The Historical Walking tour of Newcastle takes you through Newcastle's past from its roots in the Celtic age to the modern day. The tour shows you what has made Newcastle a world changing location! From the centre of town at Earl Grey's Monument, this tour takes you on a journey in Newcastle's Past where Romes Soldiers, Medieval Merchants, Entrepreneurial inventors and hard working Geordies have helped to shape the city you see today. This tour will give you a amazing insight into the history of Newcastle and the North East and leave you understanding how the North East of England has helped to influence world history though people, industry and innovation.
The tour begins at Earl Grey's Monument in Newcastle city centre and proceeds down Grey street to discuss the heritage of the Grainger Town. From there you stop on Dean Street to look at the influence of Milburn House.
Your next destination is the Quayside looking at the layers of history from Roman to the Modern day. You will then go up the Broad Chare onto Dog Bank and All Saints Church where the Dark ages and Norman's will be the theme. Going under the A1 underpass, down onto Dean Street and up Dog Leap Stairs you focus on the 1960's and changes in physical geography. This leads to the Castle Keep - the location that gave Newcastle its name. From the Castle the you go up St. Nicholas's Street, then to the Groat and the Bigg Market - both infamous and vital to the city. From here you continue onto Newgate Street. You pass The Gate, go onto Low Friars Lane and then Dispensary Lane to Blackfriars - a medieval monastery.
From Blackfriars you go to the Town Walls on Stowel Street looking at various battles in Newcastle's history. Following this onto Westgate Road and along to the Assembly Rooms. You continue down Westgate Road to the Stephenson Monument and then along Mosley street. From Mosely Street you rejoin Grey Street and proceed back to The Monument where the tour finishes.
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