Newcastle and the North East
Newcastle University: Our City
Newcastle is famous for its welcoming, fun-loving attitude – it’s a great place to be a student. It is one of the most exciting, friendly and cosmopolitan cities in the UK and is fast becoming an internationally renowned centre of culture and sciences.
The city has been a centre of commerce and culture for almost 2,000 years and is known for its majestic Georgian-style buildings and spectacular bridges across the River Tyne.
Once famous for coal, Newcastle upon Tyne has undergone a renaissance over the past 25 years and now offers a quality of life that some say is unequalled in Britain today. Recent developments in and around the city include the Baltic contemporary art gallery, the 'blinking eye' Gateshead Millennium Bridge, the Sage Music Centre and Britain's largest public sculpture, the Angel of the North.
Getting around is easy on the Tyneside Metro system and there are also excellent train, air and coach links with the rest of the country and worldwide. There is excellent shopping, nightlife, theatres, cinemas, concert halls, sporting entertainment and restaurants offering cuisines from around the world.
The city is surrounded by some of England's most unspoiled countryside, peppered with ancient castles and tranquil villages. Northumberland National Park, the Pennine Way, the Roman ruins of Hadrian's Wall and Holy Island, the cradle of English Christianity, are within easy travelling distance. The awe-inspiring Bamburgh Castle on the Northumberland Heritage Coast was recently voted the second best view in Britain. Alnwick Castle was the setting for Hogwarts in the Harry Potter movies and Alnwick Gardens boasts one of the world's largest treehouses.
Newcastle was voted the best place in the UK to be a student, according to the results of a survey of more than 36,000 students on Acomodation for Students.com - the UK’s No 1 student accommodation website).
Find out more about:
- Newcastle
- Visit North East England (official tourism website)
