Gateshead Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Tyne and Wear, England
About Gateshead
—JB Priestly,English Journey1934 Gateshead stands on a hill on the south bank of the River Tyne and was industrial from the 14th century through coal mining. This was sufficiently lucrative for the north bank city of Newcastle to attempt a takeover; but the coal was from shallow bell-pits that soon became unworkable, where upon Newcastle's interest waned. The main deep-mining belt was south towards Durham, and those pit owners became stinking rich, while Gateshead developed metal-bashing and other traditional smokestack industries. It never had much architectural heritage, and that little was blown away by the great fire and explosion of 1854 when a burning worsted mill set off sulphur and other combustibles in a nearby warehouse. So great were the devastation, the deaths and the mutilatio
Top Attractions in Gateshead
Explore the best things to see and do in Gateshead:
- ★Angel of the North
- ★BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
- ★Bowes Railway
- ★Gateshead FC
- ★Gibside
- ★Shipley Art Gallery
- ★The Sage Gateshead
Where to Eat in Gateshead
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Träkol
Where to Stay in Gateshead
- 🏨Eslington Villa
- 🏨Hilton Newcastle Gateshead
- 🏨Leonardo Hotel
- 🏨Marriott Hotel MetroCentre
- 🏨Premier Inn
- 🏨Ramada Encore
Gateshead Travel Guide Sections
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