So eventually after a long, bumpy start, the Hard Rock Cafe is finally open. Getting a table reservation is harder than Newcastle winning the Premier league, but hurrah, we got one and it doesn’t disappoint. Situated in Newcastle’s historic Guildhall, the famous restaurant chain landed in the North East to great anticipation. Complete with a […]
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Newcastle City Guides are a group of enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteers, who are passionate for the history, heritage and culture of Newcastle and Gateshead. They were established in 1962 and have a programme of 50 different heritage walks which cover Newcastle City Centre out towards Gateshead, Jesmond, Gosforth and to the Coast. There are a […]
New Year, New Resolutions, so why not a new trip as well to the wonderful New York!! Booked up ready to go in April and while researching my must-do places to visit, it got me wondering about the similarities and comparisons between our beautiful Newcastle and New York City and I came up with a […]
I didn’t expect Everyman to show Disney’s Aladdin, I expected it to show more Art House films as it seems more focused to bring in adults. While I still think they package the whole thing up in in a slightly more grown up way, focusing on quality food and drink, and innovative hospitality there were […]
So many Christmas related things to see, do and eat at the moment in Newcastle city centre, it’s a job to know where to start! So in no particular order here is a rundown of what I’ve visited so far…. Northumberland Street – lovely Christmas lights and a funfair for the wee geordie bairns. Could […]
Wow!! What a great Saturday night out we had at Revolucion de Cuba. Located in the Cloth Market, a stone’s throw from High Bridge, we scuttled on down to check it out. After waiting for over 5 minutes for the ‘Express Lift’ (maybe of bit of irony there!!) we headed up the 3 flights of […]
Just relaxing with a beer in the sun writing about my visit to the Americana Festival yesterday, down at the Sage on the Quayside. What a fantastic weekend of music! It’s a three day festival held in and around the Sage celebrating the finest American roots music. Did I mention that a lot of it is […]
Wow!! I could just leave this one word here and it would describe our experience at the Opening Ceremony at the Quayside on Friday evening for the Great Exhibition of the North. Having read some mixed reviews from others on this event I just wanted to put my thoughts forward. I can understand the comments […]
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