Parks and the outdoors in Newcastle upon Tyne

9 parks, gardens, beaches and walks in and around Newcastle upon Tyne.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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Akenside Traders
Relaxing sports bar, decent food. There's a good view of the river and Guild Hall from the front, and a DJ provides the music.
Mon-Thu 11AM-midnight, Fri Sat 11AM-1AM, Sun 10AM-midnight
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Osbornes
This spacious bar shows live sports on wide-screen TVs and has an outdoor beer garden.
Sun-Thu noon-11PM, Fri Sat noon-11PM
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Pitcher & Piano
An extensive list of beers, wines, shooters and cocktails. The glass fronted building has two floors and a rooftop terrace, nice views of the river and Millennium Bridge. DJs and occasional live music.
Daily 11AM-10PM
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Tokyo
A stylish, modern venue with an elegant rooftop garden bar and a good selection of cocktails, spirits, wines and beers.
Sun-Fri 5PM-2AM, Sat 3PM-2AM
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Tyne Bar
Beneath Walker St bridge where Ouseburn flows into the Tyne, this has a good selection of real ales and a beer garden. Live music at weekends, and bands in the garden during summer.
Daily noon-9PM
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Newcastle Red Bulls
They play the 15-a-side game in the Premiership, the top tier. Their home ground Kingston Park is in the north of the city.
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River Escapes
In summer they have 3-hour boat trips upriver to the countryside or downriver to the sea, embarking from St Anne's Quay near Premier Inn. Weekends they have one hour city trips, embarking from City Marina beneath Tyne Bridge.
Apr-Oct: Sun; Jun-Sep: Tue Thu Sat
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Brandling Arms
Pub with decent food and patio garden, dog-friendly.
Sun-Wed noon-11PM, Thu Fri noon-midnight, Sat 10AM-midnight
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ChachaBuchi
formerly Floritas
Split-level cocktail bar with outdoor garden bar.
Sun-Thu 11AM-1AM, Fri Sat 11AM-3AM

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Newcastle upon Tyne (CC BY-SA 4.0).