Outdoors in Newcastle
Walking routes, parks, cycling, running, nature spots, and family-friendly green spaces in and around Newcastle.
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Best Walks in and around Newcastle City Centre
From the Quayside and the Ouseburn to the Town Moor and the medieval walls, the best walks are all within reach of the middle of Newcastle without a car.
Things to Do in Newcastle City Centre
A complete guide to the city centre: how it fits together, what to do with two hours or a full day, and where to go for museums, the Quayside, food, shopping, children, sport and the seasonal calendar.
Free Things to Do in Newcastle City Centre
Newcastle has four free museums and galleries, a Grade I listed covered market, two miles of medieval town wall, a thousand acres of common land and a free organ recital every Monday. Here is what genuinely costs nothing, and what used to be free but is not any more.
Parks and Green Spaces in Newcastle City Centre
Newcastle keeps a thousand acres of grazed common land, the oldest public park on Tyneside and a riverside path all within walking distance of Grey's Monument. Here is how the city centre's green space fits together.
Local Places
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Sports & LeisureIndependent swim school running weekend children's swimming lessons for ages 4+ at Northumbria University's Sport Central pool, from beginners to pre-competitive stages.
Dance City
Sports & LeisureThe North East's National Dance Agency, by the Centre for Life, with term-time children's dance classes for ages 4 to 17 alongside its adult timetable.
Yoga x Life Studios
Sports & LeisureOne of Newcastle's longest-established yoga studios, running daily classes, meditation, teacher training and retreats from purpose-built studios on the edge of the Ouseburn since 2013.
Happy Yoga Newcastle
Sports & LeisureA friendly city-centre yoga studio on Carliol Square founded in 2015 by Senior Yoga Teacher Jo Hutton, known for beginner-friendly, light-hearted classes and pregnancy yoga.
St James' Park
Sports & LeisureNewcastle United's 52,000-capacity home ground, a football stadium set unusually close to the centre of the city.
PureGym Newcastle Eldon Garden
Sports & LeisureBudget-friendly 24-hour gym in the heart of the city with no fixed contract and a wide spread of cardio and free-weights kit.