Newcastle upon Tyne Travel Forum

Im travelling in june but desperatly need to pay of the credit card before i go, so just wanting to know approx how much money will i need to take. Im staying with a friend so accomidation is no cost, and travel will be by my friend. So how much just to eat out a few times and go to nice places, sight see and go to the night clubs. If u could tell me in AUD would be great.

Drinks on a night out will be costing around £3 bottle, ie smirnoff ice, bottle of beer. Giving you a price in AUD will be hard, as it depends on how wild you go on a night out(drink wise). Days out depend on where you are going, and food is probably going to set you back £5 upwards in a pub.

Newcastle for FREE:
The cathedral (lots of fascinating historical details inside)
The Baltic contemporary arts gallery (always changing displays)
Laing art gallery (for fine art)
The university museums (natural history, ancient artefacts, all sorts)
A walk around the fantastic quayside! Newcastle is probably England's most beatiful big city, dramatically straddling the Tyne. Watch the blinking eye bridge, look into the Sage Centre concert hall and just soak up the views, it really is incredible.

Newcastle on the cheap:
The castle (a couple pounds to get in, it has great views from the top)
Bessie Surtees House (lovely ancient timber house, about a quid)
Tynemouth Abbey (a couple quid to visit, the ruins overlook the open sea and face a lighthouse)

And make sure your friend takes you to Durham for the day, the cathedral is awesome and a walk around it along the river is lovely. Happy travels!

Ask your friend to make you a member of Aspers casino. Free membership and entertainment. It is at 'The Gate' in Newcastle which is an entertainment complex with cinema, etc. Has several eating options. Haven't been myself (I am a bit old!) but have heard it is good.

A good currency conversion site is www/xe/com/ucc/