: from a few ponds to thousands
Written Jun 3, 2011
Address: near Gateshead/Newcastle
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Favorite thing: The Angel watches over travellers along the A1, and it is probably the most impressive and best loved piece of public sculpture commissioned for some time
the sculpture is 20 metres high and stands on foundations dug 20 metres into solid rock
it is fixed in place using 32 tons of steel and 700 tons of concrete
the Angel weighs 208 tons, each wing weighs 59 tons, and the wings span of 54 metres is almost that of a Jumbo jet
costing £800,000 the structure was designed by Anthony Gormley and built at Hartlepool Steel Fabricators by 20 men working full time for six months
Fondest memory: you can walk right up to the Angel and walk under its wings, but the best views are from the road or rail line
Written Jul 18, 2005
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