Newcastle - pubs, clubs, things to do and general chat

[not-bono-ever]

Start early on a Friday afternoon with a stroll around the Grainger Market followed by a pint or two in the Black Garter, then head over to the Newcastle Arms off Stowell Street for a good range of ales then stroll down Stowell Street itself onto Westgate Road and head to the Bodega for a bottle of Brown ale. Head back down Westgate Road towards the river and onto the Bridge Hotel for a swift one, head right on the old winding cobbled street that takes you down to the river and pop into the Crown Posada, head back up Dean Street and onto Grey Street taking a right hand turn down High Bridge (feel free to nip into the Bacchus) onto Pilgrim Street, turn right and head into The Market Lane (Monkey Bar) for a quick one. Head up Pilgrim Street towards Northumberland Street and nip into the Tyneside Cinema, head upstairs for a cheeky one, continue up Pilgrim and head right onto New Bridge Street turning left passed the Library and downstairs into Trillians for a cider & black, head back down New Bridge towards the Monument and get yourself into Greggs for a couple of Steak Bakes.

insanity

 

[krink]

tell you where I love over that way, st mary's lighthouse in whitley bay. have to go at low tide though cos it's on an island. some toppa rock pools and you can gan up the inside of the lighthouse to the top.

 

[neonwilderness]

http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/nor...sites-among-top-dogging-spots-79310-31247967/

 

[krink]

 

[sunnysidedown]

St Mary's lighthouse car park was known as the shaggers back in the 80's.

 

[Limejuice]

These might be of interest:

http://www.theheadofsteam.co.uk/newcastle-outlets-tilleys-bar-location-and-about-u/
http://www.theheadofsteam.co.uk/gateshead/
http://www.thecumberlandarms.co.uk/
http://www.sjf.co.uk/foodpubs/about.php?id=20
http://www.sjf.co.uk/pubsandbars/about.php?id=21
http://www.sjf.co.uk/pubsandbars/about.php?id=5

Some cracking pubs there.

The Bacchus used to be my local when I worked round the corner in Grey Street, about a thousand years ago.

The landlord was a smashing bloke called John. After work on Saturday we'd be into the Bacchus for pints of Ayingerbrau (that was exotic then) and corned beef and onion rolls. Then the lad came in selling the Pink and after everyone had had plenty of beer the Sally Army bird would come in selling some paper or other and clean up all the small change in your pockets.

Happy days.

 

[not-bono-ever]

The Bigg Market is fucked - this was 10.30 on a midweek night


There was one bar open after 10.30, here is the pricelist

 

[editor]

I was up there recently playing the Cluny, and the having drinks at the Head of Steam after. I like Newcastle.

Newcastle photos: bridges, graffiti, bars, pigeon fanciers, night views and The Monochrome Set, April 2018

 

[neonwilderness]

I was up there recently playing the Cluny, and the having drinks at the Head of Steam after. I like Newcastle.

Both decent boozers

 

[not-bono-ever]

Cluny was a Whisky bottler and bond IIRC. The Bigg market is fucked now.

 

[editor]

Some pics from my weekend trip:

Newcastle and Gateshead photos: Millennium and other bridges, River Tyne, rain and night time street scenes - urban75: art, photos, walks

Newcastle is a bloody great city, and The Monochrome Set always get a particularly raucous welcome when we visit, so it was a pleasure to be back this weekend, despite the rain. The dramatic curved roof and clock of Newcastle railway station, which was opened in 1950. In Simon Jenkins' Britain's...

www.urban75.org

 

[neonwilderness]

Some pics from my weekend trip:

Newcastle and Gateshead photos: Millennium and other bridges, River Tyne, rain and night time street scenes - urban75: art, photos, walks

Newcastle is a bloody great city, and The Monochrome Set always get a particularly raucous welcome when we visit, so it was a pleasure to be back this weekend, despite the rain. The dramatic curved roof and clock of Newcastle railway station, which was opened in 1950. In Simon Jenkins' Britain's...

www.urban75.org

Looks like you had some proper northern weather

The viaduct behind the Ship Inn is Ouseburn Viaduct btw.

 

[not-bono-ever]

when i was 10 , i climbed the entire length of the ouseburn railway bridge along the steelwork. my parents were mortified when i someone told them